The spinach company is finally optimistic about the Chinese team, and this time, the handicap offered by the major spinach companies in Europe is that the Chinese team will be half and Portugal will be half. They believe that the Chinese team has a better chance of winning the World Cup.

China will welcome Portugal in the final of the World Cup in Russia, and the bookmakers are widely favored before the game, with bookmakers offering odds of 1.44 to win the championship for China, while the odds for Portugal are only 1 to 2.75. If it goes well, will Dong Fangzhuo and his teammates make new history and win two consecutive World Cups? There are currently only two countries that are able to do so.

The first was Italy, in 1934 and 1938.

The 1934 World Cup was hosted by Italy, with 16 teams participating, and in the end the host country Italy won the second World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Czechoslovakia at the National Stadium in Rome.

The 1938 World Cup was hosted by France and featured 15 teams, with Italy reaching the final for the second time in a row. In the end, Italy defeated Hungary 4-2 at the Olympic Stadium in the White Pigeon City in Paris, becoming the first team in World Cup history to successfully defend their title.

The second was Brazil, in 1958 and 1962.

In the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, 16 teams competed in the tournament, and in this tournament, 17-year-old Brazilian genius Pele was born, and Brazil won the first World Cup title in the country's history by beating hosts Sweden 5-2 in the final.

The 1962 World Cup was held in Chile, where Brazil and Czechoslovakia made it to the final out of 16 teams. This is the third time that Brazil have reached the World Cup final, and the second time that Czechoslovakia have successfully defended their title by beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 at the National Stadium in Santiago.

Then there was Brazil, who made a comeback in 2002 after failing to defend their title in 1998 with a 2-0 win over Germany, and in 2006 they defeated Italy 1-0 in Germany to successfully defend their title again.

So, before 2018, only two countries managed to defend their titles. And now, it's the turn of the Chinese team to have that chance, and once they beat Portugal, then they successfully defended their title, which is certainly a great achievement.

This is also Dong Fangzhuo's second consecutive time that the Chinese team has entered the finals of the competition.

In this World Cup, the Chinese team can be said to have killed all the favorites to win the championship, defeating Spain in the group stage, Uruguay in the round of 16 knockout rounds, Belgium in the quarterfinals, France in the semifinals, and Portugal in the final.

Although the Chinese team lost to Portugal in the group stage, it was a strategic abandonment and did not fight Portugal in real time. And this final is different, it is a win or a defeat.

On the other hand, Portugal, their opponents are actually not strong, they are all Sweden, Croatia and the like, it can only be said that Portugal's luck is quite good, and Ronaldo's god-level performance. If Portugal and China switch one and a half regions, maybe the Chinese team's opponent will not be Portugal, and they may not be able to break through so many teams. That's why Portugal are trying to beat China in the group stage, because they want that semi-zone and they did it.

There are two major factors for the Chinese team to enter the finals, the first factor is naturally solid defense and team spirit, and the second factor is god-level Dong Fangzhuo.

In fact, the characteristics of these two teams are very similar, both are solid defense, plus superstar play.

Before the final, Dong Fangzhuo was rarely interviewed by Italy's "Milan Sports Newspaper".

'If we get that star [and one more star on the shirt after we win], I don't care how we play.

"I think Portugal thinks the same way. They are more urgent than we are. ”

"Defense wins the championship, doesn't it?"

Dong Fangzhuo even chatted in a mocking tone.

"This is the final, no one dares to take it lightly, the final is nameless, I think the game that day will be restless and boring."

From what he meant, he also knew that the Chinese team would continue to focus on defensive counterattacks.

Coincidentally, on the Portuguese side, head coach Santos also responded to Dong Fangzhuo.

"Dong is right,"

"The defense wins the championship, but someone has to step up and score goals......"

"At that point, you might see two teams with 10 men each at the back and then one player looking for a counter-attack......

"Well, I can't imagine it either."

'But I don't think it's going to end with a 0-0 scoreline in regular time.'

"I've heard that in order to stimulate Chinese players, whoever scores in the final, they reward the player who scores 10 million euros? It's horrible......"

"Win 10 million goals, win 2 goals 20 million...... Oh, God! ”

When Santos talked about this, he could only shake his head helplessly, there was really nothing he could do about the wealthy Chinese team. Than bonuses? Portugal's winning prize money is not at all watched.

In fact, there are a lot of World Cup bonuses in this Cup, and the team that wins the championship can directly share the bonus of 38 million euros, which is a huge income for any country, but the bonus of the Chinese team for a final goal is about to catch up......

How rich is the World Cup? A number can prove everything, the total prize money of the World Cup is as high as 791 million US dollars, and the 32 teams participating in the World Cup can share 400 million US dollars in more than a month of competition.

How is the prize money for the World Cup divided? There is a lot of mystery in this, and the distribution method can be described as dazzling, and it is not a simple "big pot rice". The players who work the court and get the prize money may be completely different from what many people imagine. The champion team will receive $38 million, or 9.5% of the total prize money, while the runner-up team will receive $28 million, or 7% of the total prize money.

In this World Cup, FIFA has invested a huge sum of $791 million in the prize pool. Compared to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ($576 million), FIFA can be said to have made a lot of money. The amount of prize money is amazing, compared with the last World Cup in Brazil, which was 150 million US dollars higher than the World Cup in South Africa, the increase is also not small, and it has increased by nearly 4% in one go.

The reason why FIFA opened a large prize order is largely with the intention of "buying people's hearts". Over the past year, FIFA has long been plagued by corruption rumors, with several senior officials jailed and current leaders, including Infantino, raided by law enforcement agencies on more than one occasion. The host country, Russia, has also been repeatedly targeted by Western countries because of various political disputes, and Britain, Iceland and other countries have officially announced a boycott of the World Cup before the start of the World Cup. In order to save FIFA's prestige with the World Cup, FIFA has shown considerable generosity in this World Cup.

But FIFA boasted about Haikou, and it also has its own confidence. Plagued by corruption scandals, several traditional sponsors, such as Sony, have terminated their cooperation with FIFA. But new sponsors from China and Russia have succeeded in filling the void and offering conditions no less than those of their predecessors. Chinese companies such as Mengniu Group and Wanda Group have invested heavily in entering the international football arena, and Gazprom, which is inextricably linked to the Russian government, has also contributed generously to the World Cup.

Of the nearly $800 million, $209 million is used for the Club Earnings Scheme, which is distributed according to the number of players played and the number of games played, not from the national football federations, but from the clubs of the participating players. In the past, national football associations and major clubs were often at odds, and many clubs did not want their star players to be recruited by the national team, which affected their form because of the high density of games. But this time, FIFA settled the problem with money, and the players participated in the World Cup, and the club could also benefit.

Anyway, in this World Cup, everyone can share the money......