On the afternoon of June 11, the Chinese national team was stationed at the World Cup base in Brazil.

According to the pre-game arrangement, the Chinese base was routinely opened to the public today, from afternoon to 20 o'clock in the evening, which attracted more than 200 media reporters from all over the world, making this small remote town in the state of São Paulo suddenly become extremely lively.

In particular, at the routine press conference after the evening training, the press conference hall that could only accommodate 150 people broke into more than 300 media outlets, which immediately blocked the scene.

They have reporters from Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and the Chinese media are the largest, and even the broadcast truck of the national television station drove directly to the training base and broadcast the press conference live.

Captain Zheng Zhi and number one star Yang Yang accompanied head coach Queiroz to the press conference as representatives of the players.

When the media reporters who came from afar saw Yang Yang come out, the audience suddenly burst into warm applause, and many media were excited, because this represents the long-feared debate about whether Yang Yang will be absent from the World Cup like Falcao, which can be completely over.

The entire press conference almost revolved around Yang Yang, and more than 300 media from all over the world on the scene were all for Yang Yang, and they were most concerned about Yang Yang's left shoulder injury.

Head coach Queiroz said on behalf of the team that Yang Yang's left shoulder injury is no longer in serious trouble and he can play at any time.

'Actually, he was allowed to play a week ago when we played our last warm-up game, but we chose to rest him out of the way to be on the safe side, because he was still a bit of a fitness problem.

'I'm very happy to hear this because he is our most important player, we all need him and we all need him to lead our team to every game of the World Cup and we are hungry to play more games here. ”

If you want to play more games, you need to keep improving.

Zheng Zhi, the captain of the national team, explained the current situation of the team on behalf of the national team, and Zheng Zhi said that it was not a problem for the outside world to worry that the performance of the three warm-up games was not particularly good.

"In fact, our opponents in the three warm-up matches are very strong, and Costa Rica is in the finals of this World Cup, which is equivalent to a rehearsal to help us get used to the pace and intensity of the World Cup in advance."

Zheng Zhi said that many people see two 0-0 draws, but what the national football team sees is a three-game unbeaten streak with one win and two draws, "Our mentality is very clear, compared with other teams in the World Cup, we have no strength advantage, so we need to put ourselves in a weak position, we need to be stable and defensive." ”

'It's certainly very tough to be unbeaten in three games and we haven't conceded a goal, but I'm happy that we did it.

Zheng Zhi's answer also won a round of applause from the audience, especially the Chinese media.

For this national team, domestic fans are pinning high hopes, and it happens that the top leader came to visit Brazil according to the original plan, although he received an invitation from the Brazilian president to participate in the opening ceremony of the World Cup, but the leader did not attend the opening ceremony, but will appear in China's first group game.

At the same time, it was the most crucial game, which was against Ivory Coast.

Colombia are superior and Ivory Coast and Greece are close to China, and everyone believes that if China wants to qualify from the group stage, they will have to grab at least four points from Ivory Coast and Greece.

It's hard, but it has to be done.

The top leader personally watched the game, which undoubtedly greatly improved the morale of the national team players, so in recent times, the training atmosphere and enthusiasm of the national team have been high, and everyone is actively adjusting their state and physical fitness.

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The focus of the press conference is still Yang Yang.

Media reporters relayed some previous interviews with Ivory Coast, such as Ivory Coast's number one star Drogba said, "We are sharper in attack and we are confident that we can go further." ”

Yang Yang smiled after hearing this, shook his head and said, "He says that every time." ”

Everyone was also amused, Yang Yang and Drogba had played in the Premier League, they were familiar with each other, and their friendship was good, and Drogba's words were obviously cheering for himself and his teammates, because the Chinese team has Yang Yang, the world's top scorer.

Are Côte d'Ivoire sure they can be sharper in attack than China?

Yang Yang said that Ivory Coast is a very difficult opponent.

"I know a lot of people will say that their results in the last two World Cups have not been very good, but don't forget that in the last two World Cups, they were in a group with Argentina and the Netherlands, and then they were in a group with Brazil and Portugal, and they faced strong opponents in both times."

'I know Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure, they're all quality players and this could be their last World Cup, and they're hungry to be able to leave something for their country, so they're going to work harder.'

'Mentally, I think we need to put more focus and energy than Ivory Coast, and technically and tactically, I think we should try to freeze Drogba, but also Yaya Toure in midfield, don't give him any freedom, I know him too well.

Yaya Toure said in an interview with the media that Yang Yang was his leading brother during the Ajax period, and he respected Yang Yang very much all his life, and now, Yang Yang also affirmed Yaya Toure's strength through these words.

On the whole, Yang Yang feels that the Chinese team still needs to be based on defense.

"Defending and counter-attacking is the magic weapon that we can beat our opponents."

Yang Yang was reluctant to guess the final result at first, but he couldn't withstand repeated inquiries from the media, and he thought that one to zero would be a more reasonable result.

"Of course, it's going to be us who score!" Yang Yang laughed.

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Regardless of whether the pre-match show weakness or high profile, regardless of the strength of the opponent, the preparation of the national team is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Within the national team, most people's attitude is relatively pragmatic, and many players are already veterans who have experienced two World Cups, and they are relatively experienced, so they know very well what position the Chinese team stands on this stage.

Striving to qualify from the group is the top priority of the Chinese team at present.

And if they want to qualify from the group, the first game against Ivory Coast will be a very important and even game-changing, because the African team is the most direct rival of the Chinese team on the way to qualify.

In the warm-up match, the performance of the Chinese team was not bad, but it was not good, and Queiroz was mainly adjusting the defense.

After arriving in Brazil, the national team began to put in the final preparations, focusing on the opponents, especially Ivory Coast.

The individual technical characteristics of the likes of Didier Drogba and Gervinho were even edited into videos and slow-motion clips by the national team, which were put into team meetings for very detailed research and analysis, followed by targeted drills in training.

For Ivory Coast, Queiroz highlighted the central role of Yaya Toure in midfield and the pace of the likes of Didier Drogba, Gervinho and Kalaw.

"In the Ivory Coast tactics, it is often the case that after the attack in the front court has been frustrated, the return pass is organized, but at this time, their attacking players in the front court tend to use their speed, suddenly accelerate and sprint forward, and then through the long pass in the backfield, directly behind the defence, which is very dangerous."

Queiroz, who has a wealth of experience in charge and has studied Ivory Coast in depth, reminded his players that they must always be sober and sensible, while being mindful of the opponents around them and not letting them pick up the ball near the penalty area.

Once Ivory Coast plays a counter-attack at the back, it is necessary for the whole team to press closely, maintain the pressure on the Ivorian players, and strive to get the ball back in the shortest possible time.

Not only that, in this match between China and Ivory Coast, the referee was Enrique Osses from Chile, who is a well-known card maniac, which is not good for the weak, defense-oriented Chinese team, Queiroz repeatedly reminded the players to be careful and avoid winning cards.

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When the Chinese team was in full swing of the final battle, the quadrennial World Cup finally ignited the flames.

In the opening game, Yang Yang's old buddy Marcelo scored the first goal of this World Cup, but unfortunately, it was an own goal, but the host Brazil still relied on Neymar's brace and Oscar's goal to reverse Croatia 3-1 and win the first win in the opening game.

Mexico then beat Cameroon 1-0 thanks to Peralta's goal.

The real upset came the following day, when the Netherlands' strong conversation with Spain turned into a one-sided slaughter, with Xavi Alonso opening the scoring for Spain, but then Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben both scored a brace and De Vrij netted a goal to make it 5-1 to Spain.

The game shocked the world, with Louis van Gaal's side freezing Spain almost perfectly, while the back three also made the Netherlands shine.

Chile won 3-0 against Asian side Australia, and Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez, who is currently in deep transfer doubts, scored the first goal and performed well.

And Cristiano Ronaldo, the Chinese team's team, also followed suit to ignite the flames of war, Colombia defeated Greece 3-0 in the first game, and James Rodriguez shined and became famous.

The Colombian midfielder, who moved to Monaco for a whopping 40 million euros, led Colombia to a complete victory in this game, while also replacing Falcao's role and position in the team.

The handsome James Rodriguez also became the first star to attract strong attention in the World Cup after this fight.

But after Colombia, the world's media also focused on the match between China and Côte d'Ivoire.