Chapter 564: Crazy Russia
In the opening match of the World Cup, 14 Russian girls will enter the stadium as ball boys, and for the first time in the history of the World Cup, the entire group of ball boys will be all girls.
The girls, aged 13 to 16, came from a small town 800 kilometers east of Moscow with a population of only 19,000.
"It's like a fairy tale for them." Said the girls' coach Idyatov.
All 14 girls play on the same team, and on the opening day, they will attract the world's attention.
The World Cup Organising Committee revealed that 776 children will serve as ball boys in 64 matches throughout the World Cup.
"Women are not a vulnerable group, and we are ready to compete fairly on the same level as boys." Daria Vasilyeva said she was one of 14 caddies.
'In the World Cup, we are a collective, we have equal value and we can pass the ball to the team in the game.
The history of the opening ceremony of the World Cup has been marked by many iconic moments, such as the national carnival in Mexico in 1986, the Italian summer in 1990 and the tribute to Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 2010.
Although the performance of this World Cup is only 30 minutes long, the opening ceremony is very creative and also brings many surprises to everyone.
In this World Cup in Russia, the official ball is called TV Star 18, which is an upgraded version of the TV Star used in the 1970 World Cup. TV Star was the first black-and-white soccer ball in history, and it was only in the days that the classic black-and-white patchball ball appeared for the first time in order to make it easier to track the ball on television.
TV Star 18 has made unprecedented innovations on the basis of inheriting the classic color scheme.
The once pure black block has become a digital black and gray pattern in the latest ball, the black color block has a similar TV mosaic treatment, and the ball also has a built-in NFC near-field interaction chip, which can view relevant data through the app.
It is worth mentioning that the 2018 World Cup opener ball, but also experienced space tourism, on May 31 this year, a Russian cosmonaut and flight engineer played football in the International Space Station, the TV star 18 football they played is the ball used in the opening game of this World Cup, this idea is the first time in the previous World Cup.
Soon after, the opening ceremony officially began!
The opening ceremony of the World Cup in Russia can be said to be star-studded, and the performers are even more big-name, Russian soprano Aida Galiflina sang live, alien Ronaldo appeared, and British king singer, Robbie Williams, who is also known as a bad boy, also sang live with Aidagaliflina.
Robbie Williams, who was called the bad boy at the opening ceremony, became a big hit, and during the singing, he suddenly raised his middle finger in front of the camera, and at the end of the performance, he made a gesture that appeared to cut his throat.
It is these two actions that have made Robbie Williams a big hot spot in the World Cup, and it is this action that has also attracted the dissatisfaction of fans.
But this is no longer important, in the brilliant fireworks, let the world immerse in joy, the quadrennial World Cup has come, and now who will dominate this World Cup is the most important!
Who will be the winner of this World Cup? Who is the biggest star of this World Cup?
Is it Cristiano Ronaldo, or Messi, or is it Jones on the rise?
It's all like a fog that will slowly unravel over time, and the opening ceremony took more than 30 minutes.
Finally, legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas and Russian model Natalia. Vodionova entered with the Hercules Cup.
The two of them shine on the court, bringing a breath of clarity and fragrance to the course full of male hormones.
Finally, the competition kicked off with deafening horns and cheers.
"Tick!"
After a whistle from the designated referee of the opening match of the World Cup, Pitana, the World Cup officially begins!
Nestor. Pitana will become only the second Argentine referee to officiate at two World Cups, the previous being Norberto Coreza in 1970 and 1978.
One of the most experienced referees in South America, Pitana made his debut in the Argentine league in 2007 and officiated his first international match in 2010.
During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he officiated four matches, including the German-French clash in the quarter-finals.
In addition, Pitana was involved in the enforcement of Olympic football matches in Brazil in 2016, where he officiated the semi-final matches between Germany and Nigeria as a referee.
After the start of the game, the more powerful Russian team completely mastered the rhythm on the field, and finally scored 5 goals to win the first victory of the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
Russia relied on home advantage and perfect performance, which set four records for Russian teams in the game, but they also had bad news!
The first record, 5-0, was the largest margin in the history of the World Cup opener, with five goals coming in the 12th minute with Gazintsky's header.
In the 23rd minute, Zagoev went off the field with a muscle strain, in the 43rd minute, Cheryshev scored again, in the 71st minute, Dzyuba scored with a header, in the 91st minute, Cheryshev scored twice, and in the 94th minute, Golovin's free kick scored.
The second record continues the host's unbeaten record in the first match of the World Cup, with 21 hosts in the 84-year history of the World Cup, and these 21 hosts are unbeaten in the first game of the World Cup, with 15 wins and 6 draws.
The third record continued the record of four consecutive World Cup starters scored by the hosts, when at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, German defender Lahm opened the scoring for the team just six minutes into the game, scoring the first goal of that World Cup.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, South Africa's Shabalala took the lead for the South African team and scored the first goal of the World Cup.
In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the first goal of the World Cup was still scored by the host, but it was an own goal, and Brazilian defender Marcelo accidentally put the ball into his own goal.
After the first match, the best player was officially selected at the World Cup in Russia, and although Golovin scored three goals in the game, Cheryshev, who was called on as a substitute in the early stage, proved his ability, not to mention scoring twice, and his goal was also very good, so he deserved to be the best player of the game.
The Russian team got off to a good start but also ushered in bad news, Russian midfielder Zagoev unfortunately left the field with an injury in the 23rd minute of the first half, and the Russian national team announced Zagoev's injury through the official Twitter at halftime: Zagoev has a muscle injury in the back of his thigh, and he will finish an MRI after the game to determine the specific injury time.
According to conventional judgment, Zagoev will have to recover for at least two weeks, which will announce that he will not be able to participate in the remaining group stage of Russia, which is a big loss for Russia.
In the end, after three minutes of stoppage time, the score was not rewritten, and the score remained 5-0 until the end of the game.
Russia won the first stop of the World Cup strongly, scoring 5 goals and getting 3 points, it can be said that the crazy goal of the Russian team is destined to be extraordinary.