In this semi-final with Brazil, Lu Wenbin did not assist, did not score, and the team did not win, let alone enter the final.

Therefore, after the competition, Lu Wenbin had no experience at all, let alone the task reward of entering the finals and winning the championship.

Before the start of the game, Lu Wenbin also had delusional thoughts about winning, advancing to the finals, getting mission rewards, and upgrading his free kick skills to the grandmaster level!

Now it seems that the free-kick upgrade will have to wait for more.

After the game, because the Chinese team did not enter the finals, Lu Wenbin was not even qualified to compete for the championship.

Lu Wenbin's previous entire career, the undefeated golden body that could win the championship as long as he participated, finally broke in this year's Confederations Cup.

After the game, the global media reported that Lu Wenbin's Chinese team stopped in the semi-finals. Of course, the point is that Lu Wenbin's record of winning the championship as long as he participates is gone.

"In the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, the Chinese team lost to the host Brazil 1-3, and Lu Wenbin's record of winning the championship is over! 》

"The strength of the Chinese team is not good, Lu Wenbin is difficult to support alone, and China has lost the opportunity to compete for the championship of the Confederation Cup!" 》

"Lu Wenbin is finally not perverted to the point of resisting the entire Brazilian team alone. 》

The defeat of the Chinese team can be regarded as relieving many people who are suspicious and surprised that Lu Wenbin is too perverted.

With the strength of the existing players of the Chinese team, even if it is led by Lu Wenbin, it is not normal to beat the Brazilian team.

Losing to the Brazilian team, Lu Wenbin's record of winning the championship was suspended, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, June 28, Spain beat Italy 7-6 on penalties to take on Brazil for the title of this edition of the Confederations Cup.

Although they lost in the semi-finals, the Chinese team could not go home because they still had to participate in the third or fourth place finals.

The third and fourth place finals will be held on June 30, and the finals will be held on July 1.

One of the more favorable points for China is that the semi-finals of the Chinese team were played on June 27, while the semi-finals of Italy were played on June 28.

The Chinese team had one more day of rest than the Italian team, and Italy had to play the third or fourth place final after only one day of rest.

Moreover, mentally, even if it is a third or fourth place final, the Chinese team will definitely do its best.

For China, the third place and the third place are completely different concepts.

In the history of the World Series, South Korea has relied on the help of referees and the advantage of playing at home to achieve a fourth-place finish in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

This is the best result of Asian football (men's football) in the World Series, whether everyone recognizes it or not, despises it or not, it is this result.

Although the Confederations Cup is not as authoritative and buzzing as the World Cup, it is indeed a top-level world competition.

If the Chinese team can finish third, it can surpass South Korea's best result in the World Series and create a new height for Asian teams in the World Series.

Therefore, for the third and fourth place finals, the Chinese team will still play it as a final.

For Italy, the level of importance is different.

As the second-most World Cup winners, Italy's goal in the Confederations Cup is naturally to win the title.

Now that they have lost in the semi-finals, they have not made it to the finals, they cannot compete for the title, and even if they do not succeed, the players naturally have little interest in fighting for third place.

Even on the field, the importance of the game is far from that of the Chinese team.

In terms of physical fitness and mentality, Italy cannot compare with China.

The only thing that is stronger than the Chinese team may be that their technical and tactical strength itself is stronger than that of the Chinese team, but their physical fitness and game mentality will definitely affect their on-the-spot performance.

Under such circumstances, it is entirely possible for the Chinese team to beat Italy in an upset and win the third place. No matter how small the odds, there's always a certain chance.

On June 30, the new water source stadium in El Salvador was full, and most of the seats were occupied by Chinese fans and overseas Chinese.

was able to qualify in the group stage of the Confederations Cup, although the semi-finals were defeated and did not enter the final, but it also aroused the enthusiasm of countless domestic fans.

Temporarily, a lot of people came from China, just in time for the third or fourth finals.

Anyway, Italy, from the team to the fans, was not interested in the third and fourth place finals, so most of the fans bought tickets and were able to enter the stadium to cheer for the national football team on the spot.

The Xinshuiyuan Stadium, which can accommodate more than 50,000 spectators, has nearly 40,000 fans of the Chinese team, and the whole stadium is red.

Chinese fans have turned the Stade de Xinshuiyuan into their home stadium, with only a few thousand Italian fans, and the rest are local citizens and fans from other places who have come to see Lu Wenbin.

At 16 o'clock in the afternoon local time, with the referee's whistle, the third and fourth finals of the 2013 Confederations Cup between China and Italy officially began.

The formation of the Chinese team is 4231, the starting lineup goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, defenders Rong Hao, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Peng, Zhang Linpeng, defenders Lu Wenbin and Wang Yongpo, defenders Yu Hai and Hao Junmin, forward Deng Zhuoxiang, and forward Wu Lei.

The Italian formation is 433, starting goalkeeper Buffon, defenders Maggio, Astori, Chiellini, Desiglio, midfielders Candreva, De Rossi, Montolivo, and forwards Shaarawy, Gilardino and Diamanti.

Barzagli, Bonucci, Pirlo, Balotelli and several other main players in the Italian team did not play without illness or injury, and it can be seen from the appearance list that the Italian team is absent-minded.

After the start of the game, Italy did not shrink their defense, ignoring their defensive advantages, and directly used the tee to attack the Chinese team.

However, before the Chinese team's forbidden zone was hit, De Rossi's through ball to Gilardino was intercepted by Lu Wenbin halfway.

De Rossi underestimated Lu Wenbin's defensive positioning ability.

After all, after all, he only watched the game video or the post-game news introduction, and De Rossi did not have a face-to-face intuitive feeling of Lu Wenbin's defensive ability.

Now, he felt it.

However, De Rossi didn't care, and the whole Italian team didn't care too much.

Lu Wenbin's all-round offensive and defensive perversion is well known, and it didn't just pop up today. Since Lu Wenbin is so powerful, then everyone can bypass him when they break through the pass.

In the hearts of the whole Italian team, they didn't think that the Chinese team could cause them any trouble, after all, they were entangled with Spain until the penalty shootout, and Spain beat the Chinese team 4-1.

Although there is less emphasis on the third and fourth finals, it does not mean that the Italians want to give up the third place.

They rotated the main starters, opened the game with a fierce attack, etc., just out of contempt for the Chinese team, thinking that they could beat the Chinese team casually.