Chapter 54 No one can stop the pace of time, not even the king of the ball

At 22:30 on June 14, 2018, Beijing time, the opening ceremony of the Russian World Cup was officially staged at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. It is also at this stadium that 30 minutes later the first match of this World Cup will be ushered in - the match between the host Russian team and the Iranian team, and the world has officially entered the "World Cup time".

Unlike the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which can often be hours, the opening ceremony of the World Cup is usually limited to about 30 minutes, and the World Cup in Russia is no exception.

The three guests who attended the opening ceremony of this World Cup were the famous British singer Robbie Williams, the Russian soprano Aida Galiflina, and the legendary Brazilian star Ronaldo.

Carrie Flina and Robbie Williams are young Russian singers and world-famous pop singers respectively, while Brazilian star Ronaldo is the "alien" who has scored 21 goals in three World Cups.

Ronaldo said: "The opening game is a rare moment for the hosts to show the world a new image of the Russians, and it would be even more wonderful if they could win the opener. I experienced this special excitement as a Brazilian four years ago, and now I am participating in the performance of the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Russia to share this joy with the Russians by showing up and saying. ”

Then, another star Dong Fangzhuo pushed a wheelchair out of the court, and in the wheelchair, there was Pele, the king of football!

The scene immediately resounded with cheers of mountains and tsunamis.

"Ronaldo!"

"Dong!"

"Bailey!"

The names of the three of them resounded at the Luzhniki Stadium, and the Russian president walked behind them with great humility and low profile.

Today, he is not the main character.

Only football and the stars who have left their mark on the history of the World Cup are.

Dong Fangzhuo, Ronaldo and Pele appear here at the same time, and the meaning seems to be very obvious......

Everyone knows that it is not easy for Pele to appear at the Luzhniki Stadium. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the football king went to Maracana to watch the final between the German team and the Chinese team. However, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, the first Olympic Games held in Brazil and even South America, due to health reasons, Pele did not attend the opening ceremony or the closing ceremony.

People are old after all, and no one can stop the pace of time. Even Pele, even the king of the ball.

Due to hip pain and the inability to move his legs, Bailey almost didn't make it to Russia, but he managed to show up here with the help of a wheelchair.

It was the future football king Dong Fangzhuo who pushed him in the wheelchair.

The cheers never stopped, and the fans at the scene couldn't hold back their excitement at all.

Especially Chinese fans, as well as Duan Xuan and Huang Jianxiang in front of the TV, the master and apprentice have long left CCTV and become the overlords of a local TV station.

"What a sacred and great moment!"

"Dong Fangzhuo pushed Pele out of the field, Pele was holding the Hercules Cup tightly in his arms, there was no more touching picture than this."

"The king needs a legacy, and there's nothing better than taking the scepter from Pele's hands. If Dong Fangzhuo can lead the Chinese team to win the championship in this World Cup, then everything will be settled. ”

"The 78-year-old Bailey is really old."

Bailey was born on October 23, 1940, and is now 78 years old. Since the 1958 World Cup, Pele has not missed the World Cup. ”

In 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970, Pele played as a player and helped the football kingdom win three Remet Cups. Since the 1974 World Cup, he has always appeared in the World Cup, either as a corporate spokesperson, as a guest of FIFA, or as a guest on television. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the king worked for Band TV in Brazil. In the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, he was a guest commentator for Globo in Brazil. ”

"A thousand sails have passed, in world football, Pele is the only king."

Bailey took the microphone that Ronaldo bent over and began a speech. The opening remarks are also very warm and touching.

"If God willing, I'd like to watch the next World Cup. I used to joke with [Brazil's] Tite: 'If you continue to be the manager of the national team, the next World Cup will be the last one I will play.' After that, you don't recruit me again. ’”

"And then, I came here anyway."

The applause at the scene was crazy again, and if the 78-year-old Pele could still gallop on the court, how wonderful would it be?

"In the next four years, I hope to be in China!"

In 2022, the World Cup in China, Pele still wants to go. Originally, the next World Cup was the Qatar World Cup, but because former FIFA President Seppat and former UEFA President Platini were found to have taken bribes, Qatar was disqualified from hosting the World Cup, and China naturally rose to the top.

In 2022, Bailey will be 82 years old at that time, and Dong Fangzhuo will also be 37 years old, at that time...... Alas......"

Huang Jianxiang sighed.

Subsequently, the World Cup officially opened, and the host Russia, which was not favored, actually said 5:0 to Iran in Asia at home......

Dong Fangzhuo watched the whole game and then flew back to St. Petersburg, where the Chinese team's first match was against Morocco, which will start tomorrow evening at 23:00 Beijing time.

1.5 billion people are looking forward to a good start for the Chinese team.

There is no doubt that Morocco will definitely go all out to win, and if it is drawn, then it may be goodbye to the World Cup.

Spain in the second round and Portugal in the third.

If you get three points, you have a lot more options to choose from. But in the second round against Spain, there are also a lot of variables, if the results of the group stage are one win, one draw and one loss, then I really don't know which two teams can qualify.

So, against Morocco, you have to not only win, but also try to score more goals......

Crowchen has already considered the starting lineup, but he still hasn't decided whether to let Dong Fangzhuo play as a striker or as a midfielder, after all, the Chinese team is not Manchester United, and there are many possibilities for choice.

In the past two years, there are actually a lot of excellent players in the Chinese team, but compared with the batch in 2014, it is a lot worse, and there are only a few who can shoulder the heavy responsibility, on the forward line, Wu Sanshi is already the best striker, three years ago, Wu Sanshi transferred to Espanyol and made great progress, and he may transfer to Atletico Madrid this summer and become teammates with Feng Renliang.

Gao Lin has basically been marginalized in Evergrande and is overwhelmed.

In the midfield, Feng Renliang, Huang Bowen, Zhao Xuri, Hao Junmin and Zhang Xizhe are still the main forces.

There are not many talents in the guard line, and Feng Xiaoting is still the anchor of the sea.

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