Wow!! This wall is full of displays! ”

The little ones in the red jerseys of the Chinese team all let out such exclamations when they saw the exterior walls of the stadium.

They were standing in the square outside the stadium at this time, lined up in two lines, waiting for a photograph.

But none of them were looking at the camera, but at the stadium behind them.

On the big screen on the wall, a promotional video of the two contestants for the upcoming game was playing.

France's red, white and blue tricolor is a striking one, as are its stars Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe.

"Don't look around, stand still, turn around! Look here!! Zhao Ju roared at the top of his throat, he was holding a small flagpole in his hand, on the flagpole was a small yellow flag, and he was wearing a fluorescent blue cap on his head, which was very eye-catching when he looked at it for 100 meters.

It just looks too much like a tour guide......

"Eh, Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo, are you okay?" He anxiously asked Guo Wei in front of him.

Guo Wei put the camera on the tripod and was adjusting the camera, he replied without raising his head: "It's almost good, it's almost good!" ”

Then I went back to the camera: "This is shutter priority...... I should use aperture priority...... Yes, aperture, aperture...... Minimum Aperture ...... Then here, take a picture with a delay of ten seconds...... All right!! ”

After he pressed the shutter, he ran to the team with a big belly, and pulled up a banner with Zhao Ju left and right: "Yang Wenlong Football Training Institution cheers for the Chinese team!" ”

"Look at the ——!!! of the camera" Zhao Ju shouted hoarsely.

At the sound of his roar, the children turned their heads and looked at the camera.

Yang Wenlong was surrounded by a group of children, standing in the middle of the line, with a serious face.

"Three, two, one! Eggplant ——! ”

Click.

With the giant screen of the Kazan Arena as the background, everyone's smiling faces and banners are frozen in the photo.

Behind them, the Kazan Arena's large display shows the Chinese flag, and the five-star red flag flutters from the left side of the screen to the far right, making it look like it's waving in the wind under the effect of visual effects.

In the middle of the five-star red flag, there is a close-up of Gao Zheng, the representative star of the Chinese team.

Gao Zheng above the red flag waved his fist and was shouting, as if celebrating the goal.

At the end of the flag, there is an English: "Hope for 1.4 billion people!" ”

All of this is frozen in the photo at the same time.

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There was still nearly an hour before the start of the game, but Lin Yuan and his sister Lin Sisi had already entered the inside of the Kazan Arena, standing in the stands and looking around, curiously probing.

They are not a special case, there are already many Chinese fans around them, they are wearing Chinese team jerseys, or red cheering T-shirts, holding small national flags in their hands, with national flag stickers on their faces, and some people are even more exaggerated, painting their entire faces into five-star red flags......

It's not the first time Lin Yuan has come to watch a game, whether it's an Atletico Madrid game or a Chinese team game, it's not the first time he's watched a game.

But it was the first time for him to play the Chinese team in the World Cup, and when he saw the large red around him, which was filling the stands little by little, he felt excited.

"Look, this is the Chinese fan! Who says we don't like football? That's because he didn't come to the World Cup to see it! Lin Yuan pointed to the red color in the stands and said to Dong Jin beside him.

Dong Jin next to him was wearing the same Chinese team jersey as him, with a national flag sticker on his face, and a five-star red flag in his hand. ”

Lin Yuan snorted: "Dream you!" You're Spanish! You'd better play the World Cup for Spain honestly! ”

"Nope! I'm Chinese! Dong Jin retorted.

"You're Spanish!"

"I can change my nationality!"

"Hey, let me tell you, our nationality is the hardest ...... in the world"

When Lin Yuan said this, he saw Dong Jin have a sly smile on his face: "I have checked, it is not as difficult for people with Chinese blood to become Chinese nationality as you said." I am a Chinese to my parents, I was just born in Spain, as long as I am willing to give up my Spanish nationality, I can apply to become a Chinese citizen, and then I will be a complete Chinese, I can join the Chinese team to play in the World Cup! ”

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Dong Jin to go and check this problem.

He rolled his eyes, and thought of a reason to hit Dong Jin: "Don't think that the Chinese team can join any cat or dog casually, let me tell you, the Chinese team in the future will not be as high as it is now!" Because of me! ”

He also patted his chest hard.

Dong Jin glanced at him: "If you can be selected for the Chinese team, I will definitely be able to." If I can't, neither can you! ”

"Phew, I can!"

"No, you can't! I can! ”

Lin Sisi looked at the two boys around her who were arguing again with some helplessness, she was almost used to such quarrels in the past few days when she came to Russia......

Sometimes she really wondered if Dong Jin was a good friend of her brother......

But the younger brother begged him to bring Dong Jin to Russia to watch the game, because he said to himself that it was his good partner in the Atletico Madrid echelon.

Did you bring Dong Jin just to talk to him?

She decided to ignore the two secondary two teenagers and set her eyes on the big screen at the scene.

The competition has not yet started, so the big screen is playing the promotional videos of the two contestants.

Now the promotional video of the Chinese team is playing, and Wu Lei, who is efficient in the Spaniards, also appears in the promotional video, and also appears in the team's old captain Zheng Zhi, but it appears the most, and of course there is only Gao Zheng who is obviously in the C position.

When the final picture was frozen, all the players of the Chinese team lined up in an arrow formation, spreading out from the middle to both sides, and the person standing in the front and middle was Gao Zheng, who put his hands around his chest and raised his head slightly, overlooking the fans and the stadium in the stands from the big screen at the top of the stadium.

Lin Sisi groaned in his heart: "So handsome......"

She seemed to be back to the afternoon when she saw Gao Zheng for the first time at the door of the tattered football training class.

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Gao Zheng's parents sat in the VIP box, and Xiao Yingying accompanied them.

Not far away, Feng Shiyu was chatting with a few people with a smile on her face.

She wore a women's version of the Chinese team's home jersey today, with long hair tied into a ponytail hanging down the back of her head, with skinny jeans and sneakers, the whole person looked very sporty and casual.

She has flag stickers on both her left and right cheeks.

This has almost become the standard configuration of the Chinese fans at the scene.

After chatting a few words, they waved goodbye to Feng Shiyu.

Feng Shiyu said goodbye to them and returned to Gao Zheng's parents, Gao Zheng's mother asked curiously, "Rumors, who are they?" ”

"FIFA is in charge of business activities, my mother ......," Feng Shiyu briefly introduced, "They wish me a successful performance the day after tomorrow." ”

At the same time as the World Cup, a number of theatrical performances will be held in various parts of Russia at the same time, such as inviting singers from participating countries to hold concerts in Russia, which is also part of the World Cup activities.

It's a bit like the album that comes out during every World Cup, which features cheering songs from fans of various national teams.

But now the album is directly moved offline, and a large number of literary and artistic activities are used to help the World Cup competition.

Feng Shiyu, as a representative of the Chinese music scene, was also invited.

Others came to Russia to watch the game, but Feng Shiyu still had to work, and her schedule was very tight.

But even so, on days when there is a Chinese team competition, she will not arrange any work.

Cheer for the Chinese team wholeheartedly, cheer for Gao Zheng, and accompany Gao Zheng's parents.

This is the most important thing about her coming to Russia.

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Gao Zheng and his teammates stood in the players' tunnel, waiting to play.

It can be felt that the teammates around him are more or less nervous.

Gao Zheng was not nervous, but he was a little excited.

Playing in the World Cup, it's a dream he's had since he was a kid.

Since his first day of football, he has dreamed countless times that he will appear in the World Cup wearing the jersey of the Chinese team.

This time, he and his teammates went through a lot of hardship, from the Asian qualifiers to the Asian qualifiers play-offs and then to the final play-offs, all the way to Australia and Honduras, which led to today's trip to Russia.

But unlike the one they did 16 years ago, they weren't here for the first round of the group stage.

Although their group opponent is a strong French team.

But didn't he want to play in the World Cup because he played against these world's best teams?

It's the same as his move from Sampdoria to Atletico Madrid.

What's the point of playing football if you can't play against strong opponents?

"Hi, high."

Just when Gao Zheng was distracted, a voice sounded beside him.

Griezmann stood beside him with a smile.

"You know what? I've been looking forward to playing you since the World Cup group stage results. I've waited long enough for this day. He said.

"No wonder you're always so motivated when you're training in the team." Gao Zheng was happy.

"I'll admit you're awesome, high. But this time, my teammates are better than your teammates, and I think the victory will be ours for France. Griezmann gestured to his teammates.

Without waiting for Gao Zheng to answer, Pogba came up and grinned at Gao Zheng, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Our goal is to be a world champion!" ”

Gao Zheng looked at Mbappe, who looked a bit like Donatello in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles behind the two of them, and nodded: "You really have the strength to win the championship." ”

He is telling the truth, the Chinese team will not think about winning the World Cup at all.

Their stated goal is to win a game, get three points and score goals.

But Gao Zheng's own goal is to hope that the Chinese team can reach the knockout round.

Pogba smiled happily when he saw Gao Zheng say this, and squeezed his eyes at Griezmann next to him.

"But the Chinese team will be your only regret on the way to winning the championship." Gao Zheng smiled and added the second half of the sentence.

Pogba's smile froze on his face, and this time Griezmann laughed: "I told you, Paul! That's high! ”

Then Griezmann and Gao Zheng came to hug: "We'll see you on the field, brother!" Enjoy the World Cup to the fullest! ”

"See you on the field." Gao Zheng bumped him with his shoulder. "I will."

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Zheng Zhi stood in his own place on the court, waiting for the game to start.

As captain, he has completed all the pre-match ceremonies.

But the sound of the national anthem was still echoing in his mind.

The sound seemed to have an electric current, making his body tremble slightly.

When he faced the camera, it was really hard to hold back and not cry.

Standing on the pitch of the World Cup finals, it was something he dreamed of.

He really didn't expect that at the end of his career, he would catch up with ......

There were several times in between, and he thought that he would never be able to realize this dream for the rest of his life.

But meeting Gao Zheng made him change his mind.

So when he injured his ankle and was out for five months, he had only one thought in his head – I had to make it to the World Cup!

His 100th international game has now been played in the warm-up before the World Cup.

But Zheng Zhi still regards today's match against France as the 100th national team match of his career.

His hundredth game, his first World Cup game.

Zheng Zhi suddenly found that Gao Zheng, who was standing in front, looked back and seemed to be looking at him, so his focus refocused on Gao Zheng.

He noticed that Gao Zheng was giving him a thumbs up.

So he also laughed and gave Gao Zheng a thumbs up.

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"CCTV, CCTV! Good afternoon, audience! ”

He Ping and his commentator partner Xu Yang sat on the commentary seat in the Kazan Arena, trying to keep their voices stable, because his mood was a little excited, and he was afraid that he would be too excited to control his voice.

"Welcome to the live broadcast of the World Cup, the first match of Group C, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon Beijing time, France vs. China! Now the race is about to begin! This is the first appearance of the Chinese team in this World Cup, and it is also the second time that the Chinese team has appeared in the World Cup after 16 years! ”

Xu Yang sighed beside him: "Yes, and this time the Chinese team can participate in the World Cup, it is really hard work, just like Tang Seng learned from the scriptures, it can be said that it has gone through nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties, and finally stood on the stage of the World Cup......

"Zheng Zhi was injured in the round of 12 against Qatar, and everyone thought his career was coming to an end...... But unexpectedly, he not only returned from injury, but also regained his form. Zheng Zhi also said in an interview that this was because Gao Zheng gave him confidence and courage at the beginning, and he also said that when he recovered after surgery, he relied on listening to Feng Shiyu's album to survive...... Ha ha! Xu Yang laughed as he spoke.

"Hah! Feng Shiyu should also come to the scene in this game, and we can pay attention to her in the stands at that time! He Ping also smiled.

In front of the TV, many viewers couldn't help but curl the corners of their mouths when they heard the two commentators talking about the interesting stories inside the Chinese team.

On this day, every Chinese fan's heart is filled with joy, and any little thing can make them happy.

They feel like the happiest people in the world.

Whether it's the Chinese fans in front of the TV or the Chinese fans who went to the scene.

They looked at the pitch with smiles on their faces and anticipation in their eyes.

The Kazan Arena, which had been very noisy before, fell silent.

Uruguayan referee Andrés Cunha, who was standing outside the centre circle, raised his wrist to his watch.

The eyes of Chinese fans fell on Gao Zheng standing in the middle circle.

Before this World Cup, FIFA revised the rules, and now you don't need two people to kick off, you can directly pass the football back, so you only need to stand one person in the middle circle.

Gao Zheng was there, with his feet on the football, waiting for the whistle to blow.

He Ping and Xu Yang in the commentary seat also lost their voices, waiting intently for the whistle to sound.

Cunha set the time, pressed the chronograph button with his hands, and then raised his hands flat and blew the whistle in his mouth!

"The game starts !!"

(End of book)

PS, there should be a postscript at seven o'clock in the evening...... Trying to write......