At 9 a.m. local time on June 11, all 32 teams for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil were seated as Japan, Portugal and Ghana arrived in Brazil to host the tournament.

The first to arrive is the Japanese national team, who will play Russia in their first group game in Cuiabá on the 17th, alongside Algeria and Belgium.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal squad arrived in Campinas, more than 100 kilometres from the city of São Paulo, where they will prepare for their first group game against Germany in the coming days.

Having just arrived in Campinas, head coach Paulo Pinto was full of confidence in an interview with the local Brazilian media "Globo": "Coming late does not mean that we don't pay attention to the World Cup, just as we don't necessarily win the final championship if we come early, so we have to get the last piece of cake if we come late!"

There is no doubt that the 'last piece of cake' in Paulo Pinto's mouth is the ultimate winner of this World Cup!

Portugal's number one star and captain Cristiano Ronaldo spoke almost identically to manager Paulo Pinto, saying: "I was in very good form in the last 2013-2014 season and I have a group of really good team-mates, so I believe we have reason to have the last laugh, the champion?

Cristiano Ronaldo is domineering, but his past 2013-2014 season was really good.

La Liga Golden Boot and Champions League Golden Boot!

The Champions League has set a new single-season scoring record, so there has been no media sarcasm against him, not even the domestic media of the seeded German team.

Ghana were the latest of the 32 teams to arrive in Brazil, but they didn't attract much attention because they weren't strong enough to compete for the title.

It is worth mentioning that Australia, who represent Asia in the World Cup, is the most active team in this World Cup, and they arrived in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba on the 28th of last month to prepare for the first World Cup group game against Chile.

Closer to home, the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup 20 kicks off at 6pm local time in Brazil at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, although it will be preceded by a grand opening ceremony.

The Corinthians Arena is the home of Brazilian giants Corinthians with a capacity of 68,000 and is one of the few multi-purpose stadiums in São Paulo, but its main role is football.

With hours to go before the opening ceremony, the square around the Corinthians Arena was already filled with enthusiastic Brazilian fans.

Brazil, known as the kingdom of football.

However, the World Cup is a feast for fans from all over the world, and the fans gathered at the Corinthians Arena are not only Brazilian fans, but also many fans from all over the world, who are enthusiastic and unrestrained, and devote themselves to creating a frenetic atmosphere.

Chinese fans are also paying attention to the opening ceremony of the World Cup, but they are more concerned about the first group stage of the Chinese team in this World Cup.

Ivory Coast is China's first group stage opponent, and the Chinese fans of the Ivory Coast national team are still quite familiar with it, the Toure brothers, Kalou and Drogba, who used to play for Chelsea, and then the winger Gervinho, who played for Roma.

In fact, the impact of this team is not as good as the previous two World Cups, Drogba's peak has long passed, and the Toure brothers have also declined with age, only Gervinho's form has reassured the Ivorian domestic media.

However, Ivory Coast's attack on the right will likely pose a huge threat to the left side of the Chinese defence, with right-back Aurier and right winger Gervinho working together in a tacit combination, strong and fast, and if Swansea centre-forward Bony can find form, he will have a good chance of opening the door to victory for Ivory Coast.

The Chinese domestic media share the same hatred, and while Lippi's team is studying Côte d'Ivoire, they are also out and about to share the worries of the national team.

Greece, the second team to face in the group stage, is also within the scope of Chinese media, but compared to Ivory Coast, the Greek team has few famous players, most of them are from their home league, the most famous is Papastathopoulos, who moved to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2013.

Due to the position, Papastathopoulos only had an impact on the Chinese team's offense, and the pressure on the defense was not very great.

In addition, Lu Liang and Yan Junling, who play for Dortmund, are quite familiar with Papastathopoulos, and Lu Liang and Yan Junling, who have trained together for a season in the past, are quite familiar with the characteristics of Papastathopoulos, which can bring inspiration to the national team head coach Lippi.

In addition, the domestic media also paid attention to the fact that most of the players of the Greek national team are from the domestic giant Olympiacos, and they will definitely not lack tacit understanding in playing together as teammates all year round.

Therefore, the domestic media warned the players of the Chinese team not to underestimate the Greek national team that is not well-known but has balanced strength.

There are no underdogs in Europe, while Greece are second in the group on goal difference.

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Football knows no borders, and even more so at the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil at the Corinthians Arena, where Brazil was the host and made players from all over the world feel their unique love.

The opening ceremony of each World Cup will attract a lot of attention from the media and fans, especially the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which has given the world a wonderful time, so the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will inevitably make fans look forward to it.

The opening ceremony started at 2:30 p.m. local time in Brazil, but it was the political bigwigs who first entered the fans' eye.

Not long after, the opening ceremony of the World Cup was officially announced in the shouts of Brazilian female President Rousseff, and the huge spherical LED display hanging in the center of the Corinthians Arena welcomed everyone with the words of 32 World Cup participating countries, which was unique and attentive.

It is worth mentioning that this huge LED display is made up of 90,000 LED lights, capable of creating 7,000 nits of brightness.

Immediately, the screen turns, showing the scene of the beginning of the universe.

Actors from São Paulo work together to present a beautiful picture of the beginning of the world, with a rich content of rivers converging, changes in the landscape, the emergence of plants and animals, and the birth of man.

Immediately afterwards, the Guarani, the oldest ethnic group in Brazil, appeared in the center of the venue.

Accompanied by music, enthusiastic Brazilian dancers demonstrated a variety of Brazilian dances in the venue.

The dance that ignited the crowd was naturally the well-known samba, with Brazilian girls in white tops and red dresses swaying their youthful and energetic figures.

The finale is a powerful Brazilian war dance, a unique dance between art and myriad, and one of Brazil's national arts.

Brazilian art and dance were on full display at the 20th World Cup, and the opening ceremony was so creative that the fans of martial arts sitting in front of the TV felt like they were in the middle of the action, feeling the enthusiasm of the people of Brazil......

According to official data, the 2014 FIFA 20th World Cup was transmitted to 200 countries or regions around the world through satellite signals, with 160 TV stations broadcasting live, and more than 3 billion fans watching the live broadcast through TV or the Internet, reaching the highest level in history.

The opening ceremony was divided into three parts, the first two of which were to give fans a taste of the customs and folklore of the country of Brazil.

However, many real fans are not very fond of the so-called opening ceremony, although it is full of creativity, but they are most concerned about the opening game, which is the final part of the opening ceremony, Brazil hosts Croatia in the first match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Before that, there was a rather unexpected kick-off ceremony.

The referee who entered the field first blew the whistle before the players warmed up, and 64 children representing 32 participating countries appeared in the stadium as football elves, which was full of pictures.

A giant Brazilian flag slowly descends from the roof of the stadium and then rests next to the star display, before a disabled person named Giuliano Pinto kicks off the World Cup wearing a special device.

Finally, the star display slowly opens to a circular performance stage.

Latin diva Jennifer López walked on the red carpet and walked onto the performance stage, singing the theme song of this World Cup "e-Are-One"

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As the beautiful singing of Latin diva Jennifer López slowly disappeared into the Corinthians Arena, the second phase of the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Brazil came to an end, and then the third stage began.

Tang Zheng, who has never liked to watch this kind of theatrical performance, did not watch the live broadcast of the opening ceremony, he waited directly until the match between Brazil and Croatia began before turning on the TV, after all, he had teammates in both teams.

Marcelo is Brazil's main left-back, while Luka Modric is the heart of Croatia's midfield.

The first thing that caught Tang Zheng's eyes was not the game itself, but the appearance ceremony of the Brazilian players.

From the start of captain Thiago Silva's appearance, the Brazilian players who stepped onto the pitch would reach out their right hand on the right shoulder of their team-mate in front of them, giving them a sense of togetherness.

The Brazilian fans at the Corinthians Arena felt so excited when they saw this scene that the chanting that resounded throughout the stadium escalated to deafening, and even Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast of the game, frowned and had to turn down the volume.

As the hosts, the five stars on their left chest are glory and pressure at the same time.

The Brazilian players who participated in this World Cup are not the worst in history, but they are definitely the most mediocre.

Among the attacking players who started the front court, in addition to Neymar and Oscar have a certain degree of popularity, the center Fred is quite unknown in the world, and only Gustavo is relatively famous in the Bundesliga for the double back, and Paulinho's popularity is limited to Brazil.

How can such a mediocre Brazilian national team continue to win the championship for the sixth time in the football kingdom?

Even at home, the Brazilian domestic media is not particularly optimistic about the Brazilian team winning the championship.

So there's a lot of pressure on every player and the team wants to give each other confidence and hope in this way of coming together.

Wasn't that how the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup came about?

Not long after, the game started, and the Brazilian team playing at home had not yet made a force, but Croatia took the lead.

Croatia, with the three midfield talents of Luka Modric, Rakitic and Kovacic, is not inferior to any national team in the midfield, and forwards Mandzukic and Jelavic have rich game experience.

If you look at the strength of the squad alone, Croatia may even surpass Brazil.

In the 10th minute of the game, the first goal of this World Cup was scored.

Luka Modric instigated an attack in midfield, Perisic crossed from the left, Jelavic rubbed a little forward to change the direction of the ball, and Marcelo, who was active in the defense, accidentally blocked the ball into his own goal.

No one thought that the first goal of this World Cup would come from an own goal......

The home team Brazil unexpectedly trailed Croatia 0-1.

I don't know if it was the accidental loss of the goal that completely ignited the desire to fight in the hearts of the Brazilian players, who took over the game directly with the advantage of their home field, and once pressed Croatia in their own half for a half-court offensive drill.

In the 28th minute of the game, Neymar, wearing the number 10 shirt, helped Brazil equalize!

Tang Zheng, who was watching the live broadcast, shook his head, puzzled by Rakitic's mistake, and he should have played the ball in time in his position, because once the ball was cut off by the opponent, the back line was in danger.

Neymar, who won the ball, was super capable, using his speed and technical advantages to break through to the edge of the penalty area and score a low shot, scoring the 32nd goal of his national team career.

Although Neymar is only 22 years old, he has a lot of experience in international competition, and this is his 50th appearance for the Brazilian national team, making him the youngest player in the country's history to reach 50 international games.

Perhaps motivated by the goal, Neymar's form skyrocketed over the rest of the game, leaving the midfield trio of Luka Modric, Rakitic and Mateo Kovacic unable to juggle attack.

In this way, the mediocre Brazilian national team took advantage of the home field to press Croatia to play.

However, it was not without good news for Croatia, and the score did not change until the end of the first half.

During the intermission, Lu Haoqi, who was watching the opening match of the giant World Cup together at the hotel, asked Tang Zheng: "Brother Zheng, who do you think will win?"

"Who wins?" Tang Zheng thought for a moment: "If nothing else, the Brazilian team will win the game." ”

"Is there a reason for the advantage of the home field?" Lu Liang remembered that the result of Tang Zheng's analysis before the game was that Croatia would have a good chance of winning.

"No, no, no, it's the on-the-spot play and the fighting spirit of the players. Tang Zheng said it clearly, and at the same time denied what he said earlier: "I made an analysis based on the lineups of both sides, but as the game deepened, the Brazilian players turned the pressure into motivation very well, on the contrary, Croatia suffered from gains and losses and became less confident." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Zheng looked at his other teammates: "So we must not doubt ourselves groundlessly in our game, and we have proven our strength to be able to reach the World Cup! Colombia is strong, but Côte d'Ivoire and Greece can fight, what do you think?"

Tang Zheng said very reasonably, and his teammates who were sitting in the room watching the game nodded one after another.