Chapter 208: Officially unveiled

At this moment, in the players' tunnel of the Luzhniki Stadium, there are not only the referees of the game, the starters of both sides, and other staff of the stadium, but also more than 20 young ball boys who will play with the players of both sides.

The participation of the Dragon Kingdom in this World Cup in Russia is very deep, not only the Dragon Country team has appeared on the World Cup stage again after 16 years.

There are many dragon elements in this World Cup in Russia, far more than any previous World Cup.

The official sponsors of this World Cup, there are 7 dragon enterprises, covering all three sponsorship levels of the World Cup, and fans all over the world can see the name of the dragon country enterprise on the electronic display screen on the sidelines in all 64 matches of this World Cup.

In addition, Made in Dragon Country also covers many aspects of clothing, food, competition supplies, and peripheral products of this World Cup!

Half of the jerseys of the 32 players participating in the World Cup were produced in the Dragon Country; The balls used in the sixty-four games were also made by Longguo Enterprises; More than ninety percent of the official mascots, souvenirs and peripheral products of the World Cup are from the Dragon Kingdom!

In addition, in order to allow fans around the world to taste the delicacies of the Dragon Kingdom during the World Cup, 100,000 crayfish were transported from the Dragon Country to Russia after a seventeen-day journey before the start of the World Cup, enriching the fans' tables.

More of them are still from the Dragon Country!

According to Russian official estimates, this World Cup will bring 1.8 million foreign tourists to Russia, and according to the statistics of the Russian embassy and consulate in the Dragon Country, the number of Dragon Country tourists who applied for visas to Russia during the World Cup has reached 500,000 as of the opening of the World Cup!

According to FIFA data, the 2.5 million tickets officially launched by the World Cup in Russia have all been sold out, and the host Russia, due to its geographical location, is naturally the largest number of ticket buyers, with nearly one million tickets purchased by Russian fans.

According to statistics, the number of tickets purchased by Russian fans is as many as 200,000, far exceeding the fans of other countries.

Moreover, this is only the official data, in fact, the World Cup tickets that fall into the hands of Dragon Nation fans are very likely to be twice as high as the official data!

In addition to official ticket sales, FIFA will also provide a certain number of free tickets to sponsors at all levels, each company can get about 20,000 tickets, and the seven World Cup sponsors in the Dragon Country can get 140,000 free tickets.

In addition, there are a large number of Dragon Country fans, through various means, did not buy tickets as Dragon Country people, but borrowed the identity of local Russian residents; and the transfer of tickets from the original ticket purchaser at a high price.

Just like the opening game that is about to start, the fans who bought tickets came from all over the world, the largest number of people was of course the Russian local fans, and the second largest number was the Dragon Country fans - according to incomplete statistics, a total of nearly 20,000 Dragon Country fans appeared in the stands of the opening game!

Among the 20,000 Dragon Country fans, less than a quarter of them bought tickets through official channels, half of them got free tickets from sponsors, and the remaining quarter used tickets that were temporarily transferred from others at a high price!

Outside the stadium, dragon elements permeate every corner of the World Cup, and on the pitch, the same is true - the jerseys worn by the players, the shoes worn by the feet, the guards on the legs, and the leather balls used in the game are all full of dragon country elements.

In this opening match, despite facing the host, the momentum of the Dragon Country team did not fall behind at all!

In addition to the venue of the game, located in Moscow, the capital of Russia, the Dragon Country team can compete with the Russian team in all other factors, or even slightly better!

Even the little caddies, the dragon country can compete with the Russian division - the eleven little caddies held by the players of the dragon team are all from the dragon country, and the eleven little ball boys held by the players of the Russian team, in addition to Russia, there are several from neighboring countries Belarus and Lithuania.

At this moment, these eleven little caddies from the Dragon Country can be said to be the happiest group of people in the Dragon Country, and being able to stand by the side of their idols and step on the World Cup with their idols will surely become their unforgettable memories.

Especially the little caddy standing next to Shen Feng, he was going to faint happily at this moment, since he was assigned to Shen Feng's side, his head has been dizzy, holding Shen Feng's hand stubbornly, unwilling to let go, for fear that if he let go, Shen Feng would disappear, or be snatched away by other little caddies.

Twelve years later, when this little caddy followed in the footsteps of his idol, the wish he secretly made twelve years ago finally came true - once again with Shen Feng (this time as Shen Feng's teammate), on the World Cup, the picture recorded by the camera at this moment has become an eternal classic in the history of Dragon Country football!

Not long after, the referee team standing in front of the player queue was notified by the infield that the stadium had been quickly cleaned up after the opening ceremony was held, and the players could enter.

A referee, two linesmen, and a team of on-site referees composed of the fourth official, lined up, leading the players from both sides of the game, majestically out of the players' tunnel, stepping on the playing field, and officially debuting in front of hundreds of millions of fans around the world!

When the players of the Dragon Country wearing the away team, with red as the main color and yellow striped jerseys, under the leadership of captain Zheng Zhi, walked out of the players' tunnel in turn, stepped on the lawn of the game, and lined up on the left side of the center line, nearly 20,000 Dragon Country fans in the Luzhniki Stadium jumped up from their seats one by one and gave them a warm cheer, and the sound was not inferior to the sound created by the more than 30,000 Russian fans at the scene.

The live broadcast camera swept to the VIP box in the stands at the right time, the supreme leader of the Dragon Country @ Sleeve, accompanied by the President of FIFA and the President of Russia, sat there and saw the young men of the country under his leadership, one by one, full of energy and high morale, solemnly appeared in front of the people of the world, with a pleased smile on his face, and also gave them applause.

Thousands of miles away on the land of the Dragon Country, at this moment, countless fans and people, through TVs, mobile phones, and computers, are paying attention to the Dragon Country team, and after 16 years, they have appeared on the stage of the World Cup again!

Old fans who have witnessed the first appearance of the Dragon Country team in the World Cup can't help but burst into tears and sigh when they see this scene.

Fans who have experienced the ups and downs of the Dragon Country Team over the years can't help but feel a lot of emotion at this moment when they witness the Dragon Country Team's neat appearance on the highest stage of international football.

Because of the historic breakthrough of the Dragon Country Team, they began to pay attention to Dragon Country football, support the new fans of the Dragon Country Team, and witness another historic moment of the Dragon Country Team, all of which are honored.