Chapter 642 The World Cup final begins, Lin Quan plays as captain
Finally, it was July 15, the day of the World Cup final.
A large number of fans appeared on the streets of Moscow, wearing the jerseys of their respective teams, winding along the Moscow River, all the way to the venue of the final - Luzhniki Stadium.
This venue, which once hosted the opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, once again ushered in a huge event that attracted worldwide attention after a lapse of 38 years.
Fans set out early and gathered from all directions.
The stadium opened dozens of passages, but it was still not enough, and a large number of fans were stranded outside, but fortunately there were a large number of security personnel on site to maintain order, so that fans could enter in an orderly manner.
Although Luzhniki Stadium has more than 87,000 seats, only a few people can grab tickets and go to watch the game on site.
There are still a large number of fans who have not grabbed tickets. Some scalpers are waving tickets for the finals, taking advantage of the opportunity before the game starts to sell their hoarded goods at high prices.
Scalpers are something that can be seen all over the world at any time despite repeated bans.
They are also the most hated existence of fans, because they snatched many tickets that belonged to fans.
But for some fans who really want to watch the game, the existence of scalpers gives them the opportunity to buy tickets.
But the price they have to pay for this is bound to be very expensive.
"How much is a ticket?"
A man in a suit and tie hurried to the scene, glanced at the periphery of the stadium, found a scalper who was selling tickets, and asked him the price.
"2000 euros!"
The scalper is good at observing words and expressions. He glanced at the other party, roughly measured the financial resources of the visitor, and casually offered a price.
"Why don't you go and rob it?"
The other party was obviously frightened by the price, his eyes were wide open, and his anger value was also rapidly soaring.
The official price of the World Cup final ticket is between 440-1100 US dollars, which is about 400-1000 euros when converted into euros.
The ticket in the scalper's hand is just an ordinary ticket, the price is about 500, but he asked for 2000 euros, which is directly quadrupled.
Sure enough, all the scalpers will die!
They are so greedy!
"Look where there are tickets now. You think it's expensive, but I think it's too expensive!"
The scalper was indifferent and insisted on the price of 2000 euros.
It was still early before the finals started, so he was not in a hurry at this time.
He would kill as many as he could. At worst, he could lower the price when the finals were about to start. With so many people waiting to go in and watch the game, he didn't worry about not being able to sell it.
"1000 euros!"
The man in the suit saw that the other party was fearless, so he had to give in and choose to bargain with the other party.
"1900!"
"1200!"
"1800!"
...
After some bargaining, the ticket was finally sold for 1500 euros.
Although he spent three times more, he successfully bought the ticket and the man in the suit breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally I made it. Fortunately, I finished the inspection in time and came back from South America. Otherwise, I would have missed the game!" Thinking of this, he hurriedly checked his backpack to see if the camera and other equipment were there. Fortunately, these things were not lost, and he was completely relieved. He took out the camera and checked it. After confirming that the battery was sufficient and the performance was normal, he carefully put it away. While he was taking the camera, something like a work permit fell out of the backpack. It was printed with a blue lion holding a scepter, and the name of the suit man was printed under the lion's head-George Evans. ... At 3 pm on July 15, the dark blue bus with the Spanish team logo slowly drove into the stadium under the welcome of tens of thousands of fans. At the same time as they entered the stadium, the French team's bus also arrived. The players of the two teams got off the bus one after another, and the reporters waiting at the scene came forward one after another. Someone pressed the shutter in his hand to record the appearance of the players of both teams getting off the bus, preparing to rush out a manuscript before the game. Someone pushed forward and tried to pass the microphone to the players so that they could accept their impromptu interview.
As for the fans waiting here, they cheered loudly when they saw the players get off the bus.
"Come on!"
"Try to bring back the championship trophy!"
"We must beat the Spanish team and the French team!"
...
The players avoided the microphones handed over by the reporters, ignored the reporters' guns and guns, and walked firmly towards the direction of the stadium.
The game is about to start. At this time, even the most active people on weekdays have no intention of showing off to accept interviews from reporters or cheers from fans.
They have to put all their thoughts into the upcoming game.
After entering the stadium and arriving at their respective locker rooms, the players began to change their jerseys, put on socks, shin guards, shoes and other equipment, and prepared to go to the stadium for warm-up.
There is good news for the Spanish team. The Luzhniki Stadium is not unfamiliar to them.
They have completed two games here before, and they are more familiar with the venue than the French team.
The Luzhniki Stadium is a stadium with artificial turf, which is different from the turf that European teams are used to.
It's the first time you play in this kind of venue, so you'll be a little bit uncomfortable.
Therefore, during the pre-match warm-up, the players of the French team were extremely serious. They spent a lot of time adapting to the field and finding the feeling of playing on artificial turf.
Seeing the players from the two teams coming out to warm up, the fans in the stands started cheering very proudly.
Although it's still early for the game to start, the fans can no longer hold back their enthusiasm.
"There are so many people today!"
Looking at the dense crowd in the stands, Isco was a little speechless.
When we played here before, although the attendance rate was also very high, it didn't seem to be as high as this.
Looking around, there were almost no empty seats in the entire stadium. He wondered if the organizers had let 100,000 people in to watch the game?
"Yes, there are so many people!"
Lin Quan also glanced at the stands. Playing football under the gaze of so many people would make them feel even more excited for those competition-type players.
As for the French team, Mbappe is a typical competition player.
Not only is he highly resistant to pressure, but the bigger and more important the competition, the more excited he becomes and he has no idea what timidity is!
When Lin Quan looked at Mbappé, the latter was also looking at him.
The two looked at each other from a distance, but there was no scene of sparks flying.
Mbappe smiled at Lin Quan, raised his right hand and made a fist to cheer.
Lin Quan also smiled and nodded in response.
The two are good friends in the club, and Lin Quan also helped Mbappe with some advice.
Mbappe is very grateful for this, but when it comes to international competitions, both sides have their own masters, and he will never let go.
Coincidentally, Lin Quan thought so too.
He will not show mercy just because Mbappé is younger than him and is his junior.
Time flew by, and soon, three hours passed.
The game time is getting closer!
Before the final started, Casillas, the captain of the Spanish team in 2014, appeared at the scene holding the Hercules Cup. He first held up the Hercules Cup to signal to the audience that it was a genuine product.
Then carefully place the trophy on a pedestal on the edge of the court. This position is at the end of the player tunnel. Players from both sides will pass by here when they come out. Everyone will pay attention to the trophy.
After doing all this, Casillas smiled and walked towards his teammates who were waiting in the tunnel to play.
"Come on, play hard!"
He hugged every player of the Spanish team one by one. Although he could not fight with everyone on the court, his heart was always with the team.
Casillas' appearance holding the World Cup made the atmosphere even more heated.
The cheers and shouts of the fans became louder.
The game is about to begin, and the showdown they have been waiting for is finally going to take place!
At this moment, under the leadership of the head coach, 22 players from both sides took the caddies and began to take the stage.
When the first player left the tunnel and appeared on the court, there was an explosion of cheers and shouts!
"Come on Emperor Lin!"
"Mbappé rushes!"
"Spain must win!"
"Long live France!"
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Fans speaking various languages screamed at the top of their lungs. Countless voices gathered together and intertwined into the main theme of the World Cup final.
During the captain's handshake and coin guessing session before the start of the game, Spanish fans were shocked to find that the one wearing the captain's armband today was not the familiar Ramos, but Lin Quan.
"Huh? Why did the captain's armband appear on Emperor Lin's arm?"
Lin Quan is the vice-captain of the Spanish team. The captain's armband will only be handed to him when Ramos is not present.
But when Ramos, the captain, is present, the captain's armband should be given to Ramos to wear.
"Could it be that Del Bosque turned Emperor Lin into a permanent official?"
"It's possible, but Ramos hasn't retired from the national team yet. It seems a bit rude to directly deprive him of the captaincy, right?"
"Huang Lin is fully qualified to be the captain of the Spanish team. If I were Ramos, I would definitely not have any complaints about Huang Lin being the captain!"
"Having said that, this matter is a bit too careless. The captain's position belongs to Emperor Lin after all, and he can't run away. There is no need to be so anxious."
"Maybe it's not that Lin Quan was made a regular player, but that he was temporarily allowed to wear the captain's armband to play in this final."
"Well, the possibility you mentioned cannot be ruled out. After all, Lin Huang is the soul of this Spanish team. Letting him wear the captain's armband is not only a great inspiration to himself, but also to other Spanish players. ”
I don’t know if Lin Quan’s captaincy has had an motivating effect on the Spanish team, but it has still had a deterrent effect on the French captain.
When the French team's goalkeeper Lloris saw that it was Lin Quan who shook hands with him and exchanged team flags, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Why is this guy suddenly the captain?
Could it be that the coach of the Spanish team wants to give him a chicken blood injection?
This kid is already so strong without the chicken blood. If he takes the chicken blood, who can stop him?
As early as 2013, Lori had already played against Lin Quan.
It's just that the result of the battle between the two sides was not very good. Not only did Lori lose miserably, he was also teased. The opponent even passed him and then pushed into the empty goal.
This is absolutely a naked humiliation for the goalkeeper.
"Calm down and keep your mind steady. Although this guy is very strong, my teammates are stronger. I can't be affected by him!"
Realizing that his mentality was ups and downs, Lori immediately comforted himself in his heart and forced himself to calm down.
Football is a team sport, and individual abilities have a limited impact on the game. Only the strength of the entire team can achieve the final victory.
The French team, with its strong troops and horses, is undoubtedly the more advantageous side.
What he needs to do is to stabilize his mentality, do his job well, and not hold back his teammates.
Just leave the rest to your teammates to complete.
I took a look at my teammates, Mbappe, Griezmann, Pogba, Kante, Giroud...
Seeing these people was enough to make him feel at ease.
Lori thought he had stabilized his mentality, but when he guessed the coin, he lost to Lin Quan.
Lin Quan chose the ball and gave the French team the right to choose the venue.
Spain is a possession-based team, and possession of the ball is very important to them.
Only by getting the ball can we control the game as quickly as possible, launch an attack, and score early in the first half.
Moreover, Bosque warned before the game that although the French team is relatively slow to warm up, it cannot be ruled out that they will grab an opening after getting the ball at the beginning and take advantage of the Spanish team's inertial thinking to catch them off guard.
When everyone thought that the French team had a slow start and would not be able to attack, they suddenly launched an attack, which is likely to have miraculous results.
Therefore, choosing the ball is the safest and most profitable option for Spain.
The French team unceremoniously chose the left side of the court, while the right side was left to the Spanish team.
After the venue is determined, the captains of both teams return to their own venues.
The players gathered around, stretched out their hands, and put their hands together.
Lin Quan stood up:
"Team Spain!"
"Go, go, go!"
On the other side, the voices of players also came from the French team.
Although I couldn’t understand what they were saying, I thought they were similar to the slogans shouted in Spain.
After the various pre-match ceremonies, at 18:00 sharp, with the referee's whistle, the final of the 2018 Russia World Cup, Spain versus France, officially started!
Diego Costa lightly kicked the ball to Lin Quan. Lin Quan did not pass the ball forward immediately, but passed it back to Busquets behind him.
When Lin Quan passed the ball, the French players naturally passed the half-court and pressed towards the Spanish player holding the ball.
Busquets continued to pass back and handed the ball to Pique's feet.
France's forward Giroud followed closely, bypassing Busquets and continuing to rush towards Pique.
Seeing the opponent pressing so close to the front, Pique was not surprised but happy.
The French team does indeed look more energetic than the English team, at least they didn't put a bus in their own half!
If that were the case, this game would be difficult to win! (End of chapter)
