In order to encourage the Dutch team to advance to the final, a group of former Dutch superstars, led by Basten, went to the hotel to visit the Dutch players in the afternoon of the match.

With a smile on their faces as they did so much for the World Cup but failed to reach the final, they hope that this generation of players can fulfill their unfulfilled dreams.

Chen Fan and Basten communicated, and Basten looked at Chen Fan and sighed: "I didn't expect you to reach this height in just one year, this is too unexpected for me, I thought you would need at least seven or eight years of training to reach this height." ”

"You're so surprised!"

Chen Fan replied with a pout: "Coach, I was taught by you, why don't you have confidence in me?" ”

"Ronaldo won the World Footballer of the Year when he was 20 years old, and I am almost 20 years old, and everyone says that you should ...... to be famous as soon as possible"

Basten laughed and scolded: "Ronaldo has only one ...... in the world"

Chen Fan's eyebrows raised, Basten scratched his scalp and said, "Yes, there is only one you in the world, and you are all speechless guys......"

He quickly ended the topic: "Have faith tonight?" ”

Damn, I think I was also the best striker in world football, and if it wasn't for the injury, maybe I would have achieved more.

Chen Fan nodded and said, "Have confidence." ”

He jokingly said, "Coach, when did you see me depressed?" ”

Basten thought silently for a while, and felt that what Chen Fan said seemed to be very reasonable, this is really a speechless little guy......

The Dutch legends brought not only condolences to the Dutch team, but also encouragement and greater confidence.

……

At the beginning of the day, the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town was already crowded.

The World Cup semi-finals are about to take place at this stadium!

Supporters from both countries began to gather outside the stadium, their faces painted with their flags painted and their pro-team jerseys......

Journalists from different countries have been busy, interviewing supporters of both teams......

At around seven o'clock, the Uruguayan bus slowly drove into the stadium, which caused a commotion among the fans, and the reporters who had been waiting there for a long time cheered up and became excited.

Uruguay went up and down, and Forlan came to the reporter and said: "Tonight's victory must belong to Uruguay, we are not only representing Uruguay, but we also represent the Americas!" ”

This made the Brazilian and Argentine journalists ashamed, they are the South African duo, they should have carried the banner of American football, they should have defended the honor of American football, but they both lost at the feet of European teams.

Ten minutes later, the Dutch bus drove onto the pitch and they caused even more of a stir.

The Orange Whirlwind has long conquered the world, and they have many supporters all over the world.

The reporters were even more excited, and as soon as the Dutch stars stepped off the bus, they issued a call, and the Dutch trident was the focus of their call.

Before the last game, Chen Fan was interviewed by the media, and this time Van Persie walked up to reporters, Robben and Chen Fan walked to the dressing room with other players.

"We're not going to let that happen a little over a month ago, we're not going to give Uruguay a two-goal lead!"

Van Persie said into the microphone in front of him: "We will defend first, at this stage of the game, any mistake is fatal, we are tired of chasing, we are going to be the one to be chased!" ”

Van Persie's words made the Uruguayan reporter very dissatisfied, and the Argentine reporter snorted coldly in his heart, the chased?

The idea is good, but who will be pursued in the end is unknown!

……

After nearly 40 minutes of warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the game, and the turf of the Green Point Court suddenly became empty.

The national commentators on the broadcast table were already in working mode, and they began to give presentations on the weather in Cape Town, as well as the latest news from both teams.

In the Uruguayan dressing room, coach Tabarez began to do the mobilization work after announcing the starting line-up: "We haven't reached the final for many years, and people have forgotten that we are also world champions!" ”

He took a deep breath and exclaimed: "Tonight, we are going to show the world that Uruguay is back after more than half a century of silence!" ”

"We were the first country to win the World Cup, it's time to regain our old glory!"

The Uruguayan players are in the blood of the blood, and a strong fighting spirit rises from them!

Tabarez looked at his players with great satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Go ahead, Uruguay, we are the best team in the world today, we are the best players in the world today!" ”

……

In the Dutch dressing room, Van Marwijk not only did not mobilize, but cooled down.

"Calm down, calm comes first!"

The Dutch boss said: "Melo's behaviour tells us that any lack of calm will send the team into despair. No matter how dangerous the situation is, no matter how provocative the opponent is, no matter how the referee decides, we must be calm! ”

He deliberately glanced at a few defenders and said: "Even if we want to foul, we must not rush at people, that is to eat cards, or even eat red cards!" ”

……

At 8:10, the starters of both sides came to the players' tunnel, the two teams had played a warm-up game more than a month ago, and they knew each other very well, but the players of both teams chose not to look at each other.

Led by four referees, players from both sides walked into the stadium and were greeted by a tsunami of cheers!

"Uruguay!"

"Uruguay!"

"Uruguay!"

"Holland!"

"Holland!"

"Holland!"

The commentators in the broadcast box became excited, and the ESPN commentator exclaimed: "The long-awaited semi-finals are about to begin, and the starters of both sides have walked into the stadium!" ”

The Milan Sport commentator said: "The Netherlands are once again in the semi-finals, 12 years after the last one. In the 98 World Cup in France, the Netherlands eliminated Argentina with Bergkamp's stunning goal to advance to the semifinals, but they unfortunately lost to Brazil in the penalty shootout and missed the final!

However, this World Cup they took revenge by eliminating Brazil in the quarter-finals and reaching the semi-finals. ”

The Spanish national television commentator said: "The two teams have only met once in the World Cup, in 1974 when the Netherlands won 2-0 in the opening game of the group stage, in which Pablo Forlan, father of Diego Forlan, participated.

The two teams have since met twice in warm-up matches, winning 2-0 at home in Montevideo in 1980. The last meeting was a little over a month ago, with the Netherlands narrowly winning 3-2.

Judging from the historical record, the Netherlands has the upper hand, but the data is also the most unreliable. Take the Netherlands and Brazil as an example, the World Cup in the United States in '94 and the World Cup in France in '98, the two teams met in the knockout round, and Brazil won both times.

It can be said that Brazil is the bitter master of the Netherlands, but this World Cup has changed history for the Netherlands. ”