"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

With the three long whistles of the referee on duty, the first semi-final of the 16th Asian Cup in Australia in 2015 came to an end, and the Chinese team finally won the place to advance to the final of the Asian Cup with the Chinese team 2:0.

At the same time, every Chinese player who appeared on the broadcast screen was hysterical and vented the long-hidden euphoria in his heart.

The Chinese fans in the stands were already in a frenzy long before Hassan blew the whistle, especially the 'Dragons Fan Club' fans, who jumped on the spot shoulder to shoulder, so that the fans sitting in front of the TV had a sense of a small earthquake.

The frenzied atmosphere created by the Chinese team's advance to the Asian Cup final and the Chinese fans at the scene also seemed to infect the Chinese fans in front of the TV, which happened to be around 8 o'clock Beijing time, so the fans seemed even more excited.

Dancing and hysterical rants are the most common state, and some overly excited female fans even run all the way through the bustling street market in sexy bikinis to vent the excitement of the Chinese team advancing to the Asian Cup final.

Many fans supported the Chinese team when it was at its lowest point, and now that the Chinese team is at its peak, they are particularly excited.

Of course, those fans who have gradually become fond of football and the Chinese men's football team because of the strength of the national football team are also excited, but they do not have the heartfelt pride and pride of the older generation of fans.

Remembering that for a long time I was ridiculed by friends, colleagues, and classmates because I liked the Chinese men's football team, and the feeling when the Chinese team was successful is really difficult to describe in words.

When the Chinese team advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Brazil last year, a fan posted a thought-provoking picture on Weibo, which reads - If I can't support you when you fail, then how can I say I love you when you succeed.

This picture can be described as meaningful, because as the results of the Chinese men's football team are getting better and better, more and more fans are joining halfway, so there is less of a hardship similar to the history of struggle.

However, for every Chinese, the better the Chinese men's football team, the more proud they are.

It's just that I don't know if the strength of the Chinese men's football team will no longer be in a few years, and it is unknown whether they will abandon Chinese football......

To get back to the point, Tang Zheng, who contributed a goal and an assist in this game, became a well-deserved best player of the game, so he was particularly intimate with the live director, and the fans sitting in front of the TV can clearly see the soul player who led the rise of the Chinese team.

Although Zhao Lina, who has no vacation, can only sit on the sofa and watch TV, her crimson pretty face looks particularly proud.

Because...... The star that countless female fans dream of is her...... Boyfriend.

In the future, it will be her husband.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lina's pretty face like a sinking fish and a goose had a little more expectation, looking forward to the day when she became Tang Zheng's wife.

Although Tang's father and Tang's mother, who came to the scene, have long been accustomed to the pride brought by their son Tang Zheng, they will always have new pride at this time.

Feeling the frenzy in your face, and listening to a large number of fans chanting Tang Zheng's name, as a parent, pride is the most basic.

CCTV once did a program called "Giving birth to a child like Tang Zheng", and Tang's father and Tang's mother were the guests of that episode.

Listening to the praise of Tang Zheng by the whole country, which parent does not have pride?

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A day later, Australia defeated Iraq 2-0 at the Australian Stadium in Sydney to meet China in the final of the Asian Cup.

In the days when the Chinese team advanced to the Asian Cup final, Real Madrid maintained a very good result, in addition to advancing to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, the league also won three consecutive victories, winning 3-0 away against Getafe and 2-1 against Córdoba, and beating Real Sociedad 4-1 at home.

Real Madrid was not affected by the draw with Valencia, which made Tang Zheng focus more on preparing for the Asian Cup final.

China's Asian Cup final against Australia is just three days away from the second semi-final, but it is clear that China have the upper hand, as they get an extra day of rest than Australia.

However, considering that Australia is playing at home, this advantage is basically negligible.

However, Chinese fans have their own confidence and expectations, because the Chinese team is currently the team with the best defense and the most goals in this Asian Cup.

Defense wins championships, offense wins fans.

It just so happens that the Chinese team has both, and it is not easy to ensure the quality of defense while playing beautifully.

Most media in Asia are optimistic about China's prospects of winning the championship, including some local Australian media, who believe that the Chinese team has the strength to beat Australia.

Of course, the Chinese players preparing for the Asian Cup final did not drink this bowl of poisoned milk.

It is natural that the Chinese domestic media is optimistic about the Chinese team, and the Australian media is still optimistic about the Chinese team?

Isn't this poisoned milk?

Head coach Lippi has a lot of experience in coaching and naturally knows what is most important before the game.

With the Asian Cup entering the finals, the Chinese team no longer has any skills and tactics to practice, and preparing for the final is more about psychological defense and adjustment.

Italy's ability to win the championship in 2006 is directly related to the mentality of the players in addition to their strength.

You must know that Italy at that time fell behind in the final, then equalized, and finally dragged the game into extra time and penalty shootouts.

If a team wants to perform at its best, the first thing a player has is a sense of normalcy.

Lippi is not very worried about the current Chinese team, after all, most of the players participated in the World Cup in Brazil last year, and they have plenty of experience and a good mentality, and they are not as nervous about the top competitions in Asia as before.

In other words, the current Chinese captain has gained knowledge, is no longer so restrained, and can play his best level with a good mentality.

Before the Asian Cup final, Japan and Iraq played a third- and fourth-place final, the two sides played 2:2 in regular time, and finally won 3:2 in extra time with a final shot by Shinji Kagawa and won the third place in the 16th Asian Cup.

As the Asian Cup final draws closer and closer, Sydney, an international metropolis, has a strong football color.

In this city, there are also many yellow-skinned and black-eyed Chinese, who speak fluent Mandarin and shuttle through the streets of Sydney.

Except for a small number of Chinese who came to Sydney for sightseeing, most of the Chinese came to cheer for the Chinese team.

However, tickets for the final are limited, and the Australian Stadium, as the second largest stadium in Australia, can accommodate about 83,000 spectators, but considering all aspects of safety factors, the fans are controlled within 75,000.

After deducting the free tickets of sponsors, organizers, players, etc., there are less than 70,000 tickets sold to the public.

However, there are more than 100,000 Chinese who come to Sydney, and Australia, as the host, must have more home tickets than the away team, so it is destined that many fans will not be able to buy the third final of the Chinese men's football team in the history of the Asian Cup.

When demand is much higher than the number of tickets, the price increase of fixed tickets is inevitable.

A ticket worth 100 yuan was speculated to 5,000 yuan, and it was priceless, especially when the final was imminent, it was even more difficult to find a ticket, so many local tyrants claimed that they could not buy tickets for the Asian Cup final.

It can be seen from this that the Chinese team, which has the prospect of winning the championship, is favored by the Chinese people.

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Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the 2015 Asian Cup final in Australia, according to the schedule, the final between the Chinese team and Australia is at 7 p.m. local time on January 31, which is equivalent to 5 p.m. Beijing time.

Although this point in time is still at work or just after work for the vast majority of Chinese, considering that the time is on the weekend, and the domestic private bosses have been very cheerful in the past two years, supporting employees to cheer for the national team, it does not affect everyone sitting in front of the TV or computer to cheer for the Chinese team.

With half a day to go before the start of the game, tens of thousands of fans have gathered in the outer square of the Australian Stadium in Sydney, with the vast majority of them wearing Chinese fans wearing red jerseys.

If you don't know that the 16th Asian Cup is being held in Australia, it is estimated that many people will think that this Asian Cup will be held in China......

There were also a large number of media reporters in the noisy outer square, carrying cameras and holding microphones, interviewing fans on both sides who were in high spirits.

It is worth mentioning that there are also many blonde and blue-eyed foreign fans wearing Chinese team jerseys to cheer for the Chinese team, and these special fans are the focus of Chinese domestic media reporters.

Fans sitting in front of the TV also like to see these news reports outside the stadium, to know where there are foreigners who have supported the Chinese team in the past time?

It's good not to complain and denigrate......

Of course, this has a lot to do with Tang Zheng and the successful overseas players in Europe, their presence is more like watching their idols play.

Two hours before the game, there were long queues at every entrance to the Australian Stadium.

The players from both sides of the game also parked at designated locations in the Australian stadium in succession, and then stepped off the bus amid the huge cheers created by their respective fans, and entered their respective locker rooms inside the stadium through the passageway.

An hour before the game, both sides submitted their starting lists to the AFC official.

Australian coach Postecoglou, who got the starting lineup of the Chinese team, frowned, the starting list of the Chinese team was not much different from what he imagined, but containing the Chinese team's attack and breaking through the Chinese team's defense was the most headache for him.

The Chinese team is the team with the most goals and the fewest goals conceded in this Asian Cup, and Postecoglou has no bottom in his heart.

After looking at it for several minutes, his attention was focused on the name of 'Li Kui'.

Li Kui's performance in the semi-finals against the Japanese team is remarkable, and one of the few 'stains' is the 'emotional control' deviation, although he can be restrained after receiving a yellow card, but the importance of the Asian Cup final and the final are two concepts.

How many youngsters are there now who can be at ease in the final without any nervousness?

Not for nothing, but very little!

Postecoglou believes that Li Kui is a point that Australia can take advantage of.

At the same time, China's head coach Lippi is also looking at Australia's starting line-up, which is not much different from what he and his assistant Madaloni had guessed before the game.

The overall strength of this Australian team is actually not strong, and veterans such as Bresciano and Cahill can still be the main players of the team, so it is not difficult to see that the Australian national team is in a very awkward stage.

Green and yellow.

The old is old, the little is small.

Reaching the Asian Cup final was largely due to the fact that most Asian teams were not strong enough to threaten Australia as a whole, and they were lucky.

In addition to the South Korean team facing in the group stage, the strength of the team is called the first in Asia, the strength of Oman and Kuwait is not a threat to Australia, and the strength of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals is also not strong.

Semi-final opponents Iraq are also in an awkward stage, while Australia itself is at the top of Asia's strength and has the advantage of home field, and it is expected that they will win Iraq to advance to the Asian Cup final.

So Lippi has only one requirement for the team in the Asian Cup final - step by step, boiled frogs in warm water.

Veterans like Bresciano and Cahill have a lot of experience, but the hidden dangers are even more obvious, their fitness is obviously declining, and fitness is a problem.

Before the start of the game, the managers of both sides made up their minds to make targeted adjustments.

However, the effect will be revealed according to the competition.

Shortly after, the curtain came down on the theatrical performances before the 2015 Asian Cup final in Australia, with players from both sides arriving in the tunnel from their dressing rooms before slowly entering the pitch under the leadership of Iranian referee Fahani Ariza.

"Whoa—"

The almost full-house Australian stadium resounded with deafening loud chanting.

At this moment, everyone is not divided from each other, and only contribute their own strength to the upcoming Asian Cup finals.

Due to Zheng Zhi's injury in the warm-up before facing the Japanese team in the semifinals, head coach Lippi considered that Zheng Zhi's recovery did not reach the ideal level, and for the sake of safety, he still sent Li Kui's partner Tang Zheng, who performed remarkably in the semifinals, in the midfield double back position.

Captain Zheng Zhi was not on the starting list, and Tang Zheng once again served as the captain of the Chinese team on the field, so the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV watched Tang Zheng lead ten teammates into the stadium, and then faced the main stand and stood in a row with the referee team as the center.

Immediately, the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers" sounded on the live radio.

Listening to the familiar melody, every Chinese was in awe at this moment, and couldn't help but sing the national anthem along with the tune.

Including the Chinese fans in the stands, they stood in front of their seats, raised their heads and chests, and looked at the five-star red flag flying high, extremely proud.

This was followed by the Australian national anthem "Forward Australia", and then the two sides shook hands, took a group photo, and the captains of both sides went to the referee to guess the ball.

Two minutes later, Gao Lin stepped on the football with his right foot, Lu Liang stood next to him, and the frenzy of the Australian stadium was minimized.

It's not that the fans are emotional, but that the fans are holding back their energy and waiting until the game starts to vent......