After a goalless 90-minute draw with Nigeria in their opening game, the Netherlands attributed the team's failure to win to the hot weather in Tianjin.

The Dutch team has been completely out of the Olympics since 1952, and this is the first appearance of the Dutch Olympic team in more than half a century. Although there are no dazzling stars such as Xiao Luo and Messi in the team, the Dutch team enjoys superstar treatment in Tianjin. Before the players of the two teams even played, the crowd was already in the crowd led by the Dutch fans.

Before the game, Ma Kai, the number one star of the Dutch team, was full of ambition and bluntly said that "we came to China to win the Olympic gold medal", and the outside world was generally optimistic about the orange army. It was thought that the Netherlands would at least have the upper hand against Nigeria. But this was not the case, at the beginning of the game, the Nigerian team actively pressed after the kick-off, and the attack actually dominated the game, and the number of shots on goal was 24-7 to overwhelm the Dutch team. Although both sides had a total of 20 shots on target, neither side could take advantage of the scoring opportunities, and the score remained 0-0 until the end, and the Dutch team escaped in the truest sense of the word.

In the post-match press conference, Nigeria head coach Samson Siahia expressed his satisfaction with the result and said that he would try to score a goal to win the next game. But Obina was a bit of a regret at the draw, saying, "We could have won and Nigeria had more chances on the pitch".

Dutch coach Dehan attributed the team's failure to win to the hot weather, saying that because of the hot and humid weather, it felt like the players were "sleeping" during the game, especially in the second half, when their fitness dropped very quickly. At the same time, Dehan also said that the weather is the same for every team, and the Dutch team will have to adapt hard to win the next game.

It's a pity that the Dutch team's sluggish performance has caused it to be criticized, and now against Argentina, everyone is sweating for them.

This group of players, who were called the "golden generation" by the Argentine media at the time of the transition between the old and the new, can be said to have taken a solid step towards the goal of defending the title after entering the knockout round. With a combined value of 450 million euros and 13 players who have lifted the World Championship trophy, there is no doubt that the Argentine Olympic Games have become the most eye-catching sight on the Olympic stage.

"Come on! Argentina! Argentina! Win! The Argentine reporter said that the Argentine Olympic team blew a blue and white storm in Shanghai, not only many people wore Argentina's blue and white jerseys to express their love for Argentina, but also more people gathered in the Argentine football forum on the Internet for a common purpose: to follow the Argentine team and the championship team.

Argentina also has the most international players of any Olympic team. Argentine media said that Argentina's "dream team" has a lot of special features: few Olympic teams in history can have so many stars, few Olympic teams can have so many national team members, few Olympic teams have 18 people in the roster, 13 have won at least one world championship, and there are players in the Argentine Olympic team who have won two major championships, and now they are sprinting towards the third championship trophy.

Sergio Aguero's experience is nothing short of that, having won the World Junior Championships in 2005 and Canada in 2007. In the Netherlands in 2005, Sergio Aguero lifted the trophy with Ustari, Zabaleta, Garay, Gago and Messi. In Canada in 2007, he reached the podium alongside Romero, Fazio, Santhiago, Banega, Di Maria and Acosta.

In addition, Riquelme won the 1997 World Youth Championships in Malaysia, and Mascherano won the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

Past trophies don't mean they can be just as successful today, but they can at least make Argentina famous. In fact, several World Youth Championship titles have also doubled the value of Argentine players. Add up the amount of these players' contract breaks or the market price, and it reaches a terrifying 450 million euros. That's on par with some of Europe's biggest clubs, and for 450 million euros it could even buy Aerolíneas Argentinas.

In the Olympics, the price of no team can compare with that of Argentina, not even Brazil, which is also famous, and even worse than Honduras, whose combined value of all players is less than 1 million euros, which is a few hundredths of Argentina's. However, despite the value of the Argentine players, the team is also full of the desire for championships and the desire for glory. Sergio Aguero, who has won two gold medals at the World Junior Championships, is not satisfied, and Mascherano, who has won the Olympic gold medal, is not satisfied.

Batista from the Argentine club second division team, to the national youth team, and now to the national Olympic team, the Argentine media said that he drove directly to the Ferrari just like Fiat before he was stable, however, Batista said that he was not afraid to drive this star-stricken-sky Ferrari, "I am not afraid to be the driver of this 'Ferrari' sports car." We're here for the gold medal, and nothing can change our plans. ”

As Batista himself said, in the 1/4 knockout match held at Shanghai Stadium on August 16, he boldly changed the formation, and the change of formation for the championship was no longer confined to the formation of the national team.

In the attack, Sergio Aguero is in the middle, Di Maria and Messi are on the left and right, midfielders Riquelme and Santhiago are partners, Mascherano is in the back, Zabaleta, Garay, Pareja, Monzon are still in the back, and the gate continues to be guarded by Ustari. The 4-3-3 line-up was a bold attempt, especially against a strong team like the Netherlands, and Batista used it as a basis for several targeted confrontations in successive training sessions in order to identify the shortcomings of this formation.

However, before the game officially started, the Argentine boys met an unexpected figure in the hotel restaurant.

Outside the Olympics, which star is the most popular? The answer is Kobe Bryant, the star of the U.S. men's basketball team, who is still the most watched person even without the Dream Eight game, even if he is just watching the game from the sidelines.

The Argentine men's Olympic team is full of big names, and as the reigning Olympic champions, they attract everyone's attention on the football field. But off the court, many of the Argentine players are fans of Kobe. As they were preparing for the game against the Netherlands, they ran into Kobe Bryant after practice.

"We were going to lunch and we saw Kobe Bryant and it was amazing because he walked up to us and then wished us the best of luck in Spanish." Argentine striker Sergio Aguero recalled meeting Kobe Bryant and was as excited as a child. As the leader of Argentina's new generation of stars, the flag of La Liga Atletico Madrid, and the boyfriend of Argentine king Maradona's daughter, Aguero has become a pure fan in front of Kobe. Aguero was also outspoken, asking his idol to take a group photo, and of course this wish was granted.

Midfielder Mascherano had already said that he hoped to meet Kobe Bryant in Beijing, but he didn't expect that now he would get his wish in Shanghai in advance. "I took a picture with Kobe Bryant and it was a wonderful moment." "I think Bryant is a true role model for an athlete and at the same time he's a very relatable person. ”

Even Riquelme was a little excited, but in comparison, San Thiago was not so excited, and he hoped to see Maradona again than Kobe, a basketball god.

The days passed day by day in such a tight schedule, and on August 16, at the Shanghai Stadium, the Argentine Olympic Games played against the Dutch National Olympic Games, and the battle was about to break out.