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At six o'clock in the afternoon, the players of the Portuguese national team left the hotel and boarded the stadium bound for Bloemfontein.The bus drove for more than half an hour and finally arrived at the scene. When the bus of the Portuguese national team arrived at the scene, there were already many fans waiting outside the stadium.

Seeing the arrival of the bus of the Portuguese national team, the fans at the scene were extremely excited. They frantically waved the flags in their hands, shouted Portugal and the names of the Portuguese national team players.

Sitting on the bus, Qiu Ze could clearly hear the fans outside shouting his name, which made Qiu Ze very excited.At this time, Qiu Ze was very excited. Even Qiu Ze himself didn't quite understand why this happened?

While waiting for the bus of the Portuguese national team to stop, those excited fans and reporters rushed to the door of the bus and surrounded them. They were eager to see their idols, and they cheered and howled crazily.

At this time, the security personnel of the stadium had already made preparations, and quickly came to the door of the bus, and quickly used a human wall to isolate a jump passage. At this moment, the door of the bus of the Portuguese national team opened .

The first one to come down from above was Nani. Nani was wearing black sunglasses, with a cold and cool face.After he waved his hand coldly to greet the fans, he quickly passed through the channel and rushed into the player channel.Then down is Cristiano? Ronaldo.

As soon as Cristiano Ronaldo appeared, the shouts and exclamations became louder by tens of decibels, and some female fans could even be heard crying with joy. It can be seen that the popularity of this guy Cristiano Ronaldo is really high.

Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to wave to the fans, then stormed frantically into the tunnel.

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Ze came down, and the atmosphere of the scene was suddenly elevated. Everyone in the audience shouted Qiu Ze's name, and the fans rushed forward frantically, hoping to have a close interaction with Qiu Ze. .It's a pity that Qiu Ze didn't stay here. After greeting the fans, he also rushed into the player tunnel.

All the players who went to the Portuguese national team rushed into the player channel, after the buses of the Portuguese national team drove away.The US team's bus arrived at the scene. At this time, there were not many fans on the scene, and there were not many reporters.

Compared with the Portuguese national team, the US team's spot is really too shabby.However, the players of the American team didn't care about this. They didn't come here to compete for momentum, they came here to compete for the championship.

The players of the U.S. national team quickly rushed through the tunnel and into the locker room.It's already seven o'clock now, and there is only one hour before the game starts.

Players from both sides rushed to the field to warm up. Qiu Ze led the Portuguese national team players to warm up outside the field for more than half an hour, and then they returned to the locker room to listen to the head coach's tactics and encourage them.

"CCTV. CCTV! Fans and viewers, hello everyone. This is the fifth channel of CCTV. Today I will bring you a match between the Portuguese national team and the US national team in the semi-final of the South African Confederations Cup. , I’m Liu Jianhong.” China’s CCTV also broadcast the match live today.

"This game is the first semi-final of the Confederations Cup. The two sides are the Portuguese national team and the US national team." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of CCTV, also said.

At this time, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team were listening to Queiroz's teachings in the locker room.

Queiroz has been reminding the players of the Portuguese national team: "The US national team is not a big team. They have been able to get to the present, which is a manifestation of their strength. You must not underestimate them. You must give me Brace yourselves and deal with them like Brazil. Got it?"

Qiu Ze can no longer remember how many times Queiroz said such words, and now his ears are almost ringing with cocoons.However, Qiu Ze really took it to heart. The U.S. national team is really not a team that can be underestimated.

"Don't worry, boss. You don't know how many times you have said it, can we not remember?" Over there, Nani of the Portuguese national team said immediately. To be honest, he was a little tired of hearing it.He felt that the head coach Queiroz was making a big deal out of a molehill, and he kept muttering, and he was so annoying.

Queiroz looked up and gave Nani a hard look, and then said: "Since you heard clearly, remember. It's best not to make such a mistake in the game, otherwise, I have you guys to watch." Queiroz Said very seriously.

"Understood, boss!" The players of the Portuguese national team nodded in agreement.But Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes were fixed on Qiu Ze, wondering what was going on in this guy's head?

At this time, on the other side, the head coach of the US team, Bradley, was also giving a speech to the players of the US team. He said this: "The Portuguese national team is not a team that is easy to deal with. You must first be stable." Defend, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack. You must be steady when defending, and hate when counterattacking! Once you find an opportunity to counterattack, you must counterattack resolutely, understand?"

"Understood!" The players of the US team stood up and shouted in unison.

Bradley, the head coach of the US team, was very satisfied with the performance of the players. He nodded and then signaled the players to come out.

The players of the US team rushed out of the locker room in a swarm and rushed into the player tunnel.There, the players of the Portuguese national team have been waiting there, and it seems that they are waiting for them to come out.The American players immediately walked over and stood on the other side, ready to go out.

"Now the players from both sides have appeared in the player tunnel, the game is about to start. This game is a very important game for both teams, but in everyone's opinion, the Portuguese national team won The odds should be higher, everyone is optimistic about them." Liu Jianhong, a commentator of CCTV, said.

"However, we cannot underestimate the US team. Although they lost three goals in the game against Brazil. In fact, the US team played very well in that game, and they still have strength. If Portugal If the national team underestimates their opponents, they will definitely be punished," said Xu Yang, a commentator from CCTV.

"That's true! Well, the players from both sides have come out under the leadership of the referee. The first thing to do is the ceremony of playing the national anthem." Liu Jianhong, the commentator of CCTV, said, "The first thing to do is the national anthem of Portugal."

The national anthem of Portugal sounded immediately at the scene, and the Portuguese fans and players at the scene sang along.Standing in the middle, Qiu Ze didn't sing the national anthem, his eyes were fixed on the front, his face was serious, as if he already felt that this was definitely not an easy game.

Comrade Cristiano Ronaldo did not sing the national anthem either. He just quietly watched the Portuguese flag with a very serious expression on his face.

"Okay, the national anthem of the Portuguese national team is over, and now we are going to perform the national anthem of the United States." Liu Jianhong, the commentator of CCTV, said again.

Immediately, the U.S.'s "No Pass" sounded in the stadium. The U.S. fans stared at the national flag with solemn expressions, and kept singing along.

"Okay, the national anthems of both sides have been played, and the captains of both sides will follow the referee to choose sides. At this time, I will introduce the starting lists of the two sides for this game." CCTV's The commentator Liu Jianhong said.

"First of all, let me introduce the starting list of the US team today. Bradley sent a four-four-two formation today." Liu Jianhong, the commentator of CCTV, began to introduce the starting list of the US team, " In the goalkeeper position is Howard."

"At the back four are Spector, Demerit, Onyewu, and Bornstein. This is the main defensive lineup of the U.S. team in this Confederations Cup. Change." Liu Jianhong, a commentator of CCTV, explained.

"Next is the midfield four, they are Clark, Dempsey, Bradley Jr. and Fairhapel." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said, "Everyone's guess is right, Bradley Jr. Deli is the son of Team USA head coach Bradley."

"Then there is the position of the forwards. They are Altidore and Donovan." Liu Jianhong, a commentator on the CCTV Sports Channel, said, "This is the starting lineup for the US team today."

"There is one thing about this list that makes everyone a little confused, that is, the star player of the US team, Beasley, did not appear in the starting list today. This talented player who played for PSV Eindhoven sat on the bench. The old Bradley still has a hand." Liu Jianhong, a commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said.

"Jianhong just finished introducing the US team's starting lineup for today, and now I will introduce the Portuguese national team's starting lineup for today." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel, said immediately.

"Today the head coach of the Portuguese national team, Queiroz, formed a four-two-three-one formation, which has not changed in any way from the previous game." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel, looked at the information in his hand and said, "In The goalkeeper position is still Ricardo."

"Then there are Paulo Ferreira, Pepe, Alves and Bosingwa at the back four." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, was also surprised when he saw such a list. , "Wow. This is a big change."

"Carvalho did not appear in the starting lineup today. I think this is beyond many people's expectations. There was no news of Carvalho's injury before the game. Why can't he play? And today Bosingwa started, which is also a big change. Before that, this guy only had a record of coming off the bench, and he never started a game." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said in amazement.

"Then the positions of the double midfielders are Veloso and Deco." Seeing this, Xu Yang was surprised again, there are so many changes today, "João Moutinho Jintai, who has been starting before He sat on the bench and the veteran Deco started."

"The three forwards are Quaresma, Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, was numb from shock at this time, "Wow, another change Nani, who has been starting all the time before and performed well, sat on the bench today and was replaced by Quaresma. I wonder what Queiroz is thinking about?"

Yes, Xu Yang was really puzzled, even the fans in front of the TV and at the scene felt very puzzled.What on earth is Queiroz going to do today?Are the Portuguese national team's Carvalho and others injured?Or does Queiroz have other arrangements?

"Okay, the next step is to introduce the striker of the Portuguese national team. He is Hugo Almeida." Xu Yang, a guest commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel, said, "There have also been changes here. Today, Nuno... Gomez did not appear in the starting lineup at the same time. This time, Queiroz directly changed the candidates for four positions. Isn't this change a bit too big?"