Chapter 436
This time the World Cup is held, in order to make it easier for fans from various countries to enter Russia to watch the game, the Russian organizing committee specially issued a FAN ID, which is a fan ID card.

As long as you have this fan ID card, you can travel to and from Russia without a visa many times during the World Cup, or stay in Russia.

So since June 6st, fans from all over the world have been entering Russia, sightseeing and traveling while waiting for the start of the World Cup.

The largest number of them are Chinese fans. According to statistics from the Russian Immigration Department, nearly 20 Chinese tourists have entered Russia.

On June 6, FIFA announced the details of the global ticket sales for the World Cup in Russia.

So far, out of the 2509527 tickets sold around the world, 220807 tickets have been sold to China, which shows how fanatical Chinese fans are.

At noon on the day of the opening ceremony on June 6, the first World Cup interview team led by Wei Bowen got the FAN ID from the World Cup Fan Center in Moscow, and just walked out of the lobby, feeling a little dazed.

Seeing that most of his compatriots around him were black-haired, black-eyed and yellow-skinned, Wei Bowen couldn't help feeling like he was in China.

Seeing groups of smiling, humming songs, or teams of fans from various provinces and cities walking down the street singing the national anthem, Wei Bowen had a heartfelt smile on his face.

He hadn't felt this feeling for a long time!

For Chinese fans in previous World Cups, they have always been bystanders.

But today, we are participants, putting our hearts and souls on the stage of this world.

Perhaps this group of lovely fans will let the world's fans see how terrifying the battle cries and drums from the East will be this year.

……

Time passed in the hustle and bustle of fans from all over the world, and finally reached the time point that millions of fans were waiting for.

17:30 Moscow local time, 22:30 BJ time.

Luzhniki Stadium, amidst bursts of melodious music and the cheers of tens of thousands of fans inside and outside the stadium, the 2018 Russia World Cup officially opened.

The live broadcast channels of various countries are also connected on time at this moment.

"CCTV, CCTV, viewers and friends, good evening!"

"Amidst the melodious music at the scene, the opening ceremony of the 2018st FIFA World Cup Russia 21 has officially begun."

"We are now at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to bring you the opening ceremony of the World Cup and later at 11:[-] BJ time the hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia opener."

The camera turned around and cut to the live commentators Liu Jiayuan and Xu Yang on the commentary stand at the highest point of the stand.

"The first round of the group matches will last from today to June 6th, and our Chinese team will play the fifth game, at 19:6 BJ time on June 16th, against France."

"..."

Not long after, the musical and opera performance of the opening ceremony ended, and Russian and Saudi players appeared on the stage led by the referee.

After playing the national anthem, shaking hands, picking sides, etc. after going through a series of procedures before the game.

With the whistle of the referee Pitana from Argentina, the opening game of the 2018 World Cup officially started, which also means that the quadrennial World Cup global feast has kicked off.

In Moscow, the Chinese team stayed in the hotel. Lippi called all the players to watch the game together. He hoped that all the players could get familiar with and adapt to this hot game atmosphere as soon as possible.

A Super Bowl like this, which ends in just one month, is not only about the skills and tactics of both sides, but also the players' ability to resist pressure and adapt.

In all previous World Cups, there have been big upsets in which the favorite team to win the championship was defeated by the recognized underdogs and failed to qualify. The reason is that the opponent enters the game state faster and has stronger adaptability.

"Hey, who do you think has a better chance of winning, the Bears or the Old Man?" Bai Lele, who was sitting in the front row to the left of Mo Yang, raised his elbow and poked Mo Yang.

"Russia and Saudi Arabia are out of the game!" Mo Yang said without the slightest hesitation.

In the Russian lineup, a small half of the players have played against him in the Champions League. Mo Yang doesn't know the Russian team, but he knows these players, and almost all of them are capable of gaining a foothold in the five major leagues.

Of course, the national team and the club are still very different, and it depends on the performance on the spot.

But Mo Yang felt that Russia, as the host of this game, had almost all the advantages, and the president came to the scene to cheer them on. This kind of morale bonus was extremely terrifying.

On the court, the game has been going on for 10 minutes. During this time, the game rhythm is very fast, and the confrontation is unprecedentedly fierce.

Especially Russia, which fully demonstrated the fierceness of the fighting nation.

However, the main referee Pitana's penalty scale seems to be a little loose, resulting in the two teams with frequent fouls not receiving yellow cards for a long time.

Everyone was stunned, even Mo Yang was no exception, who often felt pain for those rolling players.

"Damn it, it's much more ruthless than those notorious villains in the Premier League!" Bai Lele said to himself with widened eyes.

Seeing everyone's astonished expressions, Lippi looked back and was very satisfied. He stood up and clapped his hands. After all the players looked at him, Lippi pointed to the LCD TV and said solemnly: "This is In the World Cup, if you can't adapt in a short time on this stage, you can only be eliminated."

"Here, every team's desire to win has reached its peak, because they bear the honor of the entire country!"

"Here, every mistake may determine the final fate of the team. In this fierce competition, even superstars like Ronaldo and Messi have no chance to make up for their mistakes!"

"The best remedy is not to make mistakes! Never make mistakes!"

After the words fell, Lippi sat back, and Mo Yang, who was temporarily acting as an interpreter, translated Lippi's words to everyone.

While Mo Yang was translating, the first goal of the World Cup arrived.

In the 11th minute of the game, Russia got the third corner kick on the left.

Russian left back Zhirkov took a corner kick and went directly to the center back Kutpov who was going forward.

But Zhirkov's corner kick was too close to the goal post, causing Kutpov to have no direct attack angle under the left and right defenses of the two Saudi players, so he had to jump up and rub the ball back to the rib area.

Golovin jumped up on the left side of the penalty area line and unloaded the ball with his chest. After landing, he ran to the side.

After taking the ball out of the penalty area, he saw Zhirkov withdraw along the sideline to respond after serving the corner kick. He suddenly pushed the ball over, then turned around and ran towards the rib area.

Zhirkov saw that the Saudi player was brought out by Golovin, and the rib area was empty. He immediately understood Golovin's intention, paused for a moment, and suddenly passed the ball back.

Golovin took the ball again in the rib area. Before the Saudi players in the penalty area came out to make up for it, he calmly adjusted and kicked the ball at a 45-degree angle to pass the ball into the Saudi Arabia penalty area again.

In the penalty area, at the rear point, Saudi Arabia made a fatal mistake.

They missed the defense at the back!
Let the Russian midfielder Gasinski take off calmly and hammer the ball directly into the goal.

At the moment of the goal, the entire Luzhniki Stadium was like an erupting volcano, and a deafening cheer burst into the sky.

"The goal has been scored! The first goal in this World Cup!"

Liu Jiayuan and Xu Yang in the stands also shouted, looking extremely excited.

But Mo Yang and the others looked at each other.

This simple second offensive goal directly confirmed what Lippi said, one mistake will kill you!

At this moment, everyone felt tremendous pressure in their hearts, thinking of their usual toothache mistakes in the game.

(End of this chapter)

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