July 7 is a Saturday, most of the student fans have entered the summer vacation, and the next day office workers are also resting, so although the kick-off time is 2 o'clock in the morning, compared to the group stage viewing time, it is very inhumane for Chinese fans, but the enthusiasm for the national team has made everyone complain a lot.

If they can further break into the semi-finals, the Chinese team is very likely to attack the podium and even enter the World Cup final. In order to witness this momentous moment that may only be experienced once in a lifetime, what is it to stay up all night?

For the post-80s and post-90s fans, the Champions League kick-off time is usually 2:45 in the morning, later than this game, before Wen Zhihao joined Atletico Madrid, the Champions League has long had nothing to do with Chinese players, and most people are just as happy to watch. This game also mobilized the vast majority of post-60s and post-70s, and even older and older fans who have been playing for a longer period of time, violating the health common sense that middle-aged and elderly people should go to bed early and get up early and not stay up late, and sit in front of the TV early to wait.

Therefore, the level and level of the game is the primary factor in attracting fans, and the deterrent effect of kick-off time is sometimes very small compared to this factor.

CCTV's "Feast of the Giants" program has been warming up for this game for 12 hours since 2 p.m. on the first day. This level of attention can only be compared with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which is held every four years, and for the first time in nearly a decade, the national team has dominated the screen in such a posture.

On this day, the ratings of CCTV Sports Channel crushed other CCTV channels and all local satellite TV stations without suspense, ranking first in the ratings list of the day. Especially after the "News Network" made history at 7 p.m. and spent 10 minutes building momentum for this game, from the prime time of 7:30 p.m. Beijing time, the ratings of the sports channel exceeded 10% and have remained high. This data is not comprehensive, and the viewers who clicked to watch the game through the CCTV network client were not counted.

After Beijing time came to 0:00 the next day, the ratings were even closer to 20%! As CCTV is the exclusive broadcaster of the World Cup in Chinese mainland. That is to say, at least one out of every five Chinese is paying attention to this game at this time, and it is conservatively estimated that the number of viewers of this game will reach four or five billion!

It is an exaggeration to say that it is a national concern, but in the history of sports channel broadcasting, I am afraid that only the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics ten years ago can surpass today. It is also a grand event that carries the national emotions of the whole people.

Thousands of miles away, the national team players who are preparing to play for the game are not particularly nervous, after so many games, everyone also knows what a big formation is, the mentality is much more mature, and they have been able to concentrate on the opponent.

High attention? Which game isn't like that? No matter how warm the domestic atmosphere is, everyone can't feel it directly.

The fighting spirit of the Chinese team is very strong, and Wen Zhihao ignited everyone's desire for victory in just a few words in the locker room: "Brothers, we were expected to do so yesterday, we can't help but give him face and let him down, right?" So go all out, we have even passed the Brazil level, is it impossible to win Belgium? ”

I have to say that Wen Zhihao's language and body movements are very inflammatory, and it is difficult for everyone to see his high-spirited tone and his movements of clapping and jumping lightly and eagerly.

After all, most of them are young people in their twenties, who doesn't compete?

Lippi and Madaloni looked at each other and smiled, both very satisfied with the way Wen Zhihao encouraged everyone's fighting spirit. A lot of words are given to the players to communicate with each other, and it works better than themselves.

In the Belgian dressing room, the expressions on the faces of the players are very contrasting, with stars such as Nainggolan, Witsel and De Bruyne having relaxed expressions, Courtois, Hazard and Lukaku having relatively serious expressions, and Fellaini's expressions being like big enemies.

Head coach Martinez drew countless arrows around Wen Zhihao's name, but he was still worried that the players did not pay enough attention, and continued: "For Wen of the Chinese team, each of you must be up to 12 points when defending him, Mexico and Brazil are our lessons from the past, if you want to beat the Chinese team, you must not relax your defense against him every minute and every second...... Ferreira, you and he are club team-mates, tell us what you think. ”

Martinez looked at Carrasco, who pondered for a moment and replied: "Don't be fooled by his feints, he is the most deceitful midfielder I have ever seen, so I have to remind every defender that when facing him, don't think that anything is impossible, because when this idea comes up, it is usually the beginning of danger, and the next step is that you may be passed by him." ”

Carrasco's expression was very serious, very serious, Kompany and Vertonghen both frowned, and Kompany said with some dissatisfaction: "Ferreira, I admit that he can score a hat-trick in the Champions League final, he is really good. But isn't that a bit too much? What players are there that a few of our defenders can't defend? Is he better than Messi? ”

Carrasco was about to speak, but Fellaini was the first to answer: "I don't think Ferreira is exaggerating, I played him in the Europa League and the Champions League for two seasons in a row, and lost twice in a row. I think there is only one way to prevent him, and the whole audience is close to him! Stay like a bodyguard. And I have to remind you that you don't think you've stopped him until he's squeezed to the ground, and even if he loses his center of gravity, you'll be able to deliver a dangerous pass that is absolutely unexpected for defenders before he goes down. ”

Courtois, Hazard and Romelu Lukaku nodded one after another: "Agreed!" ”

"Agreed!"

"Exactly!"

The three of them are also the same as Fellaini, representing Chelsea and Manchester United respectively in the Champions League and Wen Zhihao have played against Wen Zhihao, even if they have not defended Wen Zhihao one-on-one, but they also feel the same way, Fellaini's words have not the slightest moisture!

Hearing these words, the atmosphere in the Belgian dressing room instantly became depressed and serious, Kompany and Vertonghen saw so many people seconding the proposal, their faces changed slightly, no longer opposed, but showed a little excitement to fight with strong opponents, their level of central defenders, is already in a high place, but at this moment they are eager to try, I really want to see if Wen Zhihao is really worthy of the name.

(Vincent Kompany played for Manchester City and Vertonghen played for Tottenham Hotspur and neither played against Wen Zhihao.) ）

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When the players from both sides walked into the field under the guidance of the referee team, there was a burst of cheers from the scene, but the players had long been used to it, and their mood did not fluctuate, and Wen Zhihao still waved his hands and interacted with the fans.

The broadcast camera turned in time, aiming at the VIP box on the top floor of the Spartak Stadium, and the audience all over the world saw the big smile on the face of China (the most) (high) (leader) (director) (person), got up and applauded the Chinese team players in the field, and next to him, Russian President Putin accompanied the game.

He Wei and Xu Yang said with a smile: "Wen Zhihao said in an interview before the game that the arrival of this special guest has further stimulated everyone's desire to win. Maybe some fans and friends will still be worried, then it is time to reveal the truth, and in the case of the attention of the government and the opposition, I hope that the Chinese team will play a high-level game. ”

German commentator Marcel Leff said: "Perhaps this is one of the important reasons why the Chinese team can shock the world in this World Cup, China (leader) (leader) (person) loves and cares about football as much as Ms. Merkel." However, although Wen Zhihao stressed that this will not affect the Chinese team's on-field performance, I believe that the Chinese team will definitely not be able to travel lightly without real pressure, right? ”

And the Belgian commentator was even more excited, threatening that Belgium would definitely smash the Chinese team's field tonight, and wait for what the Chinese team would look like when the time came.

If these words are heard by the players of the Chinese team, they will definitely reply domineeringly: Is the field of the Chinese team so easy to smash?

In this World Cup, there are definitely more teams than the Chinese team that wants to step on the Chinese team to advance, but as the Chinese team sends home one opponent after another, many even traditional strong teams are glad that they have not encountered such a powerful Chinese team.

After the pre-match procedure, the Chinese team won the right to kick off in the first half, and the formation of players on both sides was unfolded, Wen Zhihao stood in the center circle, waiting for the Chilean referee Baskunana, who was officiating the game, to blow the opening whistle.

At the same time, the formations of the two sides were also presented in front of the commentary and the audience.

On the Chinese team's side, due to Zhang Linpeng's red card suspension, he even rotated multiple positions with Lippi. Captain Zheng Zhi's position was withdrawn from the back to the central defender, partnering Feng Xiaoting. Lippi continued the centre-back combination he had played in the final stages of the previous game against Brazil.

After Zheng Zhi retreated, the vacancy left in the midfield was filled by Artemisia Junmin, the three midfielders of the Chinese team are Wen Zhihao, Artemisia Junmin and Liang Xin, Artemisia Junmin's current comprehensive strength is not much worse than Zheng Zhi, so this adjustment has not weakened the overall strength of the Chinese team in the midfield.

The wingers on the left and right sides of the front trio are Yu Hanchao and Yu Dabao respectively, and both of them have strong ability to run up and down, so because the formation of the Chinese team brings great flexibility.

In addition, the forward arrow of the Chinese team is still Gao Lin.

And it is worth mentioning the goalkeeper position, Lippi chose Wang Dalei in the starting goalkeeper position!

He Wei's interpretation of this is as follows: "Wang Dalei is easily excited in the big scene, and he is a typical state player, maybe Lippi thinks that starting from the quarterfinals, it can be regarded as a real big scene!" ”

In fact, this is not the case, because Yan Junling conceded two goals in the last game, and his form has obviously fluctuated, so Lippi communicated with him before this game, meaning to let him rest and adjust his condition. At the same time, every player is given an equal chance to perform.

Belgium's starting lineup is unchanged from the previous games, and in order to take advantage of the midfield with the Chinese team, today's Belgium 3-4-3 formation is the two tough guys Fellaini and Witsel.

Overall, there have been few changes to Belgium's squad, with all players playing in their best positions.

Before the official kick-off, the camera gave Wen Zhihao and Lukaku a close-up, once again emphasizing that this is not only an ordinary quarter-final, but also a battle for the Golden Boot!

At two o'clock in the morning on July 7, Beijing time, and at seven o'clock in the evening local time on the 6th in Moscow, the referee Baskunana sounded a long whistle on time, and the long-awaited duel of Chinese fans officially began!

Wen Zhihao passed the ball to Hao Junmin with the first kick in the opening game, and before the opponent pressed up, he quickly inserted forward, and after winning the ball, Hao Junmin made a precise diagonal long pass, transferring the ball to the right side of the front court at the feet of Dabao.

The Chinese team launched the first round of offensive like lightning, still declaring that even if it encounters Belgium, which has the strongest offensive firepower, the Chinese team dares to fight against the opponent!

He Wei hadn't finished his opening remarks yet, and when he saw this attack, he temporarily shifted his attention to the game, and shouted with anticipation: "Hao Junmin passed well, and the opening signal of the Chinese team was very positive!" ”

Because the Chinese team successfully seized the opportunity of the opponent's not yet fully entered the state to carry out the attack to the opponent's dangerous area, which caused temporary confusion in the Belgian backline, Yu Dabao faced the left central defender Vermaelen, did not dare to rush to waste this offensive opportunity, so he passed the ball to Wen Zhihao, who had quickly advanced to the top of the arc of the penalty area.

Although Wen Zhihao has left Fellaini and Witsel behind him by quickly cutting forward, Kompany, who is in the middle of the three central defenders, is the first to move up and start to use his strong physical fitness to squeeze Wen Zhihao's space.

With Wen Zhihao's current physique, it is very difficult to stiffen Kompany head-on, Kompany only hit him twice with his body, and Wen Zhihao almost fell to the ground and lost the ball. Staggered to his side and prepared to pass.

At this time, Kompany sneered even more in his heart, even the physical confrontation was several levels worse than himself, he really didn't know what Wen Zhihao was so afraid of.

Kompany saw that Wen Zhihao was forced to take the ball with his back, so he wanted to lower his center of gravity and steal Wen Zhihao directly and cleanly, so as to boost the morale of his teammates on the court.

Wen Zhihao felt that Kompany was a little anxious, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which happened to be captured by Fellaini, and he suddenly chuckled in his heart. I feel that Kompany's choice Wen Zhihao is desperate.

He could only shout while quickly chasing back and approaching, but how could Wen Zhihao not notice it?

Before he approached, Wen Zhihao's two arms suddenly hit Kompany, his body completed a small turn, turned sideways to the side where Gao Lin was, and used the opponent's attention to focus on the ball, and the body confrontation had a moment to relax, and the outside instep directly stuffed the ball to Gao Lin.

This is a pass...... Very ecstatic!

Because Vertonghen, who was marking Gao Lin, was approaching Wen Zhihao's side, this pass was equivalent to giving him a diagonal back, Gao Lin directly faced Courtois, calmly volleyed the ball to the top edge of the goal, and smashed the ball into the dead corner.

1:0！

Only 40 seconds into the opening game, the Chinese team made a dream start!