In the four quarter-final finals that ended before the Chinese team, the first team in Group C, France, was eliminated after a surprise loss, and the first team in Group A, Uruguay, lost 1:3 to the European Cup champion Portugal, and the other two group winners successfully advanced - the first place in Group B, Spain, easily defeated the host Russia 2-0, although nearly 90,000 fans at the Luzhniki Stadium cheered hoarsely for the hosts. But Russia's strength is still invincible after all. Alvaro Morata opened the scoring for Spain in the 35th minute and Callejon scored from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute to seal the win.

Spain seized their chances in the final stages of both halves. It fully shows that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and if you want to create a replica of the Icelandic miracle and eliminate the World Cup champion, it is possible to get the position of strength and luck, and both are indispensable.

Argentina, the first in Group D, defeated Denmark, the second in Group C, 1:0 with Messi's assist to Dybala in the first half, and entered the quarterfinals without danger.

This was followed by the match between China and Brazil, the first team in Group E, at 5 p.m. local time on July 2, with a five-hour time difference between Moscow time and Beijing time, which translates to 10 p.m. Beijing time. For fans who are used to nightlife, this tee time is really impressive.

And it happened that during this time period, the organizing committee only arranged this one game, so almost all the media involved in covering the World Cup, large and small, turned their attention to it. This game is a key broadcast in the broadcast arrangements of more than 100 media in Asia, Europe, America and Africa.

Among them, the strong appeal of Neymar and Wen Zhihao, the two stars of each other, cannot be ignored, and the collision and confrontation of the two teams themselves is also one of the factors that attract attention.

Costa Rica advanced to the quarterfinals in the last World Cup, so no one regards them as dark horses this time, and the Chinese team took over the title of dark horse perfectly.

The showdown between the biggest dark horse and the traditional strong is destined to be attractive.

Tickets for this game have long been hard to find, and as the Chinese team advanced to the knockout round, many Chinese fans made a special trip to grab tickets online, and then flew to Sochi to cheer for the Chinese team.

At the Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Chinese fans once again occupied more than seventy percent of the seats without suspense, and there were few Brazilian flags to be found at a glance, almost all of them were drowned by the rolling Chinese red wave. The Brazilian commentator exclaimed: "The Chinese team can create such good results, but also inseparable from their amazing number of cheering groups, they almost have the advantage of the second host, such momentum, enough to bring a strong psychological impact and deterrence to any opponent." ”

When Tite walked into the stadium, he couldn't help frowning when he saw the Chinese fans around him beating war drums and learning from Icelandic fans, and the powerful momentum of the Viking lion's roar. He is not worried that his seasoned players will be nervous, but will the Chinese team be stimulated by this atmosphere and play at an over-level level, beyond his initial estimates...... He's really bottomless.

There are many factors that determine the quality of a player's on-the-spot command, and the momentum of the team's fans is definitely the most important part. With the development of modern football to this day, the role of fans has been paid more and more attention, and even has the title of "twelfth man" on the field, which is enough to show that a team occupies the momentum and takes the initiative, as long as the strength is not absolutely disparity, it is undoubtedly the side that is closer to victory.

The important factor and premise of the vast majority of upsets is first of all that a team's on-the-spot performance exceeds the strength estimate of the opponent's coach, no wonder Tite will have a bad premonition in his heart when he sees such a scene.

In an atmosphere of anticipation, Algerian referee Sharif blew the opening whistle on time.

In addition to the starting goalkeeper of the Chinese team today, Yan Junling, the formation has also changed back to the 4-3-3 formation commonly used in the first two games of the group stage. Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Linpeng partnered in the center back, Deng Hanwen returned to the starting right-back position, and the left back used Wang Shenchao, who performed well in the last game, and the midfield is still Zheng Zhi, Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin's fixed pairing, and the forward line is Yu Hanchao, Wuqiu Wang and Gao Lin.

He Wei said after introducing the starters of both sides to the fans in front of the TV: "Although the overall strength of the Brazilian team is more dominant, Tite took the initiative to play 4-4-2 and considered the balance of attack and defense, which should also be regarded as a lack of courage and fear. It's really emotional! The Brazilian team did not dare to fully display their offensive firepower when facing the Chinese team. ”

Xu Yang commented on Lippi's starter: "What surprises me even more is that Lippi will choose a 4-3-3 formation with heavy attack and light defense against the Brazilian team, I think this should be very much to everyone's appetite." The Chinese team has been able to come so far, I believe it has greatly exceeded the psychological expectations of fans across the country, and the next game is not so much a showdown, but rather a kind of enjoyment of playing against a strong team. After all, there are not many opportunities to compete with the main European and American teams, and it is not easy to invite these teams to play in the warm-up game, and it is not a concept at all with the World Cup knockout round. Therefore, we would like to see the Chinese team get rid of their burdens as they are now, and fight with these recognized world powerhouses. ”

Xu Yang, as a marginal international player in the Milu period, failed to participate in the 2002 World Cup, which was a big regret in his playing career, so on such an occasion, the feeling was naturally much deeper, and there was a feeling that he was born at the wrong time. With his strength in attacking on the wing at that time, there is no problem in being selected for the current national team, but the Chinese team under Mi Lu, he definitely has no chance of entering the 23-man squad.

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After the Chinese team drove the ball, Zheng Zhi passed the ball to Wen Zhihao for the first time, and the first wave of cheers from the Chinese fans did not go down, Wen Zhihao raised his arms high, made a gesture, and then accurately passed to the left side where Yu Hanchao was located with lightning speed.

Danilo, the right-back of the Brazilian team, didn't expect that the Chinese team would choose to take the initiative to attack, it was a second or two of stunned kung fu, Yu Hanchao had already completed the overtaking and came to the front, Tite was instantly startled, and shouted on the sidelines: "Stop him!" ”

Danilo wanted to reach out and pull from behind, but Yu Hanchao had already taken the ball into the penalty area first, Danilo reached halfway and quickly retracted, while showing an apologetic expression towards the central defender.

"Ahh Yu Hanchao went in! ”

Centre-back Marquinhos moved closer to Yu Hanchao, but he focused more on the middle, shooting straight at a near-zero angle, which would have been almost impossible to find the back of the net unless he had McConn's luck.

Marquinhos was very conscious, but he didn't expect Yu Hanchao's cross to add a little difficulty, not to sweep directly in front of the goal, but to use the arch of his foot to make a small arc, sweeping between the goalkeeper and the defender, the ball kept bouncing in front of the goal, which was extremely difficult for the central defender and the goalkeeper to handle.

Thiago Silva saw the ball come to the goal, and the artist dared to flick the instep in front of the goal line, and after the ball bounced off the goalpost, it bounced back and touched his calf, which was dangerous, of course, it was a pity for the Chinese team to slide out in the direction of the bottom line.

Brazil's defender and goalkeeper Ederson broke out in a cold sweat and almost gave away an own gift package!

PS: I had already asked for leave yesterday, and after thinking about it, I still squeezed out a chapter of time code.

In order to ensure the progress, strive for two more without delay. But the second is more likely to be at night too.

Happy Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone!