Before the game, public opinion was extremely hot, and the eyes of the whole world have converged, and the carnival feast is coming!

Whether the Italian team can win the World Cup recently, or whether Portugal can continue to create miracles, I'm afraid everyone has their own different answer.

In terms of strength, no matter which team lifts the Hercules Cup in the end, it is not an upset, because they all qualify.

But unfortunately, there is only one champion.

Portugal have a slightly better chance of winning according to the odds offered by the bookmakers, and the odds of a draw between the two teams are extremely low, suggesting that the bookmaker's professional analysts are more favourable on a tie in regulation time.

Italy's defense is the strongest in the world, and Portugal's defense is also self-contained, and perhaps, the final will become a game of defense, so a draw is a high probability event.

In this regard, that is, professional players are not allowed to participate in football betting, otherwise Quaresma will definitely bet heavily on Portugal to win, and the business will not be lost, why not do it?

Of course, Quaresma really didn't have much cash in his hands, and he used it to invest, with only a little pocket money left, and even if he used it to bet, there was not much return.

I can't help but sigh slightly, I don't know how many people will go bankrupt and stand on the rooftop after the World Cup final, this is a bottomless pit!

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Fans talk about Italy's defense, but also about Quaresma's goal, the strongest shield and the strongest spear, which is indeed quite contradictory.

Perhaps, this is the real key to deciding the outcome of this game!

At the pre-match press conference, the managers of the two teams expressed their determination to win the game, and there is really no need to hide it at this time, it would be absolutely deceptive to say that they don't want to win the championship.

And when asked if he could breach the Italian defence, Quaresma didn't hesitate.

"I hope I can!" "First of all, the team's victory is the most important thing, but on the basis of guaranteeing victory, I am also eager to break through Italy's goal and score in the World Cup final, it is definitely the most wonderful experience!" ”

It's not a rhetoric, it's just Quaresma's good wishes.

Ten goals are enough to guarantee him the Golden Boot, but who would think he has too many goals!

It doesn't get much more exciting than scoring a goal to lead your team to the championship podium in the final!

However, Quaresma's words made Lippi next to him frown, how could his proud defense say that if it was breached, it would be breached?

Admittedly, Quaresma's performance was good enough to score 10 goals in a single World Cup, but Italy's defence is for the top scorers.

However, Lippi holds his own identity, so naturally he will not fight with Quaresma here, and if he is replaced by a young coach, he may be torn apart with Quaresma on the spot.

After the press conference, Quaresma's goal declaration was hyped by public opinion, and fans enthusiastically discussed the topic of Quaresma's goal.

Fontaine's goal record is 14 goals, while Quaresma has scored 10 goals, a gap of four goals, and most people don't think Quaresma can match Fontaine's record, or even surpass it.

But there are no absolutes in the world, and it seems not impossible that Quaresma will burst his liver and really stage a shocking miracle in Berlin.

After all, Quaresma himself is a man who is good at miracles.

Bookmakers have also set bets on Quaresma's number of goals, with the lowest odds to score or to score a goal, while the odds to score four goals are even over 500, which is already an astronomical number.

This odds are probably not much different from the odds for Angola to win the World Cup.

Of course, there are also gamblers who dream of getting rich overnight and bet heavily on Quaresma, and if Quaresma does work miracles, then they have the capital to squander for the rest of their lives.

While public opinion was boiling, Quaresma was practicing penalty kicks with his teammates, and it was clear that Scolari was not completely sure about solving the Italian team in regular time.

Quaresma was proud, but never arrogant, confident but not arrogant enough to think that Italy could not afford to drag the game into extra-time or even penalties.

So, for practicing penalties, he is not averse.

Be prepared to hold the final championship trophy in your arms.

It's just that if the game really drags into a penalty shootout, Quaresma may not be able to calm down!

Perhaps usually, the goalkeeper is the most inconspicuous presence on the field, but once it comes to the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper becomes the most high-profile existence.

Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo is a good penalty taker, but Quaresma is used to the unreliability of the people around him, and he always thinks that these abnormal guys may be able to make some trouble for you at some point.

God knows if Ricardo will suddenly be possessed by Ikita and die with strength?

And more importantly, the Italian goalkeeper is the ageless male god Buffon, even if Buffon doesn't seem to be known for saving penalties, but this man will give the opponent unlimited deterrence just by standing in front of the goal.

In such a contrast, it seems that Portugal is naturally weak in the penalty shoot-out.

But don't really kick a penalty!

Quaresma couldn't help but pray that it would be better to finish the race in regulation time as much as possible!

However, thinking of Buffon, Quaresma remembered Buffon's "youngster" nickname, for an evergreen tree in football, even if the opponents he slowly met on the field were the children of former teammates, he still behaved like a young player who had just debuted, which is not easy.

I don't know if I can be like Buffon, until I reach menopause?

Teenager Quaresma?

Well, I'm still a kid!

He couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he forgot that he was still training, and when he came to his senses, he realized that Ricardo had been glaring at him.

Just now, Ricardo was kicked by his teammates for more than a dozen penalties in a row, and his heart was on fire, but Quaresma actually laughed out loud, which is simply a naked mockery!

If I don't beat you out of the pig scream, I'll take your last name!

Ricardo then chases down Quaresma all the way and beats him up, much to the delight of the reporters who were crouching in the trees!

Portugal is out of infighting!

Well, although they can see that this is just a joke by the players in the Portuguese team, they can pretend that they don't know the inside story, and then irresponsibly guess and guide public opinion, which they are best at.

But before the hype could get up, the photo of Quaresma and Ricardo walking out of the training ground with their shoulders hooked up was taken squarely, and the rumors were instantly stillborn.

At this time, no one wants to be out of the ordinary, preoccupied with the game, and there is nothing more important than the championship!

So even though Quaresma was beaten up, he still had to force his face to laugh and act with Ricardo in his arms, and then he felt MMP in his heart......

Ricardo, you wait, see how I soak your daughter in the future!

Quaresma said fiercely in her heart.

Even if Ricardo's daughter is only 8 years old, that's not a problem at all, and as for the guilt, Quaresma said that he doesn't know what it is!

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Finally, the final day has arrived.

In the evening, after dinner, the Portuguese team took a bus to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and when they got off the bus, they could already feel the extremely hot atmosphere in the stadium.

As soon as he stepped onto the pitch, Quaresma felt as if he had stepped onto the battlefield, and the indescribable excitement seemed to have set him on fire, burning from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Finally, standing on this field!

From the opening of the World Cup all the way to the present, looking back, every footprint is clearly visible.

At the most fanatical feast in world football, at the end, it is only one step away from lifting the championship trophy.

What countless people have pursued all their lives is close at hand, seemingly close, yet far away.

Quaresma didn't know if he was suffering from gains and losses at this moment, but he was sure that he had been waiting for this day for a long time!

This season, I have accomplished a lot of goals!

made Milan pay the price, and also successfully avenged Barcelona, leading Arsenal to the top podium of the Champions League, and it seems that there is nothing else to ask for except the pity of the Premier League.

But this summer, the eyes of the world have been focused on the quadrennial event, and it's the same long-awaited moment for Quaresma.

The never-ending pursuit of championships and honours is the most instinctive motivation for all professional footballers, and Quaresma is no exception.

His goal is to stand at the pinnacle of world football and look out at the most beautiful landscapes.

So, how can you climb to the top one step at a time?

Relying on fancy overrides?

Or by a brilliant goal?

Neither!

Only by leading your team to win one championship after another, and using your performance to drive the team to play the strongest strength, this is the only way to reach the top!

Even if you can shake the whole team of the opponent alone, even if you score dozens of goals in a season, as long as you can't lead the team to victory, then everything is just talk.

Hungry for championships, hungry for honor, the Hercules Cup, the most important championship trophy in world football, is the ultimate pursuit.

How many talented people have failed on their way to the World Cup?

How many geniuses Toshihiko can't touch this glory in his life?

Now, when I stand on this final venue, I have already carried everyone's dreams.

I've finally come this far!

The top of the world, just in front of you, take the last step, stand firm, and the scenery is in the next moment!

Quaresma couldn't help but open his arms, as if he was standing on the highest peak, embracing the whole world.

The cheers of the fans echoed in my ears, so favorable, so beautiful, as if the most passionate music in the world.

If you raise the Hercules Cup, will the cheers drown you out?

Quaresma's mind was distracted, and he seemed absent-minded during the warm-up, perhaps in the eyes of others, he was a little nervous.

However, when the players of the two teams lined up and walked out of the players' tunnel under the leadership of the referee and saw the Hercules Cup not far from the exit, the power burst out from the body, and the momentum was soaring and sharp.

I'm coming!

Wait for me!

Walking by, but never moving his gaze, Quaresma shouted silently in his heart.

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"We've got the starting line-ups for both teams, which is a bit different from what we guessed before the game, but it doesn't hurt because if we can guess what the two champions have in mind, then I'm afraid we're all going to be coaches!"

'Italy's start was regular, exactly the same as in the semi-finals, and we speculated before the game that Nesta could return from injury, but now it seems that his injury still won't be able to continue!

"Toni is at the front, Totti is ambushed behind Tony, the midfield is the Milan midfield combination of Pirlo and Gattuso, Perrotta, a defensive midfielder, plays on the left, and the mighty Camoranesi on the right, except for Pirlo's defense is not so good, the Italian team has infiltrated the defensive concept into the midfield line."

"The old coach Lippi will still seek stability, although the semi-finals and Germany played thunderously, but after all, it is not Italy's regular style, today's final, they are destined to take a more secure attitude!"

"On the Portuguese side, Scolari's ideas coincided with Lippi's, and he also sent a relatively stable starting lineup."

"The trident fast attack counterattack style that shined in the previous knockout games was not used today, and Scolari used the most conventional 4231 formation to deal with Italy, obviously Scolari felt that playing fast attack against Italy did not have much effect!"

"But what is shocking is that today Scolari actually put a very good Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, which is probably a change that no one expected!"

"Pauletta is back in the starting line-up, with Figo and Quaresma on the left and right, Deco up front and behind Deco a combination of Petit and Maniche."

"Portugal is the team with the most changes in the starting formation in this World Cup, and without enough tactical literacy, I am afraid that Portugal itself will collapse without the opponent's strength!"

"But it turned out that Portugal had the quality to support the temporary change and they played a good game!"

"But I don't know what Scolari was thinking about putting Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, was he affected by injuries or had a conflict with Scolari?"

"The reason is unknown, we can only slowly observe the progress of the game!"

'I think Scolari's arrangement will definitely be under a lot of pressure, if Portugal win then it's his credit, but if Portugal loses, it will be a reason to attack him!'

"Perhaps, Ronaldo will become a surprise soldier for Scolari!"

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While the commentators were introducing the starting line-ups of both teams to the fans in front of the television, the players of both teams had already gone through a series of pre-match processes, walking onto the pitch and standing in their respective positions, waiting for the game to begin.

Taking a deep breath and hearing the referee blow the whistle that had been in his mouth, Quaresma raised his head violently, dialed the ball to Pauletta next to him, and then exploded with full force and launched a sprint towards the Italian half at full speed!

The race is on!

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