The 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which attracted worldwide attention and was highly anticipated, finally kicked off. （）

But at the opening ceremony, there were some minor problems with the organizers.

In the presence of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Latin diva Jennifer? Lopez, American rap king Pete? Paul and Brazilian singer Claudia? Letty sang the theme song of this World Cup "E Are One", but it was supposed to be the climax of the entire opening ceremony, but the audio of the scene was obviously not synchronized, and the three singers had not opened their mouths yet, and the melodious and passionate singing voices had already floated throughout the stadium, which looked like the lowest lip sync from TV!

Many Chinese domestic viewers immediately scolded CCTV for being too scumbag, so angry that CCTV had to issue an official statement, this is the organizer's pot, I don't carry it!

After the show, naturally, came the opening match.

For a tournament, the opening game can often set the tone for the rest of the game - if the opening game is full of goals and the two sides go back and forth passionately, then the fans' expectations for the whole tournament will undoubtedly go up a new level immediately.

But unfortunately, the match between the host Brazil team and the "Plaid Army" Croatia cooled everyone's enthusiasm a little......

Croatia has improved significantly in recent years, and they have a number of players who play for European first-team teams - such as Real Madrid's midfield core Modric, Sevilla's Rakitic (the transfer to Barcelona has been confirmed before the game), Bayern Munich's Mandzukic, Olic who used to play for Bayern, Kovacic who played for Inter Milan, and Jelavic, who plays for Guizhou Hengfeng, and they are all attacking players in the midfield, so everyone expected them.

But before the game, their main scorer, Mandzukic, Longschet's teammate in Bayern, was suspended, another former Bayern teammate of Longszt, the main left full-back Pranic was injured in the warm-up game, and the other main central defender also suffered an Achilles tendon injury and was temporarily suspended......

Croatia's strength was greatly reduced by losing three players in a row, but Brazil didn't take much advantage at the beginning and even conceded the first goal in the 11th minute!

First goal of the 2014 World Cup...... It's an own goal from the host Brazil!

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Unlike in history, Kaka, who followed Ronshute in AC Milan, regained the call-up to the national team, but he is not a young man after all, and the successive fierce battles in the league and the Champions League have accumulated a lot of fatigue in his body, so he missed the first game and did not even enter the squad.

The 32-year-old Kaka certainly understands that coach Scolari is already undergoing a new generation, and Neymar, who is ten years younger than him, has already worn the five-star Brazil captain's armband and has become the recognized leader of the next generation of the Samba Army!

In this game, the new captain of the Brazilian team really lived up to expectations, he scored twice to help the team complete the comeback, avoiding an embarrassing start for the hosts at home, and Neymar also won over many fans who did not know him with his active performance.

Despite Brazil's 3-1 win over Croatia, the team was nicknamed "the most civilian Brazil of all time".

From Ronshit's point of view, this may be a bit too harsh.

After all, the world is always changing, and a very common problem in football is...... Thick past and thin present.

With Alves, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Dante, Luiz, Felipe and many other top teams in the backline, this line of defenders is simply beyond the reach of other teams! In addition, there are well-known veterans such as McCown and Maxwell who are ready to play on the bench.

The midfield was equally unequivocal:

Led by Neymar, Chelsea's "little golden man" Oscar, the big Paris golden boy Lucas Jr., the four iron waists Fernandinho, Gustavo, Paulinho, Ramirez, plus the veteran Kaka who is dedicated to serving the country, Chelsea flying wing Willian, can be called both offensive and defensive.

The lack of star taste of the striker may be the reason for the criticism of the Brazilian team:

Although the main striker "Hulk" Hulk (Hulk) has been famous for a long time, he has always only made money outside the mainstream leagues, and has not been able to prove himself in the top league and top teams.

Robinho, who has found a new job in the Brazilian Liga, is another star besides the Hulk, but he is not in Scolari's main squad at all, and he can't even compete with the unknown Fred and Ruo, who only play in the country - but even Ruo, who is considered the "weakest No. 9 in Brazil", was the winner of the Golden Boot in the Copa Libertadores last season.

Of course, if you compare the Brazilian team with Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho more than ten years ago, this Brazilian team is indeed much inferior to the stars - but even the Brazilian team in 2002 was not smooth sailing on the road to winning the championship, and they were almost excluded from the semi-finals by the British......

But if you have to say that this Brazilian team is "the most grassroots in history", it is definitely an exaggeration, even Germany, Argentina, and Spain, the three favorites to win the championship, are not as star-studded as Brazil in terms of lineup - Germany does not even have a superstar-level striker, and K God was even once thought to be a water cooler manager on the bench......

With today's world football landscape, it will never be possible to gather three Ballon d'Or in one national team!

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After the opening ceremony, the host country undoubtedly had the most news, and even Long Shute received such an interview program.

"I don't think this Brazilian team is the weakest in history, they have a large number of top players and no professional would say they lack stars."

Long Shute looked rational and objective:

'Neymar is of course very talented, he's also one of the most promising youngsters in this game, but to be honest, he's still too young and this World Cup is not his stage yet.

"Whose stage do you think this belongs to?"

The journalist made a malicious provocation.

Ronshette didn't jump into the trap he had dug:

"It's not certain, but I guess...... At least I'll be one of the brightest memories of this World Cup! ”

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Two and a half days after the opening match, on June 15, at 9 a.m. China time.

It must have been a friendly time for Chinese fans, as it happened to be a Sunday.

Tens of millions of fans turned on their TVs and computers, countless open-air squares also turned on big screens, and the same voice floated across the entire land of China:

"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, what you are watching now is the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the game between the Chinese team and Ivory Coast!"

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The so-called weaknesses that Long Shute said before are actually not so reliable:

Although there are many veterans in Ivory Coast, most of them are sitting on the bench, and the average age of the 11 starters who actually played is in their playing years.

As a candidate for the strongest team in Africa, Ivory Coast's squad is also star-studded:

Drogba, Jokora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Gervinho, Kalu......

Well, in fact, the names that most people can hear are these six players, and the first four are indeed over thirty years old and gradually fade out of the main lineup.

As for the problem of disharmony, there is indeed a little bit of it, but it is nothing more than a small friction between the generals:

The old monster Drogba was gradually marginalized under head coach Ramsey, and even did not get a call-up for most of the year, but considering his huge influence in the country, Ramsey finally did not dare to put him out of the squad, but also planted the seeds of discord between the generals.

After all, Drogba's influence at home is the best in China - African Warcraft once used his personal influence to meet with the president of Côte d'Ivoire and the head of the anti-judgment army, and persuaded the president and the Football Association to arrange an official match of the World Preliminary Tournament on the territory of the rebels, on this day, the two sides of the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire temporarily laid down their arms and celebrated the victory of football with fans across the country.

Although the civil strife in Côte d'Ivoire still broke out again, the government army was driven out of the capital for a time, and the United Nations even sent a coalition force to counterinsurgency, and the final result was that no matter whether the enemy suffered heavy casualties, Drogba, as a player, has contributed his best to promoting the reunification of the country, at least this point, Long Ritian has not been able to do.

If he can really help his motherland complete the great cause of peaceful reunification with his football achievements, he will definitely be able to be awarded the title of the king of the opposite sex who has been passed down from generation to generation......

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