At the pre-match press conference in Côte d'Ivoire, coach Ramsi was very low-key and kept complimenting the Chinese team.

"After Crawford became the head coach of the Chinese team, they have improved very quickly, they have left a very good result in eight years, until now, their results have been very good, today is going to be a very difficult game, it is not easy to win the game. The Chinese team has a high level of tactics and speed, and the players are able to strictly abide by tactical discipline. It's going to be a difficult game for sure and I hope we can cause problems for the Chinese team. ”

'What we're most worried about is undoubtedly Dong, he's an unbelievable player and we're going to do everything we can to keep him from shooting, and I think Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure want to do that. In their opinion, Dong is the toughest player in the world to play against, and they are eager to be part of this fight. ”

'I can tell you that all our players are ready, physically and mentally, and although maybe some people are not 100 per cent and a few people don't have time to get back into shape, we are 100 per cent ready to play. Ramsey's meaning is self-evident, that is, Yaya Toure has fully recovered from his injury, and he will definitely play in today's game against China.

Despite the strength of the Chinese team, Ramsey is still very confident about the game. He said: "In the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, we had very strong opponents, in 2006 we had the Netherlands and Argentina in the same group, in 2010 we had Portugal and Brazil, which is not comparable to our group opponents in 2014, I don't mean there is no respect for China, Greece and Colombia, we have top stars like Yaya Toure and Drogba, the whole of Africa is watching our performance, we have to show ourselves in the first game of the day. ”

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In the players' tunnel, Ivory Coast's No. 1 star Drogba and Dong Fangzhuo embraced, and the two faced each other in the game, dating back to the first half of 2007, when Dong Fangzhuo was still at Manchester United. At that time, the relationship between these two people was not very good, and there was friction in the game, when Drogba wanted to bully Rooney and Ronaldo, it was Dong Fangzhuo who stood up.

After so many years, these are all in the past, and Drogba is now 36 years old.

Then, Dong Fangzhuo met his old rival Kolo Toure again.

"Hey,"

"You're going to have to suffer again today."

Looking at the serious Kolo Toure, Dong Fangzhuo made a joke, Kolo Toure has suffered too much from him in the Premier League, every time he confronts Arsenal, basically Kolo Toure is in charge of the backline, but almost every time Dong Fangzhuo has the last laugh.

"Dong,"

"I won't let you win this time."

"You'll feel lonely up front."

Kolo Toure stretched out his right hand and shook it with Dong Fangzhuo's right hand.

"Try it, I guess you think so every time, but it turns out the other way around......"

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"We got the starting list of the Chinese team."

The goalkeeper is Zeng Cheng, the right back is Zhang Linpeng, the central defenders Du Wei and Feng Xiaoting, the left back Zhu Ting, the midfielders Huang Bowen, Zheng Zhi, Zhao Xuri, and the forwards Hao Junmin, Dong Fangzhuo, Feng Renliang. The line-up is almost unchanged from four years ago, except that the right-back and centre-back have changed by two people. ”

There are also veterans Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi on the bench. Compared to four years ago and four years later, our strength has not decreased, but the new has replaced the old. ”

"On the Ivory Coast side, there was some surprise that Drogba didn't start."

"Goalkeeper: Barry; Defenders: Aurier, Bamba, Zokora, Boca; Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Tiot, Kalou, Diye, Gervinho; Striker: Bony. ”

'Well, even without Drogba, they look strong. Ivory Coast may be the strongest team in Africa at the moment. ”

"Ivory Coast lined up in a 4231 formation, with Bony as a lone striker, Kalou, Gervinho and Dieh forming the second attacking echelon, and Tiott and Yaya Toure as the back. For China, possession will be very important, and if the tempo gets to the feet of the Ivory Coast, then the game will be quite difficult to play. ”

The scene was full of fans, in addition to most Brazilian fans, the rest are basically Chinese fans, there are not many Ivorian fans, after all, it takes a lot of money to come to Brazil to watch the game, the Chinese have money, and the nearly 20,000 fans on the scene say it all.

"At this moment, in our country, there are almost 500 million fans watching the game in front of the TV, four years ago we were one step away from the final, four years later we are back and today, this is the first step!"

Beep –

The whistle blows, and the big battle begins.

The two sides played very cautiously at first, and the first few minutes were frantically fought for the ball in midfield, and although the Ivorian players had the physical advantage, the Chinese players' full-court pressing tactics also left Côte d'Ivoire at a loss.

The first game of the World Cup is always so difficult to play that no one wants to concede a goal, so the first game of each group is basically not a big score, unless the other team is broken.

The Chinese team is an experienced team, and it is impossible to make the African black and hard to play smoothly. Soon Zhao Xuri took down the tall Yaya Toure near the midfield, and he didn't scare them at all.

"Tactical foul."

"Zhao Xuri's foul is good."

"If you have a lot of experience, you can't let them rush up."

However, after the set-piece, Ivory Coast still got a chance on the left side, Feng Renliang was got rid of Gervinho in the confrontation, and then sent a through pass, Bony inserted into the penalty area and volleyed was blocked by Feng Xiaoting.

It was the first shot on goal from both sides.

"Feng Renliang still has to strengthen his defense."

"He's playing in La Liga and maybe he doesn't know enough about defence."

"If this is Artemisia Junmin, Artemisia Junmin will not make it so easy for Gervinho, Bundesliga players and La Liga players have different concepts in defense."

"It's a corner kick in Ivory Coast, you have to keep an eye on people, we don't have a height advantage."

"They have several spots, and we have to pay attention."

"Dong Fangzhuo is back, and his bounce is a big magic weapon for the Chinese team."

The corner kick was kicked out, and the ball fell directly into the middle of the Chinese team's penalty area.

Knock –

The landing point is looking for Yaya Toure, and they can't waste Yaya Toure, the highest point. Sure enough, it was Dong Fangzhuo who came to solve the problem.

The two of them jumped at the same time, and Dong Fangzhuo's judgment of the landing point was more accurate.

"Yaya Toure won't be easy to say if he is replaced by Drogba......"

Feng Renliang got the ball in the middle and tried to start rushing to the left with the ball, but Tiott directly stretched out his leg and tripped him, not letting him rush at all, and the Ivorian players are also very experienced.

The Chinese team's fast attack did not work, but as soon as the Ivorian players retreated, Dong Fangzhuo rushed up and knocked the ball to Feng Renliang again, Feng Renliang was doing it back, and Dong Fangzhuo rushed through the midfield with the ball.

Like a tiger going down the mountain, watching Dong Fangzhuo gallop across the midfield with the ball, Bamba and Zokora closed the door directly to defend, but Dong Fangzhuo passed the ball out first, and Hao Junmin on the right side quickly plugged in!

"Hao Junmin!"

"Oops, speed is a weakness......"

The counterattack was unsuccessful, Hao Junmin's sprint was too slow, and the ball was intercepted.

Huang Jianxiang commented: "Although the counterattack did not come out, the Chinese team's offensive thinking is quite clear, and it is like this, and it is very patient. ”

The Ivorian goalkeeper got the ball in the backfield, and sent the ball forward to the Chinese team's big penalty area with a big foot.

With a buzz, the ball whistled into the sky and the City midfielder couldn't hold it down. His long-range shots are actually famous in the Premier League, but that doesn't mean he has a shot on goal.

"This shot is very advantageous, Zheng Zhi should have blocked a little faster just now, and couldn't give Yaya Toure too many chances to shoot like this."

It was the turn of the Chinese team to attack, Zheng Zhi took the ball in the backcourt and tossed the ball horizontally to Huang Bowen, who then passed it to Zhao Xuri, but the ball was not in a hurry to pass it.

Bony and they immediately pounced and tried to put pressure on the Chinese backcourt, but Zheng Zhi received the ball again and sent the ball to Dong Fangzhuo, who retreated. Just like having eyes behind him, Dong Fangzhuo didn't stop the ball, and directly rubbed the ball to Feng Renliang on the left with the outside instep, quickly turned around and fled from Yaya Toure behind him, and then continued to run to Feng Renliang to get the ball back.

Zheng Zhi came up, Dong Fangzhuo went back, and he ran up to the right side.

In any case, Dong Fangzhuo is not sticky.

Zheng Zhi slanted to the left, Feng Renliang held his breath and rushed forward with the ball, facing Aurier, Feng Renliang quickly changed to the middle, like lightning!

"Ahh Pretty! ”

Aurier was directly pulled more than two meters away and broke through!

Click!

Kalu killed from the side and directly pry over Feng Renliang, Feng Renliang was caught off guard and rolled directly on the turf.

Kalou also received a yellow card.

"Ruthless!"

"Kick hard enough!"

"But Dong Fangzhuo can take a kick."

'It's not a good angle, but if you put the ball in the box, it's definitely a threat.

It was indeed Dong Fangzhuo who took the penalty for this set-piece on the left side.

The Ivorian players used a few of the tallest players to clear a three-man wall in an attempt to block the route.

"Will this ball shoot straight away?"

Knock –

Dong Fangzhuo quickly gave an answer, pulled out an elevator ball arc with his right foot, and blasted the ball directly towards the goal.

No angles!

Bang, the ball fell in the middle of the big penalty area, and it couldn't be more right.

Syllable!

The ball bounced off near the penalty spot, Zheng Zhi stretched out his right leg, but did not touch it, the ball flew past his eyes, and Hao Junmin at the back point jumped and also missed the ball.

"Good ball."

"This ball, even if someone touches it, it may fly into the goal. It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

"The quality of the free-kick is too high."

Côte d'Ivoire narrowly escaped before slowing down the pace of their attack. It is unlikely that the problem will be solved with a blitzkrieg.

After the pace slowed down, the pressure on the Chinese team at the back became much less, but no one dared to relax. Kalu on the right side took the ball and hit the wall with Yaya Toure, and Zhu Ting's figure came out.

Boom –

Kalu tried to break through Zhu Ting with his speed, but Zhu Ting directly crashed into him with his body.

The bodies of the two men hooked and rolled on the sideline at the same time. The referee's whistle didn't sound, but Zhu Ting had already climbed up and sent a long pass with his left foot!

"No fouls, offense continues!"

Dong Fangzhuo ran from the middle to the left, leaned sideways and hit the ball forward with his chest, the ball obediently flew forward, Yaya Toure was pulled by him more than two meters, Dong Fangzhuo looked up and swept the middle of the middle, and immediately pumped with his left foot!

Bang –

Another fast-moving horizontal pass, Hao Junmin flew and shoveled!

swish

The ball flew under his feet again.

Dong Fangzhuo's passing speed was much faster than his teammates' movements......

Boca, who was at the back point, didn't dare to slack off, and kicked the ball out in a hurry, but after the footwork was not mastered, he actually passed it directly to Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi greeted the ball and pushed directly with the instep of his right foot, and Dong Fangzhuo waved his upper arm on the left side and strode over.

"Stop him!"

That scene made the Ivory Coast coach tremble, and there was no one around Dong Fangzhuo to guard against him. Yaya Toure still couldn't keep up with him, and Dong Fangzhuo's speed never slowed down.

The middle of the big penalty area is on the left, and Zheng Zhizuo's ball is just right.

Bang –

Dong Fangzhuo shot angrily at the ball and volleyed directly into the upper right corner of the goal with his right foot.

The ball is like precision guidance, hanging straight into the net.

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"The ball went in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Dong Fangzhuo!"

'He scored his first goal of this World Cup.'

"His 22nd goal in the World Cup total!"

"Dong Fangzhuo is worthy of being the top scorer in the World Cup."

"In the 18th minute, the Chinese team took the lead, leading Ivory Coast 1:0."

"It was Dong Fangzhuo who scored the goal."

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"God, he's in goal mode again."

"The World Cup is his personal stage, no one can compare to him, this is his 22nd World Cup goal."

Sky Sports England, Lineker spits.

"Since eight years ago, he has dominated the World Cup scorers' charts."

"Now, no one can threaten him, Messi can't do it, Cristiano Ronaldo can't do it. On the World Cup stage, no one is his opponent. ”

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Argentine National Sporting Channel.

Batistuta said bluntly: "Four years ago I was optimistic about him, and four years later, I am still only optimistic about him. ”

'Look at this goal, who else can do it. The moment he decided to shoot, every detail of him was perfect. Then the ball went in......"

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Sporting Portugal's Figo lamented: "I have to admit that his shooting skills are unique in the world today, maybe he is no longer focused on shooting, we may think that he has changed, but the moment he finishes shooting, the result is still like this...... He never changed! ”