Godfather of national football

Chapter 319 Closing Ceremony

During the finals, it was early morning in China, the most annoying time of day for sleepy people, but today many people were waiting in front of the TV early, or eating instant noodles alone, or with their friends. In short, they must be in a place where they can watch the game.

At this time, more than 7 seats in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio have been filled. There are more Chinese fans in this game, but there are only a few thousand people. It is easier for Spain to come to Brazil. Coupled with the language relationship, there are about 1 Spanish fans.

The rest are all local Brazilian fans. Except for reserved tickets, all other tickets were sold out before the start of the Confederations Cup. Originally, the Brazilians thought that there must be a Brazilian team on the stage of the final, but...

At this time, the court is covered with blue plastic sheeting as a protection. There will be a closing song and dance performance, and then the final will officially begin.

The camera swept and showed some big names in the stands, including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, football king Pele, and of course Ronaldo also came, but he was not a VIP, but sitting in the commentary booth as the guest commentator of Universal Sports.

In this game, CCTV’s commentary team is still Duan Xuan and Xu Yang. They are surrounded by Spanish counterparts. The two sides did not say hello, because the English of most Spaniards is indeed a bit bad.

Duan Xuan began to introduce today's process, "The song and dance performance will start soon, and the finale will be a Brazilian singer who is said to be very popular throughout the Americas, but no one in China has heard her songs, because we can't find her Chinese name on Du Niang, only the Portuguese name ivete`sangalo."

Then Duan Xuan asked jokingly: "Xu Yang, do you know her?"

"Of course it's impossible, but I took a look at the photos and it's really hot and beautiful."

"Okay, let's enjoy it later."

"It is estimated that after this Confederations Cup, the Chinese will know her, just like Shakira became famous in 2006."

"Hahaha," Duan Xuan couldn't help laughing.

Duan Xuan still remembers that scene. He was also a member of CCTV’s reporting team for the 2006 World Cup. Before the final in Berlin, Shakira’s singing and dancing with black male singers was so hot, especially her invincible electric buttocks were unforgettable.

Duan Xuan continued: "Football matches are different from the Olympic Games. Song and dance performances are generally very short, mainly to protect the stadium, so there will be several highlights in the performances to come. The first is the Rio Carnival, the second is the Brazilian samba dance, the third is the entrance of the national flags of the two countries in the final, and the last is the performance of the Brazilian singer."

"Xu Yang, which one are you most looking forward to?"

"Of course it's the national flag, I'm going to be thrilled."

"Me too."

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After the closing ceremony began, the lights of the venue were dimmed first, and the audience swayed their smartphones, creating a scene like a starry sky.

Then the lights were turned on again, and Brazilian samba girls who wore nothing but dressed danced into the stadium. This scene can be seen every year at the Rio Carnival. This is a feature of Rio and a business card of Brazil, reflecting Brazil's boldness and enthusiasm.

After a short samba dance performance, two ladies in costumes held white flagpoles, with a Spanish flag on one side and a Chinese flag on the other, and a man in the middle held a Brazilian flag, because Brazil is the host country and will host the World Cup next year.

In the end, the queen sang. Ivete walked in a white tulle dress. This is a typical Latin American beauty, confident, open, and generous.

After the song, I sang with all my heart. Although I couldn't understand it, I felt it was a Latin American style song. After one song was sung, the closing performance reached its climax, and the audience shouted "Brazil, Brazil, Brazil."

As a football kingdom, Brazil will never accept failure. Their goal for next year's World Cup is still to be the champion and become a six-star Brazil.

After the song and dance performance, dozens of caddies on the scene began to remove the plastic sheeting that protected the court. When the green court returned to its original appearance, all the fans were excited, and the game was about to start.

The players are warming up, but the TV will not broadcast it. Duan Xuan said: "We CCTV sent two reporters, one in the capital and the other in Madrid, Spain. We will fully record the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the fans of the two countries."

The camera was first shown in Madrid. A huge LED screen was set up in the main square in the city center. There was a huge crowd of people, some were waving Spanish flags, some were waving Real Madrid scarves, but the only team they supported today was the Spanish team.

The CCTV reporter finally interviewed a Spanish fan. He said that Spain will win. When asked about the prediction of the score, the fan said confidently: "3 to 0!"

The CCTV reporter interviewed an overseas Chinese on the scene. He said that it will be difficult for the Chinese team to meet Spain, but it is not impossible. He hopes that the Chinese team can be dragged into a penalty shootout.

In addition, I ran into an Italian fan at the scene. He was more optimistic about the Chinese team, because Spain eliminated Italy in the semifinals, so he hoped that Spain would suffer a bit in the final.

The fans in the capital are too enthusiastic. They are unanimously optimistic about the Chinese team, but when asked about the score prediction, the fans are very cautious. The most optimistic is to predict 1-0. Most people hope that a penalty kick can be played, let God decide.

The terrifying impression left by the Spanish dynasty is still very deep. The Spanish team with Real Madrid and Barcelona as the base has performed pass control football to the extreme. In addition, everyone is very satisfied with being able to enter the final.

A reporter from CCTV specially interviewed an old fan at the scene. He said that he is over 60 years old, and he has experienced all the ups and downs of the national football team.

"In the 90 World Cup qualifiers in Italy, we experienced black 3 minutes, but in 2001, history gave us a World Cup qualification."

"The 2004 Asian Cup final was reversed by the Japanese team's handball, but 7 years later, Li Guo returned us an Asian Cup. This time, I think the Spaniard should also return us a victory."

The old man was referring to the time when he lost to Spain in the warm-up match before the World Cup in South Africa. The crowd around him applauded, "Well said."

The camera returns to the stadium, the warm-up of both sides is going on, the running and so on will not be filmed, mainly to shoot the big names of both sides, today Spain is playing with all the main players, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Ramos.

These superstars who can only be seen in La Liga or the Champions League are now appearing in front of the Chinese team. The fans feel unreal. At this time, Duan Xuan introduced a tidbit that happened during the warm-up just now.

(End of this chapter)