Chapter 39: World Champion VS Frustrated Lineup!

July 22, 1998, eight days after the end of the World Cup.

What is very, very shocking is that the French team, as the champion of the 16th World Cup, actually came to China with a group of 22 people, together with head coach Jacques - Beijing Workers Stadium!

This is explosive news!

What are the world champions doing in China? It's still the main force of all the people?!

Could it be that China was not convinced by the last loss, and now it wants to get back the field in its own home stadium? !

And Jacques said that they will have a very commemorative friendly match in the future, and the opponent, no one knows yet - it will not be the Chinese team anyway, because Ling Feng was still in a wheelchair when he went to the airport to greet the members of the French team.

In fact, the French players were reluctant one by one, but there was no way, the Football Association spoke, and Ling Feng also called them to come to China for a vacation - most of the players of the French team were friendly with Ling Feng, plus the death order was issued above, and the significance of this game was extraordinary, and the prize money was also expensive, so they all shortened their vacations and came to China.

As many people have guessed, this is a commercial game, but it must be a lot of money to invite the French team, which has just won the World Cup.

The sponsorship of this game is completely borne by Siyue's S.P, plus publicity and player bonuses, it does cost a lot, but the effect of advertising has indeed been achieved!

Because the most important part of the whole link is who the opponent of the French team is, Siyue just smiled in front of the media and said: "It will be a team that everyone can't imagine, and the absolute strength is outstanding!" ”

Curiosity can kill cats, but it can also make the world's journalists unable to extricate themselves, so reporters from all over the world have come to Beijing to wait for the upcoming match on the best stadium in China that has just been repaired.

July 29th.

After a week of recuperation – or rather a week of playing – with the French team, this mysterious match is finally about to kick off.

The Beijing Workers' Stadium was packed up early, and the game was broadcast live to the world on several international television stations.

Due to the mysterious atmosphere before the game, coupled with the fact that Ling Feng, Maradona and Jacques all came forward to claim that the team that was about to play against France definitely qualified to compete for the World Cup title, this made hundreds of millions of fans around the world focus on this game - this advertising benefit alone made several sponsors smile.

Unlike the usual competition, even though the reporters painstakingly investigated, even if they had been waiting for the bus before the game, they found that it was the French team who was singing a one-man show all along.

It wasn't until an hour before the scheduled match that the host officially announced the lineups for both sides!

This really makes everyone's hearts burn! The reporters kept secretly scolding the organizers, and now no cameras are allowed to be set up in the players' tunnel, and even the passage is covered with a thick curtain - is it an alien here, is it necessary to be so mysterious?

I have to say that this method is still very effective, and many people pay attention to this game just to solve the answer.

The world champion was scolded for being bloody - who made them the first to be introduced?

After waiting for the French team to complete the lineup, finally, a black man wearing a white jersey No. 9 and a shiny head walked out of the players' tunnel!

George•Weah!

Liberia's football king! The first black man to win the World Footballer of the Year, George•Weah was the first to play!

What does Weah stand for? The jersey he wears is not a team of any country, but the team logo on it is a FIFA logo, but the sponsor behind it is Li Ning!

Anything is possible! What kind of possibility will weah bring?

The second player appeared, with a little hair long, a number 7 jersey, and a collar of the jersey, and ran into the pitch with a smile, while the players of the French team applauded at the same time.

At this time, there was a riot in Manchester, England, and countless Manchester United fans cheered excitedly, hugged each other tightly, and burst into tears one by one.

That's right, this player has been rejected by Jacques, the first person in the frustrated lineup of the French team, the king of Manchester United - Cantona!

Cantona has always been at odds with Jacques, and because of his rebelliousness, the door of the French team has not been open to him for a long time, which everyone knows, but the problem is that this discord has never been on the table!

Italy in 1990, the United States in 1994, the French team failed to enter the finals in the two World Cups, so Cantona naturally could not participate in the World Cup, as for the French team won the championship this year, but Cantona was not recruited into the national team - it is easy to explain, after all, the king announced his retirement a year ago, and Jacques does not recruit a retired player, which can also make sense.

With the year of retirement, Cantona's temper was much smaller, at least he didn't hold a grudge against Yakai like before, and with Ling Feng's reconciliation in the middle, both parties happily accepted this suggestion.

The French team was hailed as the best striker after Fontaine, and the members of the French team also applauded him.

Some people have already made some eyebrows, Weah and Eric Cantona, and there seems to be no similarities, but the only thing in common is that they have never played in the World Cup!

Could it be that the opponent of the world champion France team turned out to be, and turned out to be those regrettable superstars who have never participated in the World Cup?!

With the appearance of the third player, the mystery was finally solved.

The third player on the field had a big beard, and many young fans didn't know who he was, only that he was a veteran.

But just like the sensation caused by Cantona's appearance in Manchester just now, Liverpool at this time was in a frenzy!

People chanting a name together: "Ian•Rush!" ”

The Welshman, who dominated European football in the early 80s, was the Liverpool star who helped Liverpool win League One three times in a row (the predecessor of the current Premier League)!

Rush's appearance made it immediately clear to veteran fans that, yes, the world champions France are now facing a team of top players who have never played in the World Cup!

What Ling Feng and Maradona said before the game was not wrong at all, such a lineup can definitely point to the World Cup champion!

Why is this so sure?

Because Rush once said sadly to reporters in an interview with the BBC in his heyday: "If I could play in a World Cup, I would rather reduce my life by ten years!" ”

This is the first time in the history of world football that a player has said such a thing!

In exchange for a chance to participate in the World Cup for ten years of longevity, his whole life was for that light, but Wales' strength was too weak, too weak, and Rush finally failed to realize his wish and retired gloomily.

Now, the 36-year-old Rush is standing here, and he will face the new World Champion, for which Rush should feel that he will make up for the regret in his heart a little......

The fourth player, Ling Feng's old acquaintance, Bernd•Schuster!

This awkward guy who had trouble with the German team, the best midfielder of the German team in the 80s, finally couldn't bear the loneliness and went out of the mountain again!

The fifth player, like Rush and Schuster, is unknown to many young fans, but when this player came on the field, Zidane, who had just scored two goals with a header in the World Cup final and won the Ballon d'Or in this World Cup, came out of the team and hugged him, which immediately caused a lot of discussion on the sidelines.

This player is Zidane's idol, the famous Uruguayan superstar - the 36-year-old Francisco - the former prince of Uruguay, one of the most skilled players in history!

The addition of Francisco made fans feel a little puzzled when they were excited, because the first four superstars were all players who had never played in the World Cup, while Francescoli had played in one World Cup.

It was in '86, when the old horses were dominant, but the Uruguayan team was in infighting at that time, and the whole team did not want to make progress, and as a result, Francesco was disgraced in losing all three games in the group stage.

In general, it is a pity that such a great superstar has not been able to play at his level in the World Cup.

The sixth player, with black curly hair and a knife-like face, immediately screamed from many fans, especially female fans.

This player comes from a third-rate country in Europe, but he is a first-class player in Europe, and the cold handsome guy in the Ajax team that Van Gaal coached back then - Finnish skate - Littmanning!

It looks like the superstars will play in a 4-3-3 formation, with none of the four defenders being very famous.

Shavir, a black man with blonde hair and even a golden beard - from Portugal.

Portugal's golden generation is the generation of players born between 1969 and 1974 who competed in the 1989 and 1991 World Youth Championships and won the tournament for Portugal, led by Figo and Rui •Costa.

Since it is really difficult to find a player in the history of the World Cup who has not participated in the World Cup and is still old enough to play, the best of Portugal's golden generation who has never participated in the World Cup was invited to China.

The other three defenders are Portugal's Jorge • and Costa from Finland and now at Willem II of the Netherlands in Hyypia – a first-class centre-back who would later join Liverpool.

The other is the Czech defender Galasek, because the Czech team has not been able to participate in the World Cup for two consecutive years, so there are also some of their players in the invitation.

And the goalkeeper turned out to be the crazy goalkeeper of Colombia - Iguita!

Of the eleven above, only Iguita and Francescoli have played in the World Cup, but they all went home disappointed, not because of the team's defeat, but because they did not play at their level or ...... Serious mistakes were made.

Such a lineup alone is enough to make the fans extremely excited, and on the bench, there is also a group of luxurious big-name players!

Figo, Rui & #8226, Costa, Nedved, Giggs, Effenberg, Shepchenko, Poposky, Recoba, Redondo......

It can be said that this lineup is an all-star lineup!

The top stars who couldn't participate in the World Cup were all pulled over by Ling Feng to participate in this game.

Originally, I wanted to find Fan•Basten and Gullit, but those two people participated in the World Cup, and they finally entered the round of 16, although they were eliminated by West Germany, but after all, West Germany was the world champion that year, so just think about it, if you make up the stars, it is a little unworthy of the name.

Most of the lineups on the field are dominated by older players, after all, if you wait another two years, then these veterans who are now 35 or 36 years old may not even be able to play half the game.

I finally understood what Ling Feng meant by such a team!

The significance of this match organized by FIFA and hosted by China will be far more than a commercial match between the world champion and the all-star team!

That's the best effort to fulfill the players who want to show themselves in the World Cup but don't have the opportunity, and fulfill the biggest dream of their lives!

Facing a world champion and a squad that has just won the title of world champion, it is enough for these players who have not had the opportunity to perform in the World Cup for the time being or for the rest of their lives......

Of course, there is still hope for young players, such as the Czech Republic and Portugal, which are all world powerhouses, and Figo and Nedved are still young and will still have opportunities in the future, but for those old people, this is almost their last game - including Rush, Schuster, Francesco and others, all of whom rushed back immediately after retiring after receiving the news......

The match was also a treat for the fans, and the praise for FIFA and China inevitably rose a few points – especially with the major sponsors.

Although it is still a commercial competition, it is very meaningful, and of course, for these sponsors, the profits received are also amazing.

Many merchants are depressed, why didn't they come up with such a good solution earlier? What a lot of market potential!

The players who can enter the lineup of this disappointed person are all recognized by the world, but they have no revenge for the World Cup and cannot be performed.

However, the fans of these merchants don't know that what they care about now is that a team must need a head coach, and who will be the head coach of this disappointed All-Star team?

The answer was soon revealed, an old man with almost all the hair lost was the last to appear - basically no one knew him, but when the commentator almost shouted his name, the whole world of football was shocked!