Chapter 1059: Starlight Glimmer and Mediocrity

The first Confederations Cup match between China and Brazil was played at the National Stadium in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, at 4 p.m. local time on June 16.

This was preceded by a grand opening ceremony filled with great samba dances and performances, which made countless fans in front of the TV set yearn for next year's World Cup in the football kingdom of Brazil......

However, at the end of the opening ceremony, there was a very discordant scene in the stands.

When the stadium announcer greeted the fans before the game, nearly 70,000 fans in the stadium shouted a uniform boo, and a significant number of fans held up banners with bright themes, angrily accusing the Brazilian government of treating the World Cup as an "image project" without regard for people's livelihood.

Due to the protest of some fans outside the stadium was too loud and the situation was on the verge of getting out of control, the on-site security had to use tear gas to suppress it.

Originally, everyone thought that the next Confederations Cup would go smoothly, but no one thought that this was just the beginning.

According to the rules of the Confederations Cup held by FIFA, the two sides of the match naturally lined up after coming out of the players' tunnel, waiting for the host Brazilian female President Rousseff and FIFA President Blatter to deliver speeches.

At this moment, the scene erupted in loud boos, and the sky over the National Stadium in Brasilia was filled with suffocating energy, which lingered for a long time.

The live director is very interesting to focus the camera on Brazilian female President Rousseff and FIFA President Blatter, from the camera, you can easily see that the expressions of the two are very unnatural, and it can even be said to be very ugly.

"Brother, this Brazilian fan is really interesting."

Wang Xiaolei, who was unwilling to be lonely, pressed Ailuo with his left elbow, and then turned his head and said softly.

Ai Luo rolled his eyes, obviously helpless that Wang Xiaolei still had the heart to joke at such a time.

In fact, Iroh has long heard that due to the large gap between the rich and the poor in Brazil, the high cost of stadium construction and the unreasonable ticket price, ordinary Brazilians have no expectations for the upcoming World Cup, and the Confederations Cup has also become a stage for them to vent, because the renovation of the Brasilia National Stadium, the main stadium for the opening game, cost 475 million US dollars.

Regarding Wang Xiaolei's good deeds, Ai Luo just shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "What are you worried about about other people's affairs?" Wait and guard your door, and don't be embarrassed on Brazilian soil. ”

As he spoke, he also turned his head to glance at the imposing Chinese fans arranged in the stands.

The 'Dragons' fan club, which was formed during the World Cup in South Africa, has grown very fast, with more than 10 million members registered, so the opening ceremony of this Confederations Cup has attracted their attention.

Two hours before the start of the game, the members of the 'Dragon Team' fan club who received tickets from the hands of the Chinese XX Football Association carefully arranged the stands, and various banners and slogans emerged one after another.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the huge boos that broke out over the National Stadium in Brasilia earlier.

The reason why there is such a loud voice in the sky above the stadium is inseparable from the lively Chinese fans, who fish in troubled waters with the local Brazilian fans to boo the Brazilian president and FIFA Blatter, and even some fans took the anti-Brazilian female president Rousseff slogan from the hands of Brazilian fans.

When the Brazilian fans were venting, the reporters who came to the scene were the most excited crowd, and they desperately pressed the shutter in their hands to record the farce in their cameras.

They know...... These materials will be the focus of attention the next day.

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To get back to the point, the anti-President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA Blatter incident of the Brazilian fans did not affect the Confederations Cup match, and the Brazilian fans were simply trying to vent their inner frustration at the beginning of the game.

So after venting, he quickly turned his attention to the upcoming opening match of the Confederations Cup.

After all, the Asian Cup champion Chinese team is now different from what it used to be, and FIFA's ranking was even higher than that of Brazil at one time, plus the result of this opening game will directly affect the form of group qualification.

Therefore, the mood of the Brazilian fans is to come and go in a hurry.

The Brazilian team and the Chinese team lined up the strongest lineup in this campaign, but the starting lineup of the Brazilian team playing at home was a bit surprising, and Scolari did not line up the offensive 433 formation for the Chinese team, but a relatively conservative 4231 formation.

But there are not many people who blame Scolari in this game, because the Chinese team has the captain Elo, and any team needs to retreat, if you want to fight hard, it is likely that the Chinese team will not even be able to win to the bone......

You must know that the current backline of the Chinese team is very good, coupled with the transformation of the team since Spanish coach Pep Guardiola took over in 2012, this team is better than the eye-catching Chinese team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and it is easy to understand that Scolari has a relatively conservative lineup.

The goalkeeper is Cesar, the defenders are Marcelo, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Alves, the two midfielders are Gutaswo and Paulinho, the three forwards are Hulk, Oscar and Neymar, and the single striker is Fred.

Many of the on-site commentators have a lot to say about Brazil's starting lineup, and one of the ones that resonates with Brazilian fans is that there is no top nine after Ronaldo.

In other words, the Brazilian team has a luxurious lineup, but it has always been missing a superstar center.

Of course, this Brazilian national team feels more mediocre and has no real superstars.

Neymar, who has attracted the attention of Brazilian fans, has the potential to become a superstar, but he has only just moved to La Liga giants Barcelona and has yet to fully prove that he can adapt to the top football in Europe, and it will take time to verify.

The Chinese team is different, and the whole plastic surgery can be said to be star-studded.

Needless to say, captain Iroh, the first man in world football.

Like Real Madrid's right-back Zhang Linpeng, central defender Feng Xiaoting, goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei, midfielder Wu Xi, and striker Gao Lin, they are all players who occupy the absolute main force in European giants.

Interestingly, before the start of the Confederations Cup, the European authority CIES calculated the specific value of the eight teams participating in the Confederations Cup.

The first place is South Africa's World Cup champion Spain, with a total value of 651 million euros, while the second place is not Brazil, but the Chinese team, with a total value of 455 million, and Brazil ranks third with 410 million euros.

If it weren't for Brazil's homegrown operation, it is estimated that the odds of winning the championship would be lower than that of the Chinese team......