There is one more match to be played before the final, and that is the battle between France and Argenton for third place. Perhaps because these two teams that should have won the championship could only compete for third place, everyone's mood was not very high, especially Messi, who walked many times in the game, which made Argentina's attack not smooth. And in the shadow of the upcoming final, the attention that this third or fourth place final has received is really limited.

It has been proposed to cancel the third and fourth finals of the World Cup, just like the European Championship, where only the champion needs to be determined, and there is no need to compete for the third place. Because people in sports usually only remember who the champion is, and sometimes they can't even remember the runner-up, let alone the third runner-up. Moreover, for many teams who have the ability to win the championship but lose the chance to reach the final, the battle for third place can sometimes be really brutal.

There were some for and against the proposal, but FIFA still put the third and fourth place finals in Russia. As for whether it will be canceled in the future, no one can say for sure.

In this game, Argentina defeated France 1-0 with Dybala's goal and won the third place. But through the TV screen, people all over the world can see that Messi is not happy, which is also reasonable, a player like him, only the championship is what he wants, a World Cup third place, for Mei Tianwang, dispensable.

The third- and fourth-place matches start and end in the shadow of the final, and many years from now, fans will recall what the final of this World Cup was like, but absolutely no one will remember the third- and fourth-place matches, except for the die-hard fans of Argentina and France.

July 15 is also the day of the World Cup final in Russia. Today, all eyes are on Russia, and everyone is talking about the upcoming match. There has already been a lot of trouble in China, and since the competition is held at 10 p.m. Beijing time, it will not affect whether it is a student who has already taken a summer vacation or a person who has already joined the workforce. Due to time and the participation of the Chinese team, today's final is likely to be the highest-rated final in the history of the World Cup!

If anyone on this day and day does not mention something related to the World Cup, then I am sorry, this person must be from outer space. As Chen Hui said: "It is impossible for mortals on earth not to know about today's special day. ”

Chen Hui's words are somewhat exaggerated, but it can also be seen from the side that the World Cup is indeed the most popular sport in the world, which is absolutely incomparable to the Olympic Games.

CCTV studio in Moscow, He Wei and Xu Yang met with fans and friends in it early. I only heard He Wei say: "Audience friends, hello everyone, I met with you a few hours early today. Now everyone knows that our Chinese team has reached the final of the World Cup, which is an unprecedented feat! Although before the start of the World Cup, some people guessed that the Chinese team was the favorite to win the championship from the strength and lineup of the Chinese team, but when the Chinese team really appeared in the final, everyone must still be very surprised and excited. Xu Yang, do you think the Chinese team is expected to enter the final?"

Xu Yang said: "This is definitely a matter of expectation, looking at the value of these players in the Chinese team, it is not difficult to see, other good, more than 150 million euros, there are four, two of them are more than 200 million! Mr. Golden Ball, the Chinese team has two, four people have entered the top three of the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer of the Year, and as many as seven have been selected for the World Team of the Year! From these aspects, I think it is abnormal for the Chinese team not to enter the final. ”

He Wei laughed and said, "That's right. So which team are you more optimistic about?"

Xu Yang said firmly: "China! What about you, He Wei?"

"It has to be China. If we talk about Brazil, I guess the two of us will be beaten by the fans when we return to China!"

The two joked for a while, and He Weicai said: "Since it is the World Cup, then the players are the protagonists, but now there are still a few hours before the start of the game, but we can now predict the starting lineups of the two sides." It is easier to predict the Chinese team, the goalkeeper must be Ma Junqiang, Huang Yu is on the left side of the back line, Liang Xiran is suspended and can appear in the final, he will definitely partner with Yan Tao as a central defender, and Tang Ling can return to the right midfielder position. There are four people in the midfield, Xu Zhixin, Zhao Wenkang and 'Twins', which are fixed, and Zhang Shujie and Li Mu in the front court are the main forces that Lei can't beat. There is no suspense about this, the whole world knows it. ”

Xu Yang said: "Yes, most of the main lineup of the Brazilian team is not difficult to guess in comparison, and there may be some changes in a few positions. The goalkeeper should be Alison, he performed very well in this cup, Marcelo on the left side of the back line can not be squeezed out, and there is no suspense about the two David Luiz and Thiago Silva in the middle, the main thing is to look at the right side, whether it will be Alves or Danilo, in terms of strength, Alves must be above Danilo, and he has more experience in the competition, but after all, Alves is almost 35 years old, and he can adapt to the high-intensity game of the World Cup final There is still a question. I think it's probably better to have Alves as a surprise player and he'll play again in the second half so that his fitness won't be able to sustain it in the end. ”

He Wei nodded and said, "That makes sense." What about the midfielders? What's your opinion?"

"In midfield, I think Casemiro must be the main midfielder, and from the previous games, Sampaoli should continue to put Paulinho next to him. Coutinho, needless to say, is also one of the main players. The variable is in Firmino and Willian, to see which one Sampaoli will use, I personally think it is more likely to use Willian. ”

He Wei put forward a different opinion at this time: "But in the last two games, Firmino's form is actually slightly better than Willian's. Also, it is not ruled out that Sampaoli will put Willian in the forward position. ”

"This is also possible, Willian is a very well-rounded character, midfielders and wingers can play! Let's look at the forwards, Neymar, needless to say, the main force of the iron fight! In addition, Jesus should be no problem. ”

"Then you can basically guess the main lineup of the Brazilian team at this point, and the prediction is 442, which is the same as the Chinese team. ”

"Yes. However, in terms of variables, in fact, the Brazilian team has more than the Chinese team, which is also Brazil's advantage. After the Chinese team has played these seven games, no matter how it is adjusted, there are only a few people who can be used over and over again, and the other players are really An Rong delaying time or leading by a large score many times, go up and feel the atmosphere. But the chances of a big lead in this World Cup final are slim to none. ”

He Wei agrees with Xu Yang's words, in the past 20 years of the World Cup finals, there was a 3:0 in 1998, and the rest won by two goals at most, in 2006 it was a penalty shootout to decide the winner, and in 2010 and 2014, the two finals were 1:0 small scores.

He Wei said: "It's still early in the game, we can first turn the camera to Moscow to see what kind of atmosphere is in the finals in Moscow. ”

(End of chapter)