There is a dream called football

Chapter 361 The First Opponent

Lars Lagerbeck.

The current head coach of Sweden, he said at the pre-match press conference that the first game of the World Cup must be difficult to play.

"The Chinese team is definitely not as good as us in terms of rankings, and their overall strength is not as good as ours. But everyone watched the opening match yesterday. The World Cup is not based on strength on paper, but also on the field."

As for being asked about China's number one star Li Qiao, Lagerbeck laughed and said jokingly, "Ljungberg will give me a lot of information."

The Swedish reporter also laughed.

"So you have already thought of a way to prevent Li Qiao?"

"I didn't say that, but football is a whole. I won't put too much effort on Li Qiao alone, even if he is a super player."

About Sweden's goals for this World Cup.

Lagerbeck said that of course, the first is to qualify for the group, and the second is to take one step at a time. Of course, this will face the strong challenges of England and Paraguay.

Obviously Lagerbeck's positioning of the Chinese team is a spoiler, not a team that can compete for the group.

For the ease of the opponent, Zhu Guanghu's guidance is happy. There is an old saying in China-the proud soldier must be defeated.

"Sweden is very strong, there is no doubt that they have Ibrahimovic, Larsson, Ljungberg and other stars."

"We will try to score a goal in this game."

When the reporter asked about the starting lineup, Director Zhu replied that the decision could only be made before the game.

"The list will be announced at the time officially required, and I have nothing to say about that."

Finally the reporter asked, "Are you ready?"

Director Zhu didn't say anything, just made a YA gesture, and then left.

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The first World Cup match between the Chinese team and Sweden was held at Dortmund's home court. During the World Cup, it was renamed the World Cup Stadium.

Dortmund's home stadium in the Bundesliga is the famous Devil's home stadium in Europe. The stadium is full of 7 people, and it is one of the stadiums with the highest attendance rate in Germany.

The most famous is the south stand of the stadium, which can hold 2 people in one stand, but it is just standing seats.

But during the World Cup, all the seats in the south stand must be pressed to ensure safety, so the capacity of this stadium is much lower than that of the usual Bundesliga.

For many players, this is the first time to participate in the World Cup, so when they come to the stadium, most of them take pictures first.

"Li Qiao, take a picture for me." Gao Lin threw the digital camera to Li Qiao and came to the South Stand by himself.

"Come on, take a picture for me too." Feng Xiaoting smiled.

"Why do you look like you're here to travel?" Zheng Zhi said with a smile.

"Not to mention, in the eyes of the media, we are really here to travel."

"Haha."

"Then we have to strive even more."

"I can't believe it, we're going to be here tomorrow for our first game of the World Cup."

"Haha, yes."

"I hope I don't lose sleep at night."

"Look how promising you are."

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This night, most of the national football players suffered from insomnia. The excitement made it difficult to fall asleep. Even when they were in a light sleep, they would be awakened immediately.

But for young men in their 20s, it’s okay to sleep less, and everyone’s spirits are still very good the next day.

The kick-off time is 5:3 p.m. German time, and the Chinese team set off from the hotel at [-]:[-] p.m., taking a bus and driving slowly to the stadium under the escort of a police car.

The color of the Chinese team bus this time is all red, and the slogan on it is - for the dreams of 13 billion people.

When the bus was about to arrive at the stadium, I saw many people holding national flags. Those were obviously Chinese fans, and they probably didn't have tickets.

Because admission to World Cup games is very strict, fans would already be in the stadium if they had tickets.

According to official data, there may be 3 Chinese fans entering the stadium, and there will be more Swedish fans.

"The Chinese team's bus is here."

The fans rushed over and waved outside the cordon, and the players on the bus also waved towards this side. At this moment, I was very excited.

"Come on Chinese team."

"Come on Chinese team."

"These fans are so cute,"

"I now feel that the significance of participating in the World Cup is not only to be famous, but also to fulfill a country's dream."

"Yes, a dream!"

When he came to the stadium, the camera followed suit, and when Li Qiao got off the bus, he saw Ljungberg.

"Hi, Frederick."

"Joe."

Two Arsenal team-mates walked and caught up.

"Joe, I hope you don't score in this game."

"Haha, that's not sure."

"By the way, what position do you play? I think Ibrahimovic and Larson both start."

"Border."

"Then we might match up."

"So you can't score goals."

"Hey, you know me, and I know you too, each other, each other."

Ljungberg patted Li Qiao, "I'll go first, remember that I won't show mercy on the court."

"No need!"

Get ready, Li Qiao went out to warm up with his teammates, saw many familiar faces, Ibrahimovic, Larson.

It may be difficult for the Chinese team's defense to withstand their impact, and the 15 minutes before the opening are the most critical.

Chinese players do not lack skills, but what they lack is confidence. After all, the Korean team has participated in many World Cups, and they have already been abused.

During the warm-up, the Swedish players would also greet Li Qiao. Gao Lin was envious, "Li Qiao, you are so awesome, you feel like an international superstar."

"Hehe, then work harder and go to Europe to play football."

"Well, my dream."

After half an hour of warm-up, the players returned to the locker room. After making final preparations, the players lined up in the player channel.

In this game, Zhu Guanghu is still very conservative. None of the players who played well in the World Youth Championship last year did not make it, and he still chose a veteran player. This has advantages and disadvantages.

Under the guidance of the FIFA flag, players from both sides walked into the field, first played the national anthem, and then saluted the players from both sides.

The captains of the two teams will pick sides, while the Chinese team captain Li Weifeng will go.

After picking sides, the Swedish team kicked off first in the first half.

At this time, a countdown appeared on the scene, 10, 9, 8, 7...

0.
The audience applauded, and the first round match between the Chinese team and the Swedish team in Group B of the World Cup began.

The CCTV commentators for this game are Huang Jianxiang and Duan Xuan.

When the two were still introducing the starting lineup, the Swedish team launched a fast break. Ljungberg made a pass from the side. Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the middle took the lead and Liu Yunfei hugged the ball.

In the opening 20 seconds, only a few starters were introduced.

Huang Jianxiang said: "Sweden seems to be grabbing the start, the Chinese team should be careful."

Sure enough, Sweden also learned the lesson of the slow start of the German team yesterday. They will attack strongly in the first minute of the game.

(End of this chapter)