Known as the 80,000-person stadium, the Shanghai Stadium is designed with an outer ring circle, an inner ring oval, and a wavy saddle-shaped overall structure to provide the best possible line of sight for the audience.

Here, as the first game of the group stage, Argentina naturally wants to get off to a good start, and in this game, coach Battista followed the 4222 formation commonly used by Basilet in the national team, because the strong midfield line of the national team is very familiar with this formation and is conducive to showing the strongest strength.

The goalkeeper position is played by Ustari, who plays for Getafe in La Liga, the central defensive position is partnered by Garay, who moved to Real Madrid this summer, and the overage player Perega is partnered, the right wing-back is Espanyol's Zabaleta, and the left-back is Boca Juniors Monzon. In the central midfield position, Batista has arranged a combination of the national team: Mascherano and Gago, and the super midfielders who play for Liverpool and Real Madrid respectively will support Argentina's backbone.

The two midfielders are the absolute heart of the team, Riquelme's partner with San-Tiago, and although the two have not formed such an attacking combination before, they have been effective in friendly matches, which has convinced coach Batista that the two players who have experienced the big scene can handle it with ease. In the forward position, Atletico Madrid's talented Aguero leads the way, and his partner is Lionel Messi, the strongest young player in Argentina today.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Shanghai Stadium! We can clearly see that the Shanghai Stadium, which can accommodate up to 56,000 people, is already full! Although there are many African powerhouses in the support of Ivory Dia, more of them are here for this star-studded national Olympic team! Riquelme, Messi, Aguero...... With exciting and resounding names, here we will witness the first battle of the Pampas Eagles! “

"Argentina was well prepared before, but the media has repeatedly reported that among the starters, the overage defender Perega is receiving careful care from the team doctor due to muscle fatigue, and Messi is also a little tired after coming to Shanghai, but at present, there is no rough idea between the two."

"The duo of Mascherano and Gago is absolutely world-class, while the forward pairing of former AC Milan players San Thiago and Riquelme is a feared pairing of all opponents. In attack, Riquelme remains at the heart of the playmaker, while Santiago uses his keen sense of smell and skill to find and create opportunities around Big Brother. Because Aguero's retreat from the front line to the midfield or between the defender and the striker is equally lethal, Argentina's formation will also change to 4231 or 42211 depending on the situation of the game. With so many big-name stars and a lot of tactical changes, Batista's Olympic team has entered the rhythm of the Beijing Olympics! “

"Led by the FIFA Fair Play Flag and the Olympic Flag, players from both sides have stepped into the pitch!!"

Enthusiastic cheers, frenzied shouts and banners were overwhelming from the first moment the players on both sides stepped into the stadium, feeling the unprecedented strong impact, and Santiago was surrounded by familiar slogans and flags!

Previously, some media continued to express their opinions that the Argentine team, which has many bases in China, will feel at home when they play here, and it will feel like a home stadium. For Santiago, this feeling is extremely strong and shocking, and the excitement and excitement in his heart are indescribable when he steps into the high-level arena again after nearly a year.

The Argentine players are all confident, proud, in their opinion, the world's fan base is the heritage of a football power, which makes them more aggressive, and on the other side, the young players of Ivorya are not afraid of Argentine talents who are generally several times more valuable than themselves, and the Cameroon Olympic team, they have special qualities, and more importantly, their strength is higher than that of Cameroonians!

"Beep~Beep~" When the two sides exchanged flags, shook hands with the referees one by one and returned to their positions, with a crisp whistle, the game began.

"Huh~" The moment the game began, the players on both sides immediately hugged each other, such a rare scene shocked the Chinese fans in the stands, and even many veteran commentators were amazed, and the coaches of both sides chose to grab the opening at the same time! What a sight to behold! Although the speculation about the situation before the start of the game was one-sided with Argentina, no one expected in the opening stage that the players of both sides would choose to fight each other quickly.

This is not only unexpected by the weak Ivorian players, but also the abnormal tactical system of Argentina!

Sergio Aguero played the ball back to Riquelme and immediately rushed into the Ivorian half, infiltrating the interior side by side with Messi, completely ignoring the potential stalemate in midfield. However, their self-confidence is indeed very reasonable, and the run-in of the past two months has made them trust each other, not to mention that it is Riquelme who is holding the ball at the moment?

In the face of the undisciplined hard rush of the Ivorian striker Cisse, Riquelme picked up the ball with a light half-turn, which caused a lot of amazement and shook off the Ivorian striker with a heavy weight. Seeing this, the midfielder Ngosan was ruthless, but this time Riquelme did not perform uncharacteristically again, pretending to change direction to the left while tiptoe his right foot, and the ball flew to the feet of Santhiago under Ngosan's horrified gaze.

"It's my turn! Golden opportunity!!! “

After receiving the ball without stopping, Santilago swept his surroundings and silently remembered in his mind that he was carrying the ball all the way down the right flank, and the right wing-back Zabaleta's timely insertion made the defender dare not shoot easily. Seeing this scene, Saint-Tiago was overjoyed, ignoring the eyes of his opponent scolding him for making inches, and rushed towards the edge of the penalty area at a frantic speed.

"Can't wait any longer!! He must be stopped! Messi and Sergio Aguero have greatly involved the Ivorian defence! Now they have to find a way to stop Santiago!! “

With the shout of the commentator, Ivorian fullback Konstan Jakappa rushed up with fierce eyes, the fullback of African football was full of coldness in his eyes, so that Santhiago was also a shrunken eye, as if the opponent had regarded himself as an enemy with a deep hatred!

But that didn't stop Santiago's footsteps, and he slowed down his speed to form a one-on-one position with Jacopa, and after a few consecutive flicks of his right foot, he suddenly hooked the ball to the edge of the box. This move was something Jacqueopavan never expected, he had been paying attention to using his body to block the passing route of Saint-Tiago to the penalty area, and his eyes were a little strange when he saw this pass, but soon, he couldn't calm down.

"When did he observe the !!? of the situation behind him?"

Argentine defender Mascherano, who plays for Liverpool, suddenly rushed up and wanted to volley with a volley!

"Stop him !!" This time, without the commentator in front of the TV giving orders, the Ivorian goalkeeper Okaya snorted sharply while making a hasty save, knowing that the situation was critical.

Under Ocaya's urgent call, the two Ivory Coast central defenders gave up the mark, Aguero and others, desperately blocked it, trying to use their own bodies to block the shot that was destined to be powerful.

"Bang !!"

Sure enough, after a muffled sound, Mascherano's volley was blocked by the Ivorian centre-back, and in a sigh of regret the ball flew to the left half, Riquelme once again controlled the ball, this time signaling his team-mates to catch their breath and gradually slow down the tempo.

"It's been a tremendous offensive! The tacit cooperation and individual skills of the Argentine players were on full display in this attack, and they almost posed a direct threat to the Ivorian goal! Fortunately, the African central defenders reacted quickly enough, otherwise the result of this attack is really hard to say! ”

"Oh? Messi takes the ball, he is closely marked by many people in the frontcourt, do you still want to break through? It's so beautiful!! In the fourth minute, Messi won a free-kick in front of him, and Riquelme's direct shot from 25 yards was saved by Ivory Coast goalkeeper Okaya and confiscated. ”

In the seventh minute, Santilago combined with Riquelme to kick the wall and passed straight to Aguero, and the Atletico Madrid striker's powerful shot from 12 yards on the left side of the box was saved by Okaya again. In the 17th minute, Riquelme's free-kick from the left was diverted and Zabaleta's long-range shot from 30 yards went wide. ”

"Wow! Goalkeeper Okaya has made a great contribution! In the face of the Argentine's continuous offensive after the opening, he has repeatedly saved the danger for the African elephant of Côte d'Ivoire, and it seems that this time the Pampas eagle soaring in the sky really has no way to face the land monster, and it is difficult to kill with one blow! ”

The fans in the stands were fascinated by the opening kick-offs, but the Ivory Coast boss was a little bit on thin ice, and he even wondered if his tactical system of opening the game was wrong, because his players could hardly do anything under the pressure of the Argentine.

However, his disciples then fed him a reassurance, and the Ivorians counter-attacked after a brief silence, when Cisse received the ball and fired from a tight angle on the left side of the box, but the ball went wide of the post.