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Chapter 288 The Red and Black Years Set Sail! !
On the way back to Cape Town with Italy in the south, the second game, another game in Group A, also quietly ended.

Switzerland shook hands with Cameroon 0:0. However, the scene of the game was not friendly at all. The referee Roberto Rossetti from Italy showed a total of 2 red cards and 5 yellow cards in this game... …

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After returning to Cape Town, Xiang Nan and the whole team watched the Group B match at 20:00 p.m. in a lobby of the Hilton Hotel, England VS Costa Rica. The debut of the giants team...

With a header from Husky, England beat the Central American and Caribbean champions 1-0. However, when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Capello's face was not good. In fact, in this game, Costa Rica's performance in this game is better than that of the Three Lions. If it weren't for the poor shooting skills of Costa Rica's striker, England would probably have the biggest upset since the start of the game... and relying on a header from the veteran Heskey who came off the bench The goal... also highlights the problem of England's weak attack...

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During the training session on June 6, Lippi tried the striker combination of Xiangnan and Iaquinta. After Xiangnan received a through ball from Pirlo, he faked a real pass and fooled Gamberini. The knowing Iaquinta pushed the empty goal and succeeded, which also won a lot of applause from the Italian reporters at the scene...

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On June 6, at the Iris Park Stadium in Johannesburg, Portugal made its debut. In this campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo was star-studded and scored twice. In addition, he also assisted Atletico Madrid striker Simão to an empty goal. The World Cup kicked off Since then, the first massacre was born... The final result of the game, on the electronic scoreboard at the Iris Park Stadium in Johannesburg, is like the crusader's cross sword with blood——
Portugal 5:0 Tunisia! !

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The two games in Group C also started on the 11th——
France 1:2 Russia, broke the first upset since the start of the game, uh... In fact, it can't be called an upset. The situation of the French team in the World Series in recent years is like the name of their head coach. No panties', Gourcuff scored the French team's face-saving goal, Russian Tsar Zhirkov became the hero of the team, one pass and one shot... The Russia that made the big powers fearful in the 2008 European Cup, Showing ferocious fangs... To be honest, Hiddink's team can always create surprises. Of course, the team that relied on referees in 2002 doesn't count...

In another game, Paraguay 1-1 Ghana, after the first round, in Group C, the French team was at the bottom of the points, a surprise that is not too big...

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Another big news on the 11th was that before the start of the World Cup group draw ceremony, Pele, the world champion who used to talk about the prospect of the giants in the World Cup, finally couldn't help it on the third day in South Africa... …

"Mr. Pele, you once predicted that France, Portugal, Argentina, and Italy would be the semi-finals of this cup... Now, the French team lost in the first round, and may even be eliminated from the group..." The question was from England The "Times" reporter, however, no matter how you look at it, the man's eyes couldn't hide the expression of gloating... Everyone on the earth knows that when Pele opened his mouth and said the four teams. When it came to the name, apart from the fans from the four countries crying and cursing, both the English and the Brazilians cheered...

"The first game was an accident. I think the French team will beat Paraguay and Ghana by 2:0 and 3:1 respectively..."

Before Pele finished speaking, all the French reporters present turned pale. They all looked at the English tabloid reporter with a smirk with resentful eyes. Of course, the perception of the football king Pele has long been not very good... …In the words of a French journalist, 'This is the death of the French team...'

"French Football" reporter Guthrie glared at his English counterpart with hatred, of course he was unwilling to let it go, "Mr. Bailey, when you predicted last time, the draw for the World Cup had not yet come out, so now, are you Don’t you think that some teams may reach the semi-finals because of the schedule?”

"For example, Capello's England, in the qualifiers, their results are very good, and Spain..." Guthrie was like a satanic demon, with a smile, reminding Bailey with 'kindness', However, as Gusli didn't spit out a name, all the reporters from England and Spain stared angrily... Especially the Spanish reporters who were watching the fun, their faces were full of anger, and they thought, Spain wants to mess with you is you……

The Brazilian football king obviously sensed the weirdness of the atmosphere at the scene. Fortunately, Bailey's black face did not show any reaction from him. He pretended to be contemplating for a moment, and Mr. Bailey quickly uttered a long series of words , The speed of speech is astonishingly fast, people have to admire the old man's vital capacity——
"Yes, Spain are the European champions, England are more resilient in Capello's hands...Torres is a good striker, Rooney, I have always admired...I think if there is an accident in Group G, these two teams The team will hopefully reach the semi-finals and even the finals..."

At the scene, except for the Italian and Argentinian journalists from Group G, who were watching the lively and pleasantly surprised death group with grief and indignation, both the English and Spanish journalists looked ashen... However, this is not enough. Finish the calculation——
"And Denmark, this is a very good team, I think Denmark will be a surprise in this World Cup,...they have the ability to create a 'Danish fairytale'..."

As soon as this remark came out, the Danish reporter who was secretly laughing was dumbfounded. No one expected that Mr. Bei’s thinking would jump so quickly, and he would be drawn from Spain and England to Denmark, which is far from being able to reach it...'Danish Fairy Tale 'A look of grief and indignation...

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Xiang Nan and his teammates from the Italian national team saw this news report by Mr. Pele after breakfast on the 12th...

The media from all over the world also gave Mr. Bei face, and broadcast Mr. Bei's latest forecast at an important time slot...

Xiang Nan clearly felt that Grosso and Cannavaro beside him seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and not far away, the head coach of the Italian national team, Mr. Lippi, immediately went back to his room to enjoy his cigar ...

There is no way, Mr. Bei's crow's mouth is too powerful, it is not easy to escape from Mr. Bei's soul-hunting blacklist...

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With a relaxed mood, Xiang Nan watched the match on the 12th with the whole Italian team. The first game started, Spain played against Ukraine at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...

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After 90 minutes, all the players of the Italian national team, including Xiang Nan, shuddered. Mr. Pei's crow's mouth was too lethal... The second tragedy of this World Cup happened——
As Pele's newest favorite and most likely to reach the final, Spain dominated the game with a ball possession rate of 65% and a shooting ratio of 12:3. Ukraine relied on a sneak attack to succeed and lost the first game 0:1... That's not counting, Tristan missed a penalty...

When the Spaniards were crying, the Spanish media were not willing to be knocked down by the sudden curse of the black-faced old man——
"There are still two games, against the United States and Japan, as long as we play half of the level in the European Cup, we can win two consecutive victories..."

"Aspen News" even shouted the slogan "Qualifying is not a luxury...we are still alive..."...

"News of the World" put forward its own evidence, 'Didn't England win 1-0 in the first round? ...so, let's not worry too much... superstitious thinking is not a good idea...'

However, the reporter of "News of the World" Biawa who said this was also feeling guilty... It seems that when Mr. Bei said this, the game in England had already ended...

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Looking at the Ukrainian players celebrating wildly on the TV screen, and Puyol's depressed face...

Xiang Nan couldn't help but touched his forehead, thinking about the Italian team that was just released by Mr. Bei yesterday...

"Gianluigi, this..." Xiang Nan patted Buffon on the shoulder, "Is this a narrow escape...?"

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In another match in Group D, the United States beat Japan 2:1 to occupy the top spot in the group...

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In the evening, a match in Group F was played, Uruguay 2:1 Saudi Arabia...

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On the evening of the 12th, the Italian national team held a routine press briefing...

"Andre, what do you think of Côte d'Ivoire? Will you score in this game?" The question was Miss Alice, a reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport. As a beautiful lady, she was considered in the news hall. A focus of...

Alice is now Simao's fiancée, the two of them do not know when the spark of love has been sparked... They are already talking about marriage... Xiang Nan is very suspicious that his brother has a tendency to be controlled by Yu Jie...

"I was teammates with Didier and Kalou when we were at Chelsea. Didier is a good friend of mine. I know that Ivory Coast is a difficult opponent. They have many big players at top clubs. Arsenal's Eboue, Manchester City's Kolo Toure, and Barcelona's Yaya Toure, Keita is also a dangerous shooter... Anyway, they are not easy to deal with... Goals? Of course, there is no hope With the arrival of the first goal in the World Cup..."

Facing his best friend's wife, Xiang Nan had to treat him differently and answer questions honestly...

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In fact, what Xiang Nan said was not polite words. Côte d’Ivoire is an African team with the largest territory in Europe. This is a somewhat Europeanized African team, and its strength should not be underestimated...

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June 2010, 6, the fourth match day of the World Cup, the first match day of Group G, at 13:17...

The Italian team gathered in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel. Everyone was chatting in twos and threes. Veterans like Pirlo and Buffon, who had experienced the World Cup, seemed very calm, flipping through magazines or listening to music on the sofa. …New World Cup rookies like Xiang Nan and Giovinco still couldn’t hide their excitement… Giuseppe Rossi was even more exaggerated as he kept walking around, going to the toilet twice in a row…

In the other corner of the lobby, Lippi, who had just stepped out of the elevator, was being interviewed by Sky Sports before the game...

Outside the Hilton Hotel, and even on Cape Town's commercial streets, thousands of Italian fans have flocked. Some of the fans are shirtless, wearing Italian flags, shouting slogans, and holding portraits of the stars... ...At the entrance of the hotel, there are hundreds of reporters... Today is the day when the defending champion makes his debut, and it is also the World Cup debut of Mr. Xiangnan, who is both the World Footballer and the European Footballer. Tempting! ! ! !

Xiang Nan was a little nervous. This was his first World Cup. It was impossible to say that he was not nervous...Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, Xiang Nan was a little dazed...The World Cup...this...has begun? ...

clap clap clap! !

After the interview, Lippi clapped his hands with the members of the coaching staff, "Boys, let's go!!!"

Everyone came back to their senses from all kinds of thoughts, even Cannavaro, the most qualified World Cup veteran, was looking forward to and dignified... The World Cup is about to begin! ! !

Boom! !
Outside the entire hotel, it was boiling! !

The players of the Italian national team came out, and the fans shouted wildly, cheering for the team. Most of these fans did not buy tickets, so they had to wait outside the hotel to support their team before the game. Send the warmest applause and cheers... The fans who bought the tickets have already gone to the Green Point Stadium, because the security check of this World Cup is very strict, and it takes a lot of time for the fans to enter the stadium, so , fans will come to wait outside the stadium a few hours in advance...

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Sitting on the seat by the window, opening the window to the south, facing out of the car window, the fans shouting wildly,...thumbs up...the scene, thunderous cheers...

World Cup, here I come, are you ready?

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PS: Happy weekend everyone, the World Cup has begun, and there will be another update tonight...

Well, in the last chapter, Ecuador was changed to Cameroon, and the previous chapter of Xiao Qi’s World Cup draw was also written about Cameroon. How did it become Ecuador here? It’s strange... Thank you book friend ￡冰冷￠ for your reminder... …

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