Chapter 585: First Battle in Mexico

After the establishment of the Chinese Olympic delegation and the announcement of Lu Wenbin as the captain of the National Olympic team, Lu Wenbin received the task of the Olympic Games.

The mission of this Olympics is different from before, and it is no longer just for champions.

Mission 39: Advance from the group

Requirements: Lead the Chinese men's national football team to qualify from the men's group stage of the Olympic Games

Reward: 1,000,000 XP + 10 Skill Points

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Mission 40: Olympic Champion

Requirements: Lead the Chinese men's national Olympic team to win the Olympic championship

Reward: 5,000,000 XP + 50 Skill Points

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Two tasks and two rewards in one cup can be seen that the system focuses on national honor.

If Lu Wenbin really leads the national team to win the Olympic championship, he will receive a total of 6 million experience and 60 skill points.

I don't know how many single-game experience rewards there are in the official game in the middle of the game, which is definitely higher than the Champions League. Otherwise, I'm sorry for the name of the Olympics and the richness of the rewards for these two missions.

The first match of the Chinese Olympic team in the London Olympics was not in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, but in Newcastle, and the venue of the game was St James's Park, Newcastle's home stadium.

On the afternoon of July 19, as the plane of the Chinese Olympic team landed at Newcastle Airport in the United Kingdom, Lu Wenbin's arrival immediately ignited the enthusiasm of all overseas Chinese and local citizens who came to pick up the airport.

As the world's number one superstar in football today, Lu Wenbin's influence has surpassed football and is also influential in other groups.

Even in Newcastle, England, there are countless local British fans and ordinary citizens who warmly welcomed Lu Wenbin's arrival.

In the airport hall, Lu Wenbin was interviewed by dozens of reporters.

The Chinese team was originally a fish belly, but because of the existence of Lu Wenbin, it has become one of the favorites to win the championship, but it is not the first favorite.

The top favorite for the men's football team to win the London Olympics is the Brazilian team, they have Neymar, known as the "second Pele", as well as Oscar, Lucas, and Lu Wenbin's teammates Marcelo, Silva, Hulk and other three overage star players.

In terms of squad strength and popularity, in addition to Lu Wenbin, the Brazilian Olympic team can throw the Chinese team ten streets.

It is only because of the existence of Lu Wenbin that the media will list China as one of the favorites to win the championship. During the interview, the reporters also asked about the goals of the Chinese team.

This Lu Wenbin naturally will not release satellites indiscriminately, but just told reporters that as long as the Chinese team can win one game and make a historic breakthrough, it is enough.

The Chinese Olympic team has participated in two Olympic Games in its history, only in 2008 when it scored its first goal as the host, and then there was nothing.

Not to mention winning, as long as you can get a draw at the London Olympics and get one point, it will be a historic breakthrough.

Of course, the goal of the Chinese team led by Lu Wenbin is only a draw, and if you get a point, it is a joke, and no one will believe it.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin said that the goal of the Chinese team is to win one game.

Other teammates, head coaches, and team leaders also said this in unison, in order to keep a low profile and paralyze the opponent, as for the media and opponents not to believe it, then it doesn't matter, anyway, you can't be in the limelight.

At the end of the interview, the Chinese team boarded the bus and was taken by the British Olympic Committee staff to the hotel next to the training base in Newcastle, where the Chinese team will conduct acclimatization training and wait for the start of the first game.

The next day, the Mexican Olympic team, the opponent of the Chinese team's first game, also arrived in Newcastle, stayed in the same hotel, and the training was also held at the same training base, but the stadium was different.

As time went by, the atmosphere of the Olympic Games became more and more intense, and there were more and more reporters and fans watching the training of the Chinese team.

Because Mendes has been dragging his feet and not giving a clear reply to Florentino, other wealthy European clubs are pursuing Lu Wenbin.

Therefore, some British reporters asked about the possibility of Lu Wenbin's transfer to the Premier League, but Lu Wenbin was pushed to Mendes, claiming that he wanted to concentrate on training and preparing for the Olympics.

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics was on July 27, and the football competition started two days earlier.

On 25 July 2012, the first round of the women's group stage kicked off with a 1-0 win over New Zealand in the opening match of the host country, England, narrowly got off to a flying start.

Subsequently, Brazil defeated Cameroon 5-0, the United States beat France 4-2, and Sweden beat South Africa 4-1.

The Chinese women's football team failed to enter the London Olympics, and the first Olympic game of the Chinese delegation was the first group stage of the Chinese men's national Olympic team.

On July 26, it was the turn of the first round of the men's football team.

The first match was the men's football team Group D Honduras vs Morocco, and the two sides fought hard for 90 minutes to draw 2-2.

The second game is Group B, where the Chinese Olympic team faces the Mexican Olympic team, the game time is 14:30 local time, 21:30 Beijing time, just enough for the Chinese audience to watch the live broadcast.

The match takes place at St James' Park in Newcastle.

As soon as the day dawned, countless Chinese fans and overseas Chinese gathered at St. James' Park.

By the time the game began, the stadium stands were full, but almost entirely occupied by Chinese fans.

As far as the eye can see, it's all red.

There are too many Chinese.

St. James's Park, which can accommodate more than 50,000 people, has been turned into their home stadium by Chinese fans, and is full of flags, slogans, banners and portraits such as the five-star red flag, "Come on Chinese football", "Chinese team will win" and "Lu Wenbin I love you".

There are about 30,000 Chinese fans, who occupy most of the stands, and Mexican fans may have less than 10,000, and the rest are local citizens or other fans who come to see the superstar Lu Wenbin.

CCTV-5 also started the live broadcast in advance, introducing the game, and then interviewing fans and so on.

Chinese fans are naturally full of confidence, expressing Lu Wenbin's confidence and expectation that he will lead the Chinese team to victory.

Not to be outdone, Mexican fans claimed that there was only one Lu Wenbin in the Chinese team, and the other players were vulnerable, and Mexico would definitely defeat the Chinese team with its strong overall strength and eventually win the championship.

Yes, Mexico is also one of the favourites to win the Games.

It was a confrontation between two favourites, and it attracted unprecedented attention not only from China and Mexico, but also from many other countries.

After all, the Olympics have not yet opened, and there are no other competitions that can be broadcast live, and the live broadcast countries and TV stations of this game may not be less than the World Cup.

Of course, there are certainly not as many people watching the World Cup, after all, it is just an Olympic game of the U23, and probably only the fans and ordinary people of the two countries will pay full attention to the game.