On the evening of July 13, 2014, at 7 p.m. domestic time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After that familiar 16-second burst of music, two announcers, a man and a woman, appeared on the television screen.

M: "Good evening, audience friends." ”

Woman: "Good evening!" ”

M: "Today is Sunday, July 13, 2014, June 17 of the lunar calendar. ”

Female: "The main content of today's program is ......"

M: "President of the People's Republic of China...... President Xi's visit to Brazil is due to the invitation to attend the BRICS Summit held in Brazil on July 15......"

F: "President Xi went to the training base of the Chinese men's national football team and cordially met with the coaches and players who are actively preparing for the World Cup finals......"

M: "Let's take a look at the details. ”

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10 a.m. Brazil time.

Seeing the black convoy slowly drive out of the training base, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chairman Cai wiped the hot sweat on his head and breathed the hot morning breeze freely: "It's finally a successful end." ”

Lippi's brow almost furrowed into a big pimple, and he raised his hand to look at his watch: "It's time to go to the final adaptation site." ”

Receiving the head of state was not a simple and pleasant task, the team was almost all assembled before 7 o'clock, and the hotel and training ground were scrutinized by various mysterious people many days in advance.

Lippi, Qin Goode and others were also "trained" by the officials who arrived in advance for a long time before finally meeting the enthusiastic leader.

The meeting and conversation lasted less than half an hour, but if you count the time taken up before and after, it is more than four hours.

Lippi was helpless, but what could he do?

At least...... The enthusiastic Führer was not in high spirits to make his own clever suggestions for starting line-ups and tactical play, and he didn't even ask Lippi how sure he was of winning the title.

He just took Qin Gude's hand and told him earnestly: "You have to fight this most critical battle, the people of the motherland and I are watching you." ”

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Maracanã Stadium.

This is the second time to acclimatize to the venue, and the last time before the game.

The thought of the final being played on this turf in a few hours makes even those who are not in the starting line-up excited.

Some people have begun to imagine how to attack and defend in the game......

Even Qin Gude couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, shaking with the ball while recalling the defensive characteristics of the German team in the past three days.

But a sudden scream interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Huang Bowen sat on the grass with his right foot covered, but he could clearly see drops of sweat on his forehead.

The team doctor only touched it, and then shook his head regretfully at Lippi: "Sprained my ankle." ”

"Damn it!" Lippi turned his head and spat and cursed in a low voice.

He vaguely felt ...... Today's wind is a little evil.

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Under the influence of Huang Bowen, the Chinese team's adaptation to the field ended hastily.

No one wants to be as sad as he is before the final......

Under the leadership of Chairman Cai, the whole team returned to the hotel and enjoyed lunch together before the finals.

Of course, it was inevitable that Chairman Cai gave an enthusiastic speech, which further boosted the morale of the team.

There was thunderous applause in the restaurant, and everyone's faces were full of red light.

The players were open to the appetite, after all, the game was played at 5pm, which was enough time for them to digest.

After lunch, Lippi drove the players back to their rooms and gave the lads who had woken up too early to rest for a while.

And then...... And so the second tragedy happened.

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When it was 3 p.m., Lippi and his coaching staff knocked on the players' doors one by one, urging them to get out of bed.

When assistant coach Madaloni walked into goalkeeper Zeng Cheng's room, he smelled a distinct smell.

Due to the language barrier between the two sides, he did not ask Zeng Cheng, but reported directly to Lippi.

"Zeng...... You're hurt? ”

Lippi, who took the translator with him, immediately rushed to the scene, and a large group of players soon gathered outside Zeng Cheng's door.

Zeng Cheng nodded embarrassedly.

He took a shower after taking a nap, but slipped and fell in the bathroom, and in a hurry, he used his left hand to support the ground, but it directly caused a dislocation of his left arm and a large scrape on his wrist......

Zeng Cheng sighed in his heart, he knew: Although such an injury is not a serious injury, it is ...... At least two hours from now, you won't be able to play.

Lippi's brow furrowed even tighter.

The Italian silver fox suddenly thought of an incident a long time ago, and he quickly turned around like crazy and yelled at the team doctor: "Did Goode have diarrhea today?" Do you have a fever? Are you delirious?! ”

Castellucci was completely stunned by his inexplicable series of questions, and could only comfort him: "You calm down, Marcello ......"

A hint of confusion appeared on the face of assistant coach Pezzotti: "Marcello, you are too nervous......"

"No, no, no," Lippi strode towards Qin Good's room, still muttering loudly, "Think about 1998, how did Brazil lose?" ”

Pezzotti and Castellacci are both white-faced: "It's 2014!" How could something like that happen! ”

But their voices are getting quieter and their steps are getting faster.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, the host French team and the Brazilian team met in the final.

At that time, the French team was not the favorite to win the championship, and even called the dark horse, because their strength was still weak at the time, after Platini's retirement, France missed two consecutive World Cups in 1990 and 1994, and the 1998 generation of players had almost no World Cup experience.

In the group stage, the hosts were placed in the weakest group, with South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Denmark facing the three opponents, and even then, the French midfielder Zinedine Zidane was suspended for stomping on the opponent in anger; In the knockout stage, their matches with Paraguay and Italy all entered extra time, and it can only be said that they staggered all the way to advance; They face a weaker Croatia side in the semi-finals, while Brazil face the Orange Netherlands in the semi-finals.

Brazil had the omnipotent Ronaldo at the time, but it was this "alien" who was sleepwalking throughout the game, which directly led to the team's 0-3 defeat to the hosts.

Ronaldo's sluggish form knows that it is now an unsolved mystery, and around his state, the media and fans around the world have derived countless versions of the theory.

Food poisoning, seizure flare-ups, conspiracy theories, parents cheating at the same time, girlfriend cheating, spinach company threats, political pressure, mafia......

The midfield of the Brazilian team in '98 was almost a nursing home for the elderly, because their main defenders were not only old, but also left the mainstream league for the Japanese league.

The Brazilian team relied on Ronaldo and Rivaldo to get through all the way, and when Ronaldo was out of form, the Brazilian team collapsed half of the sky.

And in the Chinese team, if Qin Gude has an accident, the team will have no sky at all!

Everyone knows that the Germans have always been strict and serious, and they never know what it means to be merciful!

If Germany plays China 10-0 in the final, Lippi will not be surprised at all!

They don't even give the host any face, he will give you Chinese face?!

Then Lippi stopped at the door of Qin Good's room.

"Are you warming up early, Mr. Coach?"

The Chinese captain who walked out of the room smiled at him, and there was no trace of nervousness or excitement on his face: "Let's go, it's not too early." ”

The coach of the Chinese team suddenly felt that the injury of the main goalkeeper was ...... It's not a big deal, either.