The international players sitting in Tang Zheng's room to watch the game are Lu Liang, Hao Junmin, Wu Sanshi, Zheng Zhi, **, Gao Lin and Yan Junling, that is, the players with starters of the Chinese team are basically gathered here.

In the entire national team, Tang Zheng's reputation is undoubtedly the loudest, and at the same time the most powerful one, and Tang Zheng's analysis is reasonable, so his teammates have benefited a lot from listening.

In the second half, the Brazilian team, which had the advantage of home field, once again controlled the rhythm of the game with its tenacious fighting spirit, and No. 10 Neymar, who was burdened with the hopes of 200 million Brazilians, frequently made killings.

His skill at his feet was so dazzling that three Croatian players were booked early in the second half.

In other words, in the space of just five minutes, three Croatian players chose to foul Neymar in order to stifle Neymar's play.

However, the Croatians did a good job defensively, effectively keeping one of Brazil's most dangerous attacking points at bay.

Until the 69th minute of the game, Oscar passed the ball to Fred on the left rib, Croatian central defender Lovren stepped forward to show emotional pulling, Fred fell to the ground in the Brazilian league, the referee decisively blew the whistle, and then pointed to the penalty spot with his right index finger.

"oh-my-god!!" Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, heard the commentator shout in amazement: "Penalty! This is a great opportunity for Brazil to equalize!!"

Standing in front of the penalty spot, Neymar had everything he could to become a world superstar, so he withstood the pressure and fired a blast into the back of the net.

2：1

Brazil overtakes the score!

Marcelo, who made the fatal mistake, hugged Neymar excitedly, because Neymar's brace made his own goal come to naught.

Tang Zheng, who saw the broadcast screen, grinned, but he rarely saw the team's favorite Marcelo have such a reaction.

With an own goal from the World Cup, the pressure is definitely huge.

Neymar, who scored the goal, was also very excited because he set another record.

In 50 international games, he scored a staggering 33 goals, second only to Pele with 77, Zico with 66, Ronaldo with 62, Romario with 55, Bebeto with 39 and Rivaldo with 34, and tied with Ronaldinho and Giarkinho with 33 goals, and tied for seventh in Brazil's all-time scorer list.

At just 22 years old, Neymar has not yet reached the peak of his career, which means that he still has a lot of room for growth in the future, so many Brazilian TV commentators are amazed by this.

He...... When will he be able to break Pele's record for goals for the national team?

The game restarted, and Croatia, which had fallen behind, stepped up their attacking efforts, and Scolari's Brazil team regained their formation.

In this way, the Brazilian team played a quick counterattack at home.

Although the Brazilian national team as a whole is relatively mediocre, the back line is absolutely strong.

Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Luis and Alves are all the main defenders of the giants, attacking and defending.

Gustavo and Paulinho are not well-known, and their attitude and concentration are quite effective, which is evident when Croatia strengthen their attack.

As a result, there was also Oscar's game-winning goal in injury time.

Just after three minutes of stoppage time, the referee on duty blew the whistle, and the Brazilian team finally relied on Neymar's brace and Oscar's sealed victory to reverse Croatia 3:1 at home and get off to a good start to the World Cup.

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As the curtain comes down on the opening match of the World Cup, the first group stage of the Chinese team in the World Cup in Brazil is getting closer and closer.

The group stage of the World Cup against Ivory Coast is the sixth game of the World Cup in Brazil, according to the first day of the opening match, there is only one game, and the next three matches will be played every match day, that is, the first group stage of the Chinese team is in the morning of the third match day of the World Cup in Brazil.

The next day, the world's physical newspapers reported on Brazil's 3-1 win over Croatia in the opener.

The creative opening ceremony also made headlines, but it was largely negligible compared to the World Cup events that fans were more concerned about.

The major physical newspapers are also aware of this, and did not report too much on the opening ceremony, but more around the competition itself.

However, there is not much reference value for the Chinese team, so the attention of head coach Lippi and the players is focused on the first group game against Ivory Coast.

As the head coach, Lippi is quite satisfied with the team's mental outlook, especially Tang Zheng's competitive state.

As the first game of this World Cup of the Chinese team is getting closer and closer, Tang Zheng's competitive state is getting better and better......

It is not difficult to see that Tang Zheng is the kind of big player.

The higher the importance of the game, the better the performance.

This can also explain why Tang Zheng has been the best on the spot in the Champions League finals for two consecutive seasons, because he has a heart to pursue the strongest.

The brave are fearless, that's the truth!

Tang Zheng's outstanding competitive state is not only visible to Lippi and his coaching team, but also to domestic and foreign media who pay attention to the preparation of the Chinese team.

In this regard, the domestic media in Côte d'Ivoire and the domestic media in Greece felt a little bad, and published personal highlights one after another, asking the head coach of the national team to send targeted defensive players to watch Tang Zheng, just like the just-concluded 2013-2014 Champions League final, and not giving Tang Zheng any chance in the whole game.

At the same time, it is also reminded that there should be no relaxation, otherwise Atletico's injury time shut-out will happen to the national team.

Of course, in addition to the opening match, there was also a second matchday of the summit showdown that attracted the attention and speculation of the world's major media.

Spain vs Netherlands!

The pair of South Africa 2010 World Cup finalists meet in the first round of the group stage at Brazil 2014, which will certainly affect the final qualification for Group B.

Chile are strong enough to take all three points against Australia in the first round, and if Spain and the Netherlands can't decide the winner in their opening match, the qualification for the Group of Death will be even more confusing.

Tang Zheng watched the highlight match at the Xinshuiyuan Arena with his national team teammates in a hotel room after dinner, and although the results of the match between Spain and the Netherlands are irrelevant to Group C, some of the team's own problems can be observed according to the game.

The pre-match findings, the total in-game, and the post-match findings were much better.

Really!

The summit matchup between Spain and the Netherlands in Group B not only made the Chinese team see its own problem, but countless teams also saw a problem that cannot be ignored.

Spain led the Netherlands 1-0 thanks to Diego Costa's penalty midway through the first half, and many fans believe that Spain have a good chance of winning this game and then setting a new record of four consecutive major tournament titles, while Casillas will also break Gianluigi Buffon's World Cup record of 517 minutes without conceding a goal.

However, dramatic results emerged.

Van Persie received a long pass near Blind's left midfield just before the end of the first half, and flew to the top of the penalty area to push the ball into the corner, Casillas did not react, watching the football fall into the net, and the World Cup record of not conceding a goal came to an abrupt end, staying at 476 minutes......

In the eighth minute of the second half, Blind attacked the ball on the left side, Robben used his left foot in the box to unload the ball perfectly at his feet, and then buckled the ball to the left with his right foot, shook off the defending Pique, and then grabbed a powerful shot before Ramos blocked.

The ball deflected off Ramos' extended right foot and beat Casillas again.

Ten minutes later, Sneijder whipped in a free-kick from the left, the ball drew a clear arc in the air, and goalkeeper Casillas collided with Robin van Persie, but referee Rizzoli did not blow the whistle and the following centre-back De Vrij smashed the ball into the back of the net.

Despite the loud roar of captain and Casillas, it did not allow referee Rizzoli to change his decision.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, also felt helpless for his club teammates, and the current Spain was like a roof leak that happened to rain overnight, and his luck was terrible.

But the bad luck against Casillas didn't end yet, and in the 75th minute, he picked up Ramos's return pass and stopped the ball with a little more force, and then Van Persie cut off and scored an empty goal......

Five minutes later, the Dutch team quickly counter-attacked, Robben curled the ball 60 meters to the right side of the penalty area in the center circle, he first shook off Casillas's body center of gravity, and then used the change of body center of gravity to shake off Casillas's block, and hit the ball into the gate of Pique and Ramos......

In just an hour, the Spaniards experienced heaven and hell.

The penalty took the lead, and then the Netherlands scored five goals in a row.

No one knows why it turned out to be like this, but Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, knew why......

Spain's control of the midfield has declined significantly with the age of Xavi and Xavi Alonso, so much so that it has been difficult for the forward line to threaten the Dutch defence with the ball.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Spanish players are a little conceited, or that the Spanish players carry too much glory and do not know how to face the difficulties when they encounter adversity.

The Dutch team is different, they themselves are thinking of revenge, avenging the shame of the World Cup final four years ago.

Before the game, Tang Zheng thought that the Netherlands might beat Spain, but he didn't expect the result to be like this.

Record for the largest defeat and most goals conceded in the first group stage of the defending champion's first World Cup......

This record is a huge shame for the Spanish players.

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The first World Cup qualifier between China and Ivory Coast was played on matchday three, and coach Lippi spurred on his national team players while the world's media reported Spain's crushing defeat to the Netherlands.

It is also necessary for Lippi to let the Chinese team, which is participating in the World Cup for the second time, know that he does not have any capital to underestimate the opponent, and must concentrate 100% of the game, otherwise the losses of Croatia and Spain will appear on him!

This is the second time that the Chinese team has participated in the World Cup, and domestic fans have long been impatient, and it just so happened that the game time was 9 o'clock in the morning Beijing time, which is a challenge for office workers, but not entirely a problem.

As a true Chinese fan, work is just a small problem, a big deal.

The World Cup is held every four years, and God knows if there will be any Chinese team participating in the World Cup in four years?

Work, everywhere.

However, most conscientious companies will give fans and employees a convenient time off on the day of the Chinese team's World Cup match.

Therefore, many fans can sit in front of the TV or computer to watch the first game of the Chinese team's second World Cup journey!

Among these lovely fans, many fans even have insomnia.

Twelve years of waiting is indeed too long.

The Chinese team stayed at a five-star hotel in the center of Recife, only 9.8 kilometers from the Pernambuco Arena, but the Chinese team still arrived two hours earlier by bus.

Those Chinese fans who did not have tickets to go to the Pernambuco Arena chose to come to the hotel where the Chinese team was staying in Recife to cheer for the Chinese team in advance, hoping that the Chinese team, which participated in the World Cup after 12 years, could break the embarrassing record of the past.

For example, zero points, zero goals.

Of course, now the overall strength of the Chinese team is super strong, and it can be called the strongest in the history of the Chinese men's football team, so it is inevitable to break the embarrassing record of zero goals and zero points, and more fans hope that the Chinese team will at least qualify from the group under the leadership of world-class superstar Tang Zheng.

In other words, the qualifying score of the Chinese team, which had high hopes, was fixed at the group qualification.

This is also the reason why Tang Zheng gave a 'lesson' to his teammates who had a good relationship with the national team during the Brazilian team's reversal of Croatia.

It is precisely because of the high expectations that I am worried that my teammates will be crushed by the pressure.

With a capacity of 46,160 people, the Pernambuco Arena also has some roots in China, and the stadium uses a power generation system provided by a Chinese company and is the first photovoltaic power plant in the state of Pernambuco.

When the Chinese players showed up at the Pernambuco State Arena to warm up, there was a deafening loud cheer from the stands: "Whoa"

Tang Zheng and his teammates, who had just stepped onto the grass, looked up to see that most of the stadium was occupied by Chinese fans wearing uniform red T-shirts.

Looking up, it was magnificent.

In addition to the Ivorian fans and neutral fans who came from afar, nearly 60% of the fans were wearing red T-shirts or jerseys, which means that 60% of the people at the Pernambuco State Arena supported the Chinese team!

Eighteen-year-old Sun Jingbo subconsciously exclaimed: "This ...... Are they all our supporters?"

"That's right, they're all behind us!"

Tang Zheng playfully glanced at Sun Jingbo, the youngest in the team, crossed his hands on his hips, and said in high spirits.

As the first group stage of the Chinese team in the World Cup got closer and closer, Tang Zheng's eyes lit up, and he gradually felt that his slow and smooth blood began to boil.

That's right, it's boiling!

Not long after, the Ivory Coast squad of 23 players appeared on the pitch along with the strength and conditioning coach.

"Woo woo"

Suddenly, a deafening boo rang out over the arena in Pernambuco.

The Ivorian players subconsciously froze in place, raising their eyebrows, and wondered why there were such loud boos in the stands.

They looked up and saw the Chinese fans in sequoias, as if they realized something.

The well-informed Drogba couldn't help but turn his head to look at the jogging Chinese player, from whom he could easily find the number one star Tang Zheng.

That confident expression, as if seeing yourself back then.

The game, hanging!