Chapter 420 The first peak match of the World Cup between the fighting countries: the Iberian Penins
Chapter 420 The first peak match of the World Cup between the fighting countries: the Iberian Peninsula Derby
The scoreboard of the Workers' Stadium showed the bloody score.
0: 11.
Martin contributed 3 goals and 4 assists, and was the player who led Portugal to defeat the Dragon Country men's football team with an extremely disparity as a guest.
Including those fans who wanted to see Martin lead Portugal to a big victory over the national football team before the game, they couldn't bear it.
It's so cruel.
Score like a table tennis ball.
It was still beaten by the away team.
Although the overall strength of the Dragon Kingdom men's football team is poor, it can currently field the strongest lineup.
It was another home battle, and the result was like this.
Among the senior officials of the Football Association who were originally sitting in the VIP seats, only Yang Jianguo, the supervisor who organized this warm-up match, looked heavy on the surface, but in his heart he was very satisfied with the result.
He knew that the powerful medicine he wanted had arrived, but whether it would eventually develop in the direction planned...he didn't know.
Many Dragon Kingdom fans in the audience were originally cheerful, but ended up laughing and their eyes turned red.
Martin, who was replaced early in the second half, felt a little uncomfortable, but he was not filled with emotion because of the victory over the National Football Team, but because he felt sorry for the uncomfortable Dragon Country fans.
What these adorable fans want is actually quite simple.
Everyone knows that the skills are not as good as others, the key is to be able to kick out the energy and blood, even if you can't do it.
They can accept losing by a big score, but what is unacceptable is that the players give up early.
In the regular press conference after the game, Cannavaro secretly said what Lippi said.
He took the initiative in an interview with a media reporter and said: "If the players are afraid on the court, have no fighting spirit, no desire, no courage, cannot pass the ball calmly, and cannot reflect what they have trained, that is the responsibility of the head coach. We lost tonight. I take full responsibility, I made a lot of money in Longguo, but I don’t want to rob money, so I announced my resignation.”
After saying that, Cannavaro stood up gracefully, leaving a majestic back.
The reporters in the press conference hall immediately showed the camera to Cannavaro and kept pressing the shooting button in their hands.
As the "click" sound continued, the translator Li Xiaobai and the accompanying press officer reacted.
When the top brass of the Football Association received the news, their faces were as heavy as water, and surging pressure swept through their bodies like overwhelming pressure.
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Martin, who led Portugal's victory over the Dragons men's football team, did not attend the post-match press conference. He and his teammates took the bus back to the hotel where they were staying to prepare for the Fighting Nations World Cup group matches that will kick off soon.
Back in the hotel room, Martin updated the news on his scarf: Sorry, lovely fans.
The fan base of tens of millions was displayed vividly in a very short period of time, with hundreds or thousands of comments just seconds after it was posted.
Except for a few Longguo fans who cursed, most of them said comforting words and put all the responsibility on the Football Association and the national football players who performed poorly.
At ten o'clock the next day, June 6th.
The entire Portuguese team flew to Sochi.
Dragon Kingdom has become the center of heated discussions due to the national football team's disastrous home defeat to Portugal, with various voices coming out one after another.
To put it simply, I hope that the Football Association will be disbanded and the national football team will disappear.
The flight taken by Martin, the instigator, had arrived at Sochi International Airport.
International arrival gate.
The fans who came here in advance immediately became energetic when they saw the Portuguese players who looked like male models, and they shouted hysterically.
Martin and Ronaldo are absolute superstars in Portugal.
The reception was the highest.
Especially Martin.
He is extremely handsome, amazingly handsome, and his football skills are as good as the ceiling in football. He is even more attractive to fans than Cristiano Ronaldo.
In addition, the Fighting Country borders the Dragon Country, so it is very convenient for domestic fans to go to the Fighting Country to watch the World Cup.
Coupled with the large population, there were many people from the Dragon Kingdom working and studying in the warring countries. They came to the international arrival gate in an organized manner to welcome Martin.
Among these fans, in addition to fans from the Dragon Country and local fans from the Fighting Country, there are also a large number of fans from all over the world.
Martin, who was pushing a simple suitcase, smiled and waved to the enthusiastic fans from all over the world, thanking everyone for their support.
[Portuguese male model group arrives in Sochi, the World Cup is coming! 】
News headlines like this attract the attention of fans from all over the world.
Before long, photos of the Portuguese national team warming up and training with the ball at the training ground appeared on major social platforms, portals, and football consulting software.
Major gambling companies are also adjusting their odds.
As the favorite to win the championship, Portugal has the lowest odds.
It's almost approaching 4.0.
……
In the next two days, many national teams participating in the World Cup group stage arrived in the cities where they participated. Only a few national teams at the bottom of the group have not yet arrived at the land of the fighting country.
The Portuguese training in Sochi was mainly focused on recovering and practicing ordinary tactics.
With the addition of Martin, Portuguese coach Santos can be very good at 'lazy'.
Leave the scalability of tactics to Martin to unleash freely.
Of course, the players have no objection to such tactical adjustments.
After all, Martin has the ability to change the tide of battle.
Many authoritative media have said that a team with Martin can win even with a dog in the dugout.
Such words are certainly an insult to the head coach who has done a lot of work, but from the side it can be seen that the team with Martin does not need too many fancy tactical adjustments.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the day before the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
No one expected that the Spanish Football Association suddenly held a press conference to announce the dismissal of head coach Lopetegui, with assistant coach Hierro temporarily acting as head coach.
The Spanish Football Federation did not announce the reason for the dismissal.
However, media reporters have always been very resourceful, and it didn’t take long for authoritative media to announce the specific reasons.
[Lopetegui’s acceptance of Real Madrid’s contract offer within a short period of time when he renewed his contract with the Spanish Football Association caused strong dissatisfaction among the senior management of the Spanish Football Association. 】
The beneficiaries of this unexpected incident were undoubtedly Portugal, Morocco and Persia in Group B.
Of course, there are other opponents who may face Spain in the 1/8 finals or even the 1/4 finals.
The dismissal of the head coach the day before the World Cup in Spain has a huge impact on the Spanish team's preparations.
In the Portuguese training base, Martin, as a person who has been there, obviously knew the news for a long time and was not surprised.
Other teammates were very excited, including captain Ronaldo.
Although they are not afraid of Spain, seeing their powerful competitor Spain lose their head coach will undoubtedly give them a huge advantage in the first round of the group stage.
The most important thing is that Spain is not only the favorite to qualify in Group B, but also the favorite to win the World Cup.
It is obviously very good news for Portugal that such a strong opponent loses its head coach at a critical moment.
The four teams in Group A also feel great.
If you are lucky enough to advance to the top 1, according to the cross-match competition system, you will inevitably play against Spain, which has a high probability of qualifying, in the 8/ finals.
By then, facing Spain without a head coach, the gap between them will definitely be narrowed.
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Before the opening game of the World Cup between the fighting countries, the most eye-catching news was the dismissal of head coach Lopetegui by the Spanish Football Federation.
As time goes by, everyone's focus is still on the World Cup itself.
One day passed quickly. The opening match and opening ceremony, which kicked off at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, attracted attention from around the world.
At the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, the Portuguese national team completed its last on-field training at this stadium to prepare for the World Cup Group B match against Spain here tomorrow night.
Head coach Santos and captain Ronaldo attended the regular press conference before the game.
The two people interviewed by the media were full of confidence and pointed to victory.
About an hour later, Spanish acting head coach Hierro and captain Ramos attended the press conference.
Hierro and Ramos responded calmly to various tricky questions from media reporters.
To sum up, the team's goals and thoughts are highly unified and will not be affected by the dismissal of head coach Lopetegui.
The ultimate showdown at Fisht Stadium will definitely win the game!
"aoaoaooaooooo——"
At around 6:14 pm local time on June , the Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony, was already full, and the overwhelming cheers came one after another.
Affected by the distance between the two places and the upcoming game, the Portuguese team watched the opening ceremony at the hotel after finishing their daily training.
Tomorrow at 9pm, their first Group B match against Spain will begin.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup, which has attracted the attention of the whole world, kicked off on time at 5 pm local time.
Political leaders such as the leader of the Warring States, FIFA President Infantino, and the deputy leader of the Dragon Kingdom also attended this gluttonous feast.
However, the most eye-catching thing was that the important guest at the opening ceremony, the famous British singer Robbie Williams, made a very outrageous move towards the camera during the last moment of singing with Aida Garifrina.
He raised his middle finger to the world.
Such behavior has obviously been condemned and hotly discussed around the world.
But what gets the most attention is the World Cup itself.
The opening ceremony continued, and the organizers' months-long elaborate design was perfectly displayed through a colorful visual feast.
The ballet performance with the most militant characteristics allows audiences around the world to see the graceful movements and superb skills of dancers in gorgeous dance costumes.
The most spectacular part is the final fireworks display.
A series of fireworks illuminate the entire night sky, and various fireworks are intertwined. The colorful pictures intoxicate audiences around the world.
Including Martin, who was watching the live broadcast, couldn't help but cheer for it.
After the opening ceremony ended, the quadrennial World Cup feast was officially announced.
The opening game starts on time at 6 pm local time.
The host nation battles against Saudi Arabia from Asia.
From the outside world, this confrontation is not interesting to watch.
the reason is simple.
The two teams are the two lowest ranked teams participating in this World Cup.
As the two weakest teams on paper, what kind of games with high technical and tactical content can they have?
Unexpectedly, the host country, the Warring States, won a resounding victory!
At the end of the game, the scoreboard showed 5:0.
The home team goes first and the away team goes last.
The process and result of this game were very surprising.
The hosts played a resounding victory, which naturally became a hot topic and became the focus of heated discussions among fans around the world.
After all, the second group match of the Fighting Nations World Cup will have to wait until tomorrow at 3 p.m. to start.
The middle finger raised by British singer Robbie Williams during the opening ceremony also dominated trending searches for a long time, allowing fans looking forward to the second match of the World Cup to vent their boredom.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, the second match of the World Cup between the combatants started in Yekaterinburg.
After ninety minutes of fierce fighting, Egypt, led by Salah, lost to Uruguay 0:1.
The third World Cup group match played at the St. Petersburg Arena was just like most important matches, it was very dull.
Group B teams Morocco and Persia attach great importance to defense. The two teams struggled hard for 90 minutes of regular time but failed to achieve anything.
Until the fifth minute of stoppage time, Moroccan player Bohadouzi made a mistake in front of the goal and scored an own goal. In the end, they lost 0:1 to the Persian team that had missed a single goal.
When this game is over.
Players from the Portuguese and Spanish teams have entered Sochi's Fisht Stadium to warm up.
Fisht Stadium, which can accommodate 40,000 fans, was filled with more than 70% of the fans, and the remaining seats were also filled by fans lining up to enter the stadium at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Central 5 is an important partner of the FIFA World Cup and has very high-level interview qualifications.
He Wei, who has become the number one football commentator, led the staff directly to the Portuguese superstar Martin who started jogging to warm up.
They were very familiar with each other and had a very good relationship. Martin greeted the coaching staff and went over, giving He Wei a big hug.
During the interview, he specifically asked in front of the camera: "Viagra, you must prepare some lines for me in the next commentary. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Haha~ Don't worry, I'm ready."
As He Wei spoke, he took out a notebook from his briefcase and said with a smile: "As long as you can score goals or perform well, it will definitely be an eloquent classic!"
"That's it, it's settled~"
"I wish you a great performance and good scoring goals."
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"Everyone is saying that all elements of the Dragon Kingdom went to the World Cup of the Fighting Kingdom, only the national football team did not go. What I want to say is... in my mind, there is a person who represents our obsession and went to the Fighting Kingdom for four years. A World Cup once upon a time.”
The live broadcast screen was zoomed out through technical means. The screen showed the host Shao Shengyi who stayed in the Imperial City live broadcast room and the live broadcast. He could only hear him saying loudly: "Martin! The strongest football player on the planet, he will represent Portugal in the Philippines. The first World Cup match of my career against Spain at the Stade Stadium!"
Although this time period is approaching one o'clock in the morning, the Dragon Kingdom fans in front of the TV are still in high spirits.
In the past, competitions in the Iberian Peninsula would have had additional attractions, and now with the addition of Martin, there is undoubtedly more viewing value.
In addition, before the start of the World Cup, Central 5 continued to bombard it with promotional videos headed by Martin, and even many viewers who did not pay attention to the football event began to look forward to it.
Not long after, the starting lists of both teams appeared on FIFA's official website.
The official formation given by Portugal is the already formed 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: Patricio
Defenders: Guerrero, Font, Pepe, Cedric
Midfielder: Moutinho, William Carvalho
Avant-garde: B fee, Martin, B seat
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo
……
Spain also has a 4231 formation.
Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Alba, Ramos, Pique, Carvajal
Midfielder: Busquets, Koke
Midfielders: David Silva, Iniesta, Isco
Forward: Diego Costa
As the starting lineups of the two teams appear, fans waiting for this peak battle know that the game... will kick off soon!
The warm-up time, which lasted about forty minutes, was over. Players from both sides of the game returned to their respective locker rooms through the player tunnel to make final preparations for the upcoming Iberian Peninsula derby.
The on-site director obviously knows the game very well. He gave close-ups to the star players of both sides.
Martin, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Silva, Diego Costa, Pepe, Pique, Ramos, De Gea, etc...
(End of this chapter)
