God of Greenery

After the quarter-finals with Italy, the Hua Guo Olympic team flew to Shanghai by plane the next day.

The Olympic team's next semi-final match against Nigeria will be held at the Shanghai Stadium.

When they arrived in Shanghai, the Olympic team was warmly welcomed by thousands of fans.

Among them are not only local fans in Shanghai, but also many fans from other provinces and cities who rushed to Shanghai to watch the semi-finals live.

Everyone was waiting in the waiting hall. When the Olympic team players came out with their suitcases, they received a very warm welcome.

If it weren't for the airport security and the armed police's preparations, the Olympic team would have been blocked at the Shanghai Airport.

Even so, the fans still excitedly shouted slogans to Jiang Xiaolin and others across the wall of security and armed police:

"Olympic team, come on!"

"Olympic team, great job!"

"Hua Guo, must win!"

"Jiang Xiaolin, I love you!"

Although the fans were extremely enthusiastic, the crowd was so huge that Jiang Xiaolin and others couldn't help waving to the fans to thank them, but they didn't dare to get close to sign autographs for some fans.

If Jiang Xiaolin and the others dared to lean in, it might cause a stampede.

This is the enthusiasm that Huaguo men's football players haven't experienced for a long time?
In the past, the Huaguo men's football team was always the object of scolding by others. Even if the results were good occasionally, there were only a few or dozens of fans to pick them up, which was pitifully small.

But now after defeating Italy to advance to the Olympic semi-finals, the Olympic team has truly enjoyed the treatment of national sports heroes.

Without daring to stay too long and interact with the fans who were picked up at the airport, the Olympic coaches left the hall as quickly as possible under the escort of the security guards, boarded the Olympic bus, and then went to the competition organizing committee under the escort of the police car. Arranged hotel to go.

The excited fans at the airport slowly calmed down and dispersed.

However, the formation of thousands of fans welcoming the Olympic team at the airport that day was still on the national TV news, which aroused the admiration of fans across the country, and also showed the popularity and attention of the Hua Guo Olympic team at this time.

After settling down in the hotel, the team conducted restorative training that afternoon.

Two days later, on the afternoon of August 8, at the Shanghai Stadium, the landmark building in Shanghai, fans from all over the country had already packed the inside and outside of the stadium.

This time it wasn't just the local fans in Shanghai.

In fact, the local fans in Shanghai did not grab many tickets for the semifinals.

More tickets were snatched from various channels by fans from all over the country.

Some of the earliest fans even went to the Shanghai Stadium to buy tickets after the quarter-finals, and then stayed in the square outside for more than two days on simple means.

Even so, these fans are happy and very excited.

If there are reporters to interview, they will feel very proud and proud of being a fan of Huaguo.

In the past, it was a bit embarrassing to say the identity of Hua Guo fans, for fear of being despised and incomprehensible by outsiders.

But it's different now.

As the Chinese Olympic team continues to create good results and history in the Olympic Games, especially after defeating Italy in the quarter-finals and advancing to the semi-finals, calling yourself a Hua Guo fan is no longer a despised title, but a real one. I have a face-saving identity.

For these die-hard fans who have supported the Hua Guo team for many years, what does it matter to wait for the game outside the stadium a few days in advance and live in a hotel?
It is undoubtedly the most comfortable thing to be able to arrive at the competition venue as soon as possible, and wait for the competition to start leisurely, without fear of traffic jams, lack of tickets, etc.

Of course, in addition to fans who bought tickets or were not in a hurry, on the square outside the stadium, there were more fans who were desperate and wanted to buy a ticket no matter how expensive it was.

They have long been unable to buy tickets through formal channels, so they flocked to the stadium before the start of the game, preparing to buy a ticket from scalpers no matter how expensive it is, to watch the semi-finals of the Hua Guo team.

But there are too many people with this idea.

Not only Shanghai City fans, but fans from all over the country.

The scalpers can't entertain them either!
There is a price but no market, so what can I do!
Someone shouted 1000 yuan to buy a game ticket in the square, but no one paid any attention.Called 2000 yuan to buy a game ticket, but couldn't buy it.

Until the opening of the game, someone shouted the slogan of buying tickets for 1 yuan, but they still couldn't buy them.

Tens of thousands of fans can only stay in the square outside the stadium in disappointment, and comfort themselves by watching the live broadcast on the big screen of the square and listening to the voices in the square: it is finally the closest place in the country to the venue of the game, and you can still hear the news from inside the stadium. coming voice.

As for the stadium, it was already full of voices.

The fans have been beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing since the two teams have not started warming up, celebrating like a festival.

When the Hua Guo Olympic team came out to warm up, the atmosphere was brought to a climax.

"Team Huaguo must win!"

"Olympic team, come on!"

"Enter the finals and win the championship!"

Various slogans filled the entire stadium.

It was just a warm-up before the game. Before the game started, the fans were cheering for the Olympic team at the top of their lungs, which showed everyone's excitement.

I don't know if they can still shout after the official game starts.

Presumably, many people's voices will be hoarse today.

Soon, the pre-match warm-up was over, the starting players returned to the locker room, listened to the coach's encouragement again, and then prepared to play.

When he was about to play, Jiang Xiaolin spent 1 attribute point to increase his "Pick the Ball" skill from 16 to 17, and the balance of attribute points was 56.

Then, there is the appearance ceremony, playing the national anthem, taking photos, picking sides, and waiting for the game to start.

Countless fans at the scene and in front of the TV had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and they were already excited.

The narrator said excitedly:
"Friends in the audience, the two teams have completed the side-picking ceremony, and the match is about to begin."

"For Chinese football, this is an unprecedented game."

"Whether it is the Olympic team or the national team, the Huaguo men's football team has never advanced to the semi-finals of the World Series before. Today is the first time."

"And the Hua Guo team defeated Italy in the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals."

"Nigeria, the opponent in the semi-finals, is definitely not as strong as Italy. Since the Olympic team can even eliminate Italy, it is naturally possible to make history again, defeating Nigeria to reach the final, and participate in the championship."

"Let's wait and see!"

The fans are excited and the players are also full of fighting spirit.

It's a very different situation than it was before the quarter-finals.

Before the quarter-finals, because they were facing Italy, the players of the Olympic team were seriously lacking in confidence, so Jiang Xiaolin clicked on the team halo to see that only 77% of the team was on the spot. Jiang Xiaolin finally spent 30 attribute points to finish the game. Increase the team status to 100% full value.

But today, perhaps because the last game against Italy and the reverse victory gave the players more confidence, and Nigeria is far less deterrent than Italy. It's like eliminating the opponent early and really advancing to the finals.

In fact, this kind of mentality is to underestimate the enemy with a little pride, which has an impact on the state of the team.

After the side-picking ceremony and before the start of the game, when Jiang Xiaolin clicked on the team halo to check his team's status, the overall on-the-spot status of the Hua Guo Olympic team was 88%.

But if it weren't for the mentality of some players who seemed a little proud and underestimated the enemy because of the victory over Italy, the state might exceed 90%.

Fortunately, the Huaguo team still has Jiang Xiaolin, a cheater with a system cheat.

Jiang Xiaolin immediately spent 20 attribute points, adding 88% of the presence status to 100% full value, and the balance of attribute points became 36.

When Jiang Xiaolin increased the on-the-spot status of the Olympic team to 100% full value, those players who looked down on Nigeria suddenly felt a flash of inspiration, and suddenly thought that Nigeria is also in the top [-] of the FIFA world ranking Even higher than Japan, the highest ranking in Asia, what qualifications does the Hua Guo team have to despise others?
As a result, the contempt for Nigeria in my heart no longer exists.

But the fighting spirit for the game is even stronger.

Of course, this is not because they really figured it out, but because Jiang Xiaolin cheated, the system made them figure it out, and made them feel that they had figured it out.

No matter what kind of psychological changes they have undergone, in short, the players of the Hua Guo team feel that they have reached the state before the start of the games against New Zealand, Belgium, and Italy.

The feeling of bursting out of that state is really good.

Everyone is full of desire for the game and full of confidence, but it is not conceited, but the confidence to perform at the best level and beat the opponent.

This kind of mental and physical preparation can be called a 100% on-the-spot state, and it is also the expensive and awesome part of using the system team halo.

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It was Nigeria who got the kick-off.

Although the Hua Guo team bloodbathed New Zealand 10-0, beat Belgium 4-1, and defeated Italy 2-1, and advanced to the semi-finals in an upset, Nigeria did not take the Hua Guo team to heart.

It is difficult to eradicate the inherent prejudice of foreigners against China.

New Zealand is weak at all, and Belgium is not strong. Everyone thinks that the Chinese team's elimination of Italy is more due to the fact that the Italian made a mistake and gave Jiang Xiaolin a penalty.

In ten more games, it is impossible for the Hua Guo team to eliminate Italy.

This is what everyone in Nigeria feels and thinks from the players to the coaches to the fans.

What's more, in the third game of the group stage, the Hua Guo team still lost 1-3 to Brazil, which proves that the Hua Guo team is not really that strong!

As an African eagle, although Nigeria's national team record is not as high as the world's top, it is also in the top [-] of the FIFA world rankings.

Moreover, in terms of the results of the U23 Olympic team, the Nigeria Olympic team has better results than the adult national team.

Nigeria's entry into the Olympic semi-finals was based on a normal performance, not the Hua Guo team's upset entry.

They even drew with the Dutch Olympic team in the group stage, which shows their strength.

Therefore, in this semi-final, the Hua Guo team regarded Nigeria as the easiest stepping stone to step over and advance to the final. Nigeria also regarded the Hua Guo team as a stepping stone. They are such a weak opponent.

Even though the Hua Guo team was the host, even though there were tens of thousands of fans cheering for the Hua Guo team, the Nigerians didn't take it seriously at all.

Nigeria, who got the kick-off right, launched a mad attack from the beginning of the game.

Their formation was also a 433 mad attack formation, and they didn't care what tactics the Hua Guo team played, nor did they care about Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack.

Perhaps, in the minds of the Nigerians, before Jiang Xiaolin scored a counterattack, they had already scored N more goals than Jiang Xiaolin.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack did not need to be concerned at all.

As an African eagle and able to reach the semi-finals, Nigeria's offense is indeed relatively sharp.

This is not really a Nigerian conceit.

In the first attack in the opening game, Nigeria almost broke through the Hua Guo team's defense.

If it weren't for Zheng Zhi's rich experience and timely shoveling to intercept the wonderful pass from Nigeria's midfielder Keita, I am afraid that the opponent's striker will enter the penalty area and receive Keita's wonderful pass to form a threatening shot.

Then, not long after the first attack, in the third minute, Nigeria launched another attack from the wing.

The full-back Okonkuwo suddenly stepped in to participate in the assist and caught the Hua Guo team by surprise.

Okonkuwo and forward Ogbuke made a cross exchange, easily broke through Hao Junmin's defense, and dribbled the ball to the bottom line.

At a distance of more than 20 meters from the bottom line, full-back Tan Wangsong stepped forward to intercept. Okonkuwo made a sudden pass and went around from the sideline.

Tan Wangsong couldn't catch up, and could only watch Okonkuwo dribble away with the ball. He was eating ashes behind others, and even his full on-the-spot status was useless.

Afterwards things are easy.

Okonkuwo made a successful pass from the bottom, and Nigerian center Odum Wenji followed up with a header from the middle to grab the spot, making the first attack of the game.

Fortunately, Odum Wenji's header was slightly squared under the interference of central defender Li Weifeng, and the goalkeeper Qiu Shengjiong, who was in the right position, subconsciously blocked it with a clap, and then followed up with a supplementary shot by the opponent. The ball was firmly pressed under the body before, which resolved Nigeria's threatening attack in the opening 3 minutes.

Nigeria's opening two waves of offense made the Hua Guo team a little unprepared, and it also made the fans in the stands terrified, fearing that the Hua Guo team would not be able to withstand the opponent's crazy attack.

Fortunately, in the ensuing game, the Huaguo team immediately showed the excellent state they had in the previous game against Italy. Using the individual performance of the players and the overall cooperation, they firmly guarded their backcourt and penalty area, and did not let Nigeria easily Threatening the goal of the Hua Guo team.

The 100% overall on-the-spot state of the Huaguo team began to really play a role.