11. Portugal arrives in South Africa
The Portuguese national team was supposed to take three days with them in Lisbon, and they were scheduled to leave for South Africa on June 6, but now they have decided to go to South Africa a day earlier, which was an ad hoc decision of the Portuguese national team.
Before the departure of the Portuguese national team, the fans of the Portuguese national team had to practice for their favorite team, and the Portuguese national team decided to hold the ceremony at the Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon.
Nearly 100,000 Portuguese fans came to Eduardo VII Park to practice for the Portuguese national team that day, which exceeded the expectations of the Portuguese national team players, and even Qiu Ze felt very surprised, he really didn't expect so many fans to come here.
The head coach of the Portuguese national team, Paulo 61 Bento, was also very surprised to see so many fans coming to the scene, and at the same time very excited and excited.
Paulo 61 Bento was very excited, he said: "Thank you very much to the fans for holding such a big ceremony for us, really thank you very much. At the same time, please believe that our Portuguese national team will not let you down. ”
Paulo 61 Bento also said: "In the Shijie Cup in South Africa, I and the whole team will definitely go all out and strive for a good result. And we are confident that we can bring you the most satisfactory results, please believe us. ”
"We believe in you! We are the champions! We are the shijie cup champions! Portugal! Portugal! Portugal! "100,000 Portuguese fans shouted in unison, very loud, very high-pitched.
Standing on the rostrum, Qiu Ze felt his blood boiling, this scene was simply too big, too exciting, he was very excited at this time, and he couldn't help but echo the fans of the Portuguese national team and shouted loudly.
Paulo 61 Bento added: "The Shijie Cup is a high-level competition, and it is difficult to predict the outcome of the match, but you have to be confident. Our national team shoulders a heavy responsibility and carries the hopes of the fans, and will work the green field of South Africa, not give up easily, make all preparations, play every game, and will share the joy of victory with you. ”
"Victory! Victory! Victory! We are looking forward to victory! "The fans of the Portuguese national team were very excited, very excited, all of them shouted loudly and roared with excitement.
Paulo 61 Bento also explained to the fans of the Portuguese national team about their preparations: "The first round of the group stage against Ivory Coast is very important and now we are ready, please believe that we will bring you a satisfactory result and we will go to victory together. ”
The fans of the Portuguese national team are really excited, they are so excited, their faces are red with excitement, and they keep singing the Portuguese national anthem to cheer for the Portuguese national team, and the atmosphere at the scene is very hot.
Qiu Ze also stood up and spoke in front of 100,000 Portuguese fans. Qiu Ze said: "Thank you very much to the fans for coming here to practice for us, it makes us feel very happy, xiexie guys, thank you very much. ”
"We will always have your back! We will always support you! Support you guys! The fans of the Portuguese national team responded enthusiastically to Qiu Ze and shouted loudly.
This made Qiu Ze feel warm in his heart: "We have prepared for the shijie cup, and we are about to set off." Please believe that we are ready and we will go and bring joy to everyone! ”
"We believe in you! We believe in you! You guys are the best! Our Portuguese national team is the champion! Champion! "The fans of the Portuguese national team are very eager for this title!
Qiu Ze continued: "Our opponent is very strong, but we are not afraid at all, only by defeating a strong opponent, we are worthy of the name of the king!" We are going for this king, we are not afraid of all opponents! Let's move forward hand in hand and reach the top of the Shijie Cup! ”
Listening to Qiu Ze's bold words, the fans of the Portuguese national team were so excited that they didn't know what to say, they were very excited, they were singing and dancing here, and the atmosphere at the scene was very hot, very hot.
zuihou, the players of the Portuguese national team also signed autographs and photos for some lucky fans, and of course they also prepared some small gifts for the fans of the Portuguese national team, which made the fans of the Portuguese national team excited and excited, and the atmosphere was very good.
After returning to the hotel in the evening, Portuguese President Silva called the Portuguese national team and said: I hope everyone will work together and go all out to bring Haode news from South Africa to the Chinese people and achieve ideal results in the Shijie Cup.
Paulo 61 Bento immediately read this call to the players of the Portuguese national team, which made the players of the Portuguese national team pay more attention to the Shijie Cup, and they hope to bring back the Hercules Cup and make the whole of Portugal rejoice.
The next day, the Portuguese national team left Portugal by plane and flew to their destination, Johannesburg, South Africa. This also marks the arrival of the South African Shijie Cup, and now everyone has flown to South Africa.
After arriving in South Africa, the Portuguese national team has almost a week of rest, and they also have a warm-up match in Zuihou during the week, and their warm-up opponents are not very strong, their opponents are Mozambique.
A warm-up match in Zuihou before the Shijie Cup is often a game for players to find confidence and feeling, and the opponent in this game is certainly not very strong, to put it bluntly, the Mozambican team is here to find confidence for the Portuguese national team.
When the Portuguese national team arrived in Johannesburg, there were a lot of fans outside welcoming the arrival of the Portuguese national team, some Portuguese fans who had already arrived here, and of course, more local fans in South Africa.
They held high the flag of the Portuguese national team, held high posters of their favorite Portuguese stars, and shouted the names of the stars they admired to welcome them.
When Qiu Ze walked out, he was indeed frightened by the scene at the scene, if this was Portugal, he would not be surprised to see such a scene, but this is not Portugal, this is South Africa, he really didn't expect that they would have so many supporters in South Africa.
Especially when Qiu Ze saw a lot of South African fans holding up his own posters and holding up banners welcoming him, he was even more surprised, this was a surprise for him, really, he really didn't expect him to be so popular in South Africa.
Now it is the time when the temperature in South Africa is relatively high, and the sun overhead is very fierce, these South African fans are waiting for him in such a poisonous sun, which makes Qiu Ze very moved. Really very moved, Qiu Ze immediately waved to the South African fans.
This made the South African fans waiting at the scene very excited, they immediately screamed excitedly, frantically shouting Qiu Ze's name, expressing their love and admiration for Qiu Ze, and even some young fans rushed towards Qiu Ze, hoping to get close to their idols, but they were stopped by the security personnel.
Qiu Ze immediately walked over and shook hands with these young fans, and even Qiu Ze took out some things he usually played with from his backpack, such as PSP and some of his own training shirts and jerseys to give to these cute fans.
These things are what he usually uses, to be honest, he really didn't prepare any gifts, so he gave these three things, although there were few things, but this was a piece of his Qiu Ze's heart.
The three little fans who got the things were very excited, very excited, and immediately screamed, causing the fans at the scene to exclaim.
South African fans saw that Qiu Ze was so approachable and did not have a little star shelf, so they loved and admired Qiu Ze even more, and shouted Qiu Ze's name one after another, as if this had become Qiu Ze's fan meeting.
Of course, there were still many supporters of other players, including a lot of Cristiano 61 Ronaldo fans, who also shouted the names of their favorite stars, and the atmosphere was very hot.
The players of the Portuguese national team did not linger long here, they immediately boarded the team bus and began to drive towards the Valle Hotel, the home of the Portuguese national team in South Africa.
Portugal's stronghold, Valley Lodge, is located at the foot of the Maharis Mountains, north of Joburg, on the banks of the Maharis River, and its name means "Valley Hotel". Maharisburg is a village in the city of Mogal, which, like Johannesburg and Pretoria, is in Gauteng Province, but is already close to the border with the Northwest Province.
To be honest, it is a bit biased here, but there is no hustle and bustle of the big city here, it is very quiet, and the idyllic and quiet of the mountains and rivers give people who are used to the big cities of steel and concrete another kind of other people's feelings, which makes people very comfortable.
The Valley Hotel is spread over 250 acres of land with detached villas scattered throughout. There is a ramp at the entrance, which winds and turns, leading to all the villas scattered around. Qiu Ze sat on the bus and watched all this, as if he had a feeling of returning to Aveiro, he really liked such a peaceful life very much, and he was very satisfied with it.
After getting off the bus, the waiters of the hotel were waiting for a long time to greet their distinguished guests, and then they helped the players of the Portuguese national team carry their luggage and walked into the residence of the national team of the Portuguese national team.
Mike, the head of the hotel, was in charge of hosting the players of the Portuguese national team, and he helped the players pack their luggage while introducing their hotel.
This base camp has an African flair and villas with thatched roofs. The rooms and facilities inside the hotel are luxurious. The hotel has a total of 14 standard rooms, 29 deluxe rooms and 19 premium rooms. It is up to the team to decide what kind of room to live in, but only one person lives in each room. The rooms are spacious and well equipped.
The players of the Portuguese national team naturally lived in this independent villa, and Qiu Ze immediately came to his villa and began to familiarize himself with the surrounding situation.
Outside the villa is on the balcony with a direct view of the river and the dense jungle. Naturally growing towering trees are everywhere, rivers meander through them, and wild ducks fly over the water from time to time to frolic on the water.
This kind of life really makes Qiu Ze very satisfied, he suddenly feels that he doesn't seem to come to South Africa to play, but to come here for vacation, which feels really good and comfortable.