The strongest winger

Chapter 1057 Star-studded and mediocre

The first Confederations Cup match between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team was held at the National Stadium in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The game time was 16:[-] pm on June [-], local time in Brazil.

Prior to this, the organizer held a grand opening ceremony, full of great samba dances and performances, making countless fans in front of the TV look forward to next year's World Cup held in Brazil, the football kingdom...

However, at the end of the opening ceremony, there was an extremely discordant scene in the stands.

When the stadium announcer delivered a welcome speech to the fans before the game, nearly 7 fans at the scene booed in unison, and a considerable number of fans even held up banners with distinctive themes, angrily accusing the Brazilian government of using the World Cup as an "image project" regardless of people's livelihood.

As the protests of some fans outside the stadium were too loud and the situation was on the verge of getting out of control, the security at the scene had to use tear gas to suppress it.

Everyone thought that the next Confederations Cup would go smoothly, but no one thought that this was just the beginning.

According to the rules of the Confederations Cup held by FIFA, the two sides of the game lined up naturally after coming out of the player tunnel, waiting for the host Brazilian female president Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter to give speeches.

At this moment, huge boos broke out at the scene, and the sky above the Brasilia National Stadium was filled with suffocating energy, which lingered for a long time.

The on-site director very interestingly focused the camera on the Brazilian female president Dilma Rousseff and the FIFA president Sepp Blatter. From the camera, one can easily see that the expressions of the two are unnatural, and even very ugly.

"Brother Ai, these Brazilian fans are really interesting."

Unwilling to be lonely, Wang Xiaolei nudged Ai Luo with his left elbow, then turned his head and said softly.

Ai Luo rolled his eyes, obviously feeling helpless that Wang Xiaolei still wanted to make jokes at this time.

In fact, Aiello has long heard that due to the large gap between the rich and the poor in Brazil, the high cost of stadium construction, and unreasonable ticket prices, ordinary Brazilians have no expectations for the upcoming World Cup.

Regarding Wang Xiaolei's good deeds, Ai Luo just shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "Why worry about other people's affairs? Wait and guard your door, and don't be ashamed on the land of Brazil."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the imposing Chinese fans arranged in the stands.

The 'Dragon Team' fan club formed during the World Cup in South Africa has developed very fast, with more than ten million registered members, so the opening ceremony of the Confederations Cup has aroused their great attention.

Two hours before the start of the game, members of the "Dragon Team" fan club who received tickets from the Chinese XX Football Association carefully arranged the stands, with various banners and slogans emerging one after another. If they were not at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, they had absolute confidence that they could create an extremely terrifying game atmosphere in this stadium.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the huge boos that erupted over the Brasilia National Stadium.

The reason why there is such a loud voice in the stadium is that it is inseparable from the lively Chinese fans. They fished in troubled waters and cooperated with the local Brazilian fans to boo the Brazilian President and Fifa Sepp Blatter.

When the Brazilian fans were venting, the reporters who came to the scene were the most excited crowd. They desperately pressed the shutter in their hands to record the farce in their cameras.

They knew...the material in their hands was going to be the center of attention the next day.

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Closer to home, the Brazilian fans' anti-President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA Blatter did not affect the Confederations Cup game. The Brazilian fans purely wanted to vent their inner dissatisfaction at the beginning of the game.

So after venting, I quickly focused on the upcoming Confederations Cup opener.

After all, the Chinese team, the champion of the Asian Cup, is not what it used to be. The FIFA ranking was even higher than that of the Brazilian team. In addition, the result of this opening game will directly affect the qualifying form of the group. Football-loving Brazilian fans will never directly match the government with the team.

Therefore, the emotions of Brazilian fans come and go in a hurry.

The Brazilian team and the Chinese team have the strongest lineups for this campaign, but the starting lineup of the Brazilian team at home is a bit surprising. Scolari did not use an aggressive four-three-three formation against the Chinese team, but a relatively conservative four-two-three formation.

But not many people blamed Scolari in this campaign, because the Chinese team has the captain Ai Luo, and any team needs to stay away from it. If they want to go head-to-head, they will probably be beaten to the bone by the Chinese team...

You must know that the current defense line of the Chinese team is very good. Coupled with the transformation of the team by Spanish coach Guardiola since he took over in 2012, this team is better than the impressive Chinese team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It is easy to understand why Scolari has a relatively conservative lineup.

The goalkeeper is Cesar, the defenders are Marcelo, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Alves, the double midfielder is Gutasvo and Paulinho, the three forwards are Hulk, Oscar and Neymar, and the single striker is Fred.

Many on-site commentators have a lot of views on Brazil's starting lineup, among which can resonate with Brazilian fans-there is no peak number nine after Ronaldo.

In other words, the Brazilian team's lineup is very luxurious, but it still lacks a superstar center.

Of course, this Brazilian national team feels more mediocre, and there are no real superstars.

Neymar, who has attracted much attention from Brazilian fans, has the potential to become a superstar, but he has just transferred to La Liga giants Barcelona and has not yet fully proved that he can adapt to top European football. It will take time to verify.

The Chinese team is different, the whole plastic surgery can be said to be star-studded.

Needless to say, captain Ai Luo is No.1 in world football.

Real Madrid right back Zhang Linpeng, center back Feng Xiaoting, goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei, midfielder Wu Xi, forward Gao Lin are all players who occupy the absolute main force in European giants.

What is interesting is that before the start of the Confederations Cup, the European authority CIES calculated the specific worth of the eight teams participating in the Confederations Cup.

The South African World Cup champion Spain ranks first, with a total worth of 6 million euros, while the second is not the Brazilian team, but the Chinese team, with a total worth of 51 million euros, and the Brazilian team ranks third with 4 million euros.

If it weren't for Brazil's local competition, it is estimated that the odds of winning the championship will be lower than that of the Chinese team...

(End of this chapter)