There is such a team in world football, which has never been absent from the finals of the 17th World Cup; Lost only three of the 13 qualifiers on their continent; They have four glittering gold stars on their yellow jerseys; History has produced a plethora of talented players; There are as many people who hate her as they like her, but no one dares to despise her, because it is self-defeating; For a while, this team was almost synonymous with football, yes, her name was Brazil.

However, no matter how good the history is, no matter how brilliant the past results, it will not save the current Brazilian football. Brazil 2001 was a bit of a bad year, having historically lost just three of their South American qualifiers, a remarkable record in international football, but in 2001 they lost six of their 18 games in one go, which is also a staggering record for Brazilian football. But even more impressive records continued: Brazil used four managers in the two-year qualifiers: Luxemberg was sacked for poor Olympic results and poor handling of relations with the media and tax evasion; Although his successor, Candinho, performed well, Candinho refused to become the head coach of the Brazilian team because he did not want to "betray" his friend Luxemberg; Leon, who followed, was even more unlucky, but because of the poor record in the Confederations Cup in the chicken rib competition, he was dismissed at the airport in Yueben; Finally, Scolari, who ruled the army with an iron fist, finally led Brazil to defeat Venezuela 3-0 in the final round and advance to the World Cup in South Korea. And in the long qualifying process, there are as many as * players in and out of the Brazilian national team!

The main lineup is unstable, the tactical play is ambiguous, the head coach changes frequently, and more than half of the opponents are lost...... Sometimes, even the Brazilian people have lost confidence and no longer have any hope, and such a dark qualifier is something that has never happened in the history of the Brazilian team!

Thankfully, Brazil still qualified from the South American region. Otherwise, after losing the orange Netherlands, and then losing the yellow Brazil, the World Cup in South Korea is really unimaginable.

I thought that the Brazilian national team could finally prepare for the World Cup wholeheartedly, but I didn't expect that because of the selection of Romario de Souzafaria, almost the whole of Brazil and coach Scolari turned faces. In the end, though, Scolari announced the closure of Brazil to Romario, even though he did so at a time when hundreds of Romario supporters were protesting outside. As Brazil's top scorer, Romario's defeat has added another 34-year-old veteran to the World Cup, the other being Italy's Roberto Baggio.

But regardless of the media and fans, or even the Brazilian president's personal intercession, Scolari still insisted on his opinion for the sake of a genius he admired, 19-year-old Kaka, whose full name is Ricardoizecsonsantosleeni, who plays for Brazilian club Saopaulo.

Kaka is working very hard to fit into the big family, and it seems that it is working well. He even ran out of toothpaste and could go to Carlos and ask for it. Although the outside world is making a fuss about Romario, the national team is still calm, everyone knows that Kaka was selected for the national team by defeating Romario, but RobertoCarlos patted Kaka when he first entered the national team and said: "Don't worry, we can't hear the outside here!" He made a gesture of covering his ears, and his funny expression made Kaka laugh at once.

Speaking of which, Carlos is such a funny person, he is short and a little weird-looking, but he has a smile on his face all day long. He has a good relationship with almost all the players, and in the national team, he is a pistachio, a living treasure. This reminds Kaka of Anke of the Dawn, but Anke is much taller than Carlos, but his talent for being funny doesn't depend on his height.

However, don't think that people who are giggling all the time are easy to bully, I'm afraid all of Carlos's opponents will think the same way. Look at his 62-centimeter-long left thigh, look at his astonishing speed of 10.50 seconds in the 100m, and look at the free-kick he scored from 35 metres out at the 1997 Four Nations Invitational Tournament in France...... Will anyone still doubt his lethality?

At least Kaka didn't, he saw Carlos' eyes before the run in free kick training, and his eyes, which usually smile like a crescent moon, were extremely determined and murderous at this time. Then, after a "Carlos-style" run, when he hit the ball with the outside of his left foot, the ball bombarded the wooden wall and hit the post, Carlos smiled at Kaka on the side and shook his head. Kaka was thinking, "It's good that he and I were teammates and didn't have to defend his free-kick wall during the game."

His 168cm, 70kg body has the power of a devil, but that doesn't stop Kaka from becoming good friends with him.

"God!" Carlos exclaimed, slightly exaggerated, "Why are you handsome?" He hugged his bald head, looking very jealous. Kaka just smiled, he didn't know what to say in the face of this big brother.

But Carlos immediately returned to his original state, and he blinked slyly: "Yes, you have the position of the second coach in the team!" ”

"Second?" Kaka was a little confused.

"The first is of course me! Hey! Carlos smiled, "By the way, you can't let Ronaldo Jr. know, otherwise he should come to you to ask for guilt and let you give him the second place, ho ho!" ”

Thinking of Ronaldinho's appearance, Kaka finally couldn't help but laugh.

"That's right, that's the expression!" Carlos pointed at Kaka and said, "Remember the look on your face right now and smile at what you're about to face." Don't care what others say, don't think of yourself as a newcomer. Actually, boy, football is very simple......"

Carlos flicked his left foot and the ball flew around the wooden wall into the goal.

Another person who caught Kaka's attention as soon as he came in was Ronaldo, the number one killer of the Brazilian team who became famous at a young age and became famous in international football, but seemed to disappear in the last two years.

In Brazil, the idol of all Brazilians is Pele, but in the eyes of many Brazilian children and young people nowadays, Ronaldo is also the object of their worship, and Kaka is no exception. He is a peerless genius recognized throughout Brazil.

Kaka's first feeling when he saw Ronaldo in the national team was "he is fat". This is understandable, he has not played well in the past two years, and he has been sitting and recuperating from injuries and recovering from training, and he will definitely gain weight. However, Carlos solemnly reminded Kaka not to mention the word "weight" in Ronaldo, otherwise he will immediately turn against you.

However, Kaka found out in the process of training that Ronaldo was training himself to increase strength, he was losing weight! By the time the World Cup started, he had lost 4.3 kilograms! This figure is staggering for someone who knows Ronnie well, because he hates people talking about weight in front of him the most, and he can even turn his face on Intermilan's head coach Hectoecuper in order to lose weight. But Kaka really saw that Ronnie was losing weight!

"Incredible, isn't it?" Cafu looked at Ronaldo, who was sweating, and said to Kaka beside him, "But if you see the tears he had at the Olympic Stadium in Rome that day, you understand." Cafu whispered, "Think about the World Cup final in France that year...... You can understand how he feels, twice, each time the trophy is in front of his eyes, he falls at the finish line......"

Carlos also lost his usual hippie smile when talking about Ronaldo: "I can't play for two years, almost 95% of the people in the world think he can't get back on the field, all he needs now is to prove himself." Losing weight is the first step, he is very face-saving, don't look at him and hate others talking about weight in front of him, in fact, for the World Cup, you can let him do anything. That's why I say, don't doubt his abilities, never doubt, especially now that he has a hunger wolf's hope for victory. In the end, Carlos said in his usual tone: "Is it time to give a word of advice to defenders all over the world?" The aliens are back on Earth! ”

The World Cup is more of a dream for Kaka, who only played in the Brazilian domestic league for one year before being recruited into the Brazilian national team and also participating in the World Cup! It's something that countless players dream of, and Kaka is the lucky one. But it's too unfair to simply say that he is lucky, his speed, technique and other talents have become more mature under the tempering of professional football, a "genius that Brazil only produces in 30 years", who else can he choose if he is not selected?

The match against Costa Rica was the second game of the group stage, and with Brazil's victory already assured, Kaka, wearing the number 23 shirt, was finally brought on by manager Scolari to make his World Cup debut.

"Kaka, get ready to play!" When he heard Scolari say this to him, he didn't react, and when Scolari repeated it again, he hurriedly stood up, took off his coat and warmed up. He was warming up on the sidelines, Brazil had already sealed the win 5-2, and he knew that he was going up to feel the atmosphere of the World Cup and not expect too much. Watching his teammates running on the field, he suddenly remembered Zhang Jun, that good friend in China.

The fourth referee inspected Kaka's shin guards and spikes, and then held up the electronic sign: On the 23rd!

On June 13, 2002, Brazil played Costa Rica in the second half of 26 minutes and 25 seconds. This should be a moment that will be remembered forever by Kaka, who stepped onto the World Cup for the first time as a member of the Brazilian national team! The cheers of tens of thousands of fans shook his eardrums. It's a completely different feeling from the usual Morumbi stadium, and the indescribable beauty ripples through my heart.

Kaka hugged Rivaldo, who had been substituted, and stepped onto the pitch.

"Zhang Jun, I'm waiting for you here!"

"Kaka is on the field!" Yang Pan screamed in front of the TV, causing many people to give him white eyes, isn't he a hairy boy in Brazil? Is it worth the excitement? Could it be that he still knows you?

Zhang Jun was thinking when he could take this step and step firmly on the turf of the World Cup. It may seem far away, but when they said goodbye last spring, who would have thought that Kaka would appear in the World Cup wearing Brazil's yellow shirt?

"Ronaldo! The ball is in! It was his eighth goal of the tournament! 2：0！ Brazil is almost in their arms for the World Cup! A Rivaldo miss, Ronaldo's low shot once again pierced the best goalkeeper of the tournament Oliverkahn! ”

"Referee Collina blew the whistle for the end of the game! Brazil lifted the World Cup for the fifth time! They wrote history, five crowns Brazil! ”

After receiving the gold medal, captain Cafu walked up to the front desk and he was led to the square table where the gold cup was placed, where FIFA president Sepp Blatter picked up the gold cup and waited for it to be handed over to its owner. Cafu shook the tall and lanky platform, as if worried about its steady, as the organizers told him he was going to accept the gold cup on it.

After confirming that the table was solid, Cafu climbed onto that "podium" and then bent down to receive the glittering Hercules Cup from Blatter! He lifted the gold cup high to the cheers of the fans!

Under the stage were countless double bowing eyes and raised arms. In 2002, there were paper cranes flying in the sky and countless colored bars, and Brazil proved that Brazil is back on top of world football in this special way of receiving the award!

Kaka took over the Hercules Gold Cup from his teammates, and every member of the Brazilian team had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the dream they had been fighting for for four years. The golden cup glows dazzlingly under the stadium lights and flashing lights, making Kaka feel like he is in a dream, which is incredible!

The pro-German people in the small restaurants sighed, while the Brazilian fans were elated. Yang Pan supported Italy, but Italy did not even make it to the quarterfinals. Kaka was in Brazil, so he turned to support Brazil in addition to sadness.

"Good! Zhang Jun, Kaka won the World Cup! The kid...... It's enviable! Yang Pan applauded and said to Zhang Jun beside him.

"Yes! World Champion ......" muttered Zhang, the trophy that was the dream of almost all players, and now it's in Kaka's hands. Looking at Kaka's excited smile, Zhang Jun said in his heart: "It's 3:0, he scored a hat trick, and he opened the gap again, Li Yongle, did you see it?" ”

Li Yongle stood in the back row of the crowd, and all the places near the school where he could watch the game were overcrowded, so he had to run to this mall to watch. The TV in the home appliance area of the mall is full of people, but fortunately, there is a place, and with his height, it doesn't affect anything when he looks at it from behind.

Brazil cheered with the Hercules Cup in high to draw a most orthodox end to a World Cup that had started on a subversive end - the team with the most titles in history added a gold star to its chest.

All the matches of the World Cup are over, and the big drama of the month has come to an end, but in Li Yongle's view, another good show has just begun. Whether it's Zhang Jun or Yang Pan, they all think so, right? Li Yongle thought so.

Dortmund, Germany.

Yokohama is the first battlefield, and this is the second battlefield. At least that's what Anke thinks.

The small bar where he works has been crowded since before the finals, and after the game starts, there are still people to squeeze inside. Barrels of beer were carried out, Anke was half tired to death, but he could still watch the TV broadcast, and he was very impressed by Kahn's several saves, but unfortunately the goalkeeper, who had just won the "Levyashin Award", got rid of it when he should not have gotten rid of it, and when Ronaldo put the ball in the goal, Anke seemed to hear the sound of countless beer glasses breaking throughout Germany.

When the bald referee Collina blew the final whistle, there was only the sound of the TV in the real bar, and the big men who were still elated before the game started biting their collars and scarves with their mouths, desperately trying not to let themselves cry, but the tears still flowed irrepressibly. There was no scolding, no noise, not even sighing, everyone was crying silently. The beer was gone, and Anco stood stupidly in front of the TV, watching Kahn sit alone at the goalpost, lonely looking at the cheering Brazilians, neither the opponent Ronaldo nor the referee Collina's comfort could make him blink for a moment. In the huge Yokohama International Arena, his back is so bleak......

Have you ever felt this before? Anke asked herself what it was like to watch her opponent celebrate victory in front of her eyes.

Karn must want to cry, right? But he just pursed his lips and didn't show any expression. He's the captain, he's the pillar, he's the last dignity of German football, so he can't cry, he has to show a strong side, to the world, to Germany, and to himself. He finally got to his feet and led Germany to the runner-up podium and was the first to claim the silver medal. Despite this, he still didn't have a smile when facing Blatter and Bailey.

Anke remembered that when he was a freshman in high school, he seemed to be like this after the loss, and he felt so uncomfortable that he couldn't express it in public.

Brazil is the team of his friend Kaka, and Kahn is his idol, and he can't tell how he feels at this moment......

June 31, 2002, Yokohama, International Arena.

Kaka tasted the sweetest happiness of his life, while the other group of people looked at his happiness with different moods.

PS: That's all for football on campus. Recently, someone said that "We Are the Champions" is not as detailed as before when describing the game, and it feels a bit of a running account, so I think it is necessary to say two words:

"We Are the Champions" will be written from 2001 to 2010, nine years, professional leagues, European competitions, World Cup, Olympic Games, Asian Cup, Confederations Cup, as well as various friendly matches, matches, you can think about how many games there are in total. If I write like "Do You Care When I Play Football", I guess I'll run out of gas. And I can't guarantee that every game is different, it's all exciting, it's all interesting.

Therefore, I will only write about some of the exciting, important, and key games in detail. The college league is just a springboard for Zhang Jun and them to Europe, and the opponent in it is only Li Yongle alone, and there are not many heads, I can't write two or three chapters every game, right? Many people say that it is written like a running account, and I think this may be the feeling after watching "Do You Care When I Play Football", which is also an aspect that worries me, because from such a detailed description of the game to such a brief game report, this change in style, it is very likely that many people will not buy it, but there is no way, this is a must. Just like Zhang Jun's growth, my writing must also go through such a process.

Of course, I still try to write every game in a big game like the World Cup. However, I don't write about every game in the professional league, and I don't even write about a third of it. The career of a professional player is long, not every game is a classic, not every game Zhang Jun will score a hat-trick, and it is impossible to have twists and turns in every game, and the result will not be known until the last minute.

There will be a lot of competitions in the future, and I may mention it in one stroke, which may make many people unhappy to watch, but for the sake of the whole novel, I must persevere.

Also, I want to say that football is not only on the football field, but also off-field, training, life, feelings, transfer disputes...... It's all part of football. So the abbreviation of the game is just to give you more of a football world as complete as possible. I don't know if I can write well, to be honest, I don't have confidence in this at all, but since it has started serialization, the ugly daughter-in-law will always see her in-laws one day, so I am very anxious to wait for the guidance and criticism of friends. Thank you very much!

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