After returning to the locker room, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team began to change their clothes and prepare for the game.

The head coach of the Portuguese national team, Paulo 61 Bento, is writing and drawing on the tactical board, he is no stranger to the Shijie Cup, he was the mainstay of the Portuguese national team when he was a player, and he participated in the Shijie Cup.

But as a head coach, this is the first time to participate in the Shijie Cup. So, at this time, Paul 61 Bento's heart was both nervous and excited, very excited.

Qiu Ze lowered his head and sorted out his things, not noticing the expression on Paul 61 Bento's face.

Paul 61 Bentoqiang pressed the mixed emotions in his heart, then turned and looked at his disciples. Then he clapped his hands and drew the attention of the Portuguese national team players to himself.

Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team immediately raised their heads to look at their head coach, they all knew what their head coach was going to do, and they all listened attentively.

"I don't want to stress the importance of this game, your ears are already callousing these days. Today we have only one goal, and that is to win, and we must win! Paul 61 Bento's purpose is very clear.

The players of the Portuguese national team have known this for a long time and all of them nodded firmly.

No one wants to leave as soon as the group stage is over, they are here for the highest honor, and their hearts are full of fighting spirit.

'I've got the starting line-up for the Ivory Coast team and Didier Drogba really didn't show up in the starting line-up. However, we must not underestimate the Ivory Coast team, who are not a bully even without Drogba. The head coach of the Portuguese national team, Paulo 61 Bento, said.

The players of the Portuguese national team nodded their heads to indicate that they did not mean to underestimate Ivory Coast.

'Of course, just because Drogba isn't in the starting line-up doesn't mean he won't play in this game, and I think in the second half when Ivory Coast can't open the game, Drogba will definitely play, so you have to be ready.' Paul 61 Bento said.

"We can only win this game, we can't lose! You have to remember that. "Also, I want you to put aside your personal grievances for the sake of the team, otherwise, whoever you are, will sit on the bench for the next game." ”

Paul 61 Bento didn't mean to frighten anyone, he dared to say that, and naturally he dared to do it!

After all, the weight of this shijie cup is too heavy, and unconventional things have to be solved by unconventional means, and he doesn't want his team to have infighting at this time.

The players of the Portuguese national team naturally know who Paulo 61 Bento is talking about? They all subconsciously turned their heads to look at Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo.

The two men didn't have any facial expressions at this time, as if they weren't talking about it.

Paul 61 Bento was also watching the changes in the expressions of the two guys, but there was no change in the two guys, as if it had nothing to do with them.

Seeing this, Paul 61 Bento breathed a sigh of relief, and it could be seen that these two guys still knew what was most important.

“haode！ Now everybody look here, look here......" Paulo 61 Bento slapped the tactical board and motioned for the players of the Portuguese national team to look over, and he began to explain the tactics of the game.

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In the dressing room of the Ivorian national team.

Ivory Coast head coach Christian Eriksen also stood directly in front of the Ivorian players, watching as the Ivorian players sorted out their equipment.

Eriksen's coaching experience is very extensive, with national team club experience, having coached England, Manchester City, Mexico and other teams. He is naturally not new to the shijie cup, but this guy's shijie cup results are actually not very good.

Eriksen has not been in charge of the Ivory Coast national team for a short time, and it has only been less than three months. However, this guy has a very high voice in the current Ivory Coast national team.

Because Eriksen has been working in England all year round, and so many players in the Ivory Coast national team are from the English league, he still has some prestige.

Eriksen looked at his disciples, and he was full of anticipation for this Shijie Cup trip.

The strength of the Ivory Coast national team is very strong in his opinion, and he is confident that Ivory Coast will become the biggest dark horse in this century. Of course, the premise is to win today's game.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Eriksen coughed to draw attention from the Ivorian players.

The Ivorian players immediately looked up at their manager, and of course they knew what their manager was up to, and they listened attentively.

"We are well aware of the situation in our group and if we want to qualify from this group, we have to beat our opponents today." Eriksen said this, and the Ivorian players below nodded their heads.

'The Portuguese national team is very strong, but we are not bad, what are we here for? Not to surprise everyone, but for a higher glory. I tell you, your strength is very strong, don't underestimate yourself, in my opinion, you have the strength to win the championship, and you have the potential to become the biggest dark horse in this Shijie Cup. Erikson said loudly.

Listening to Eriksen's words, the Ivory Coast players were full of blood and excitement in their hearts.

"In my opinion, the difference in quality between you and the Portuguese national team is not big, we have the quality to beat the Portuguese national team, you have to believe in that." Erikson said.

The players of the Ivorian national team nodded their heads to indicate that they knew, and they were very excited at this time.

"I think you're very aware of the problems within the Portuguese national team, and we have to make the most of that, you know?" So said the head coach of the Ivorian national team, Christian Eriksen.

The players of the Ivory Coast national team are not deaf or stupid, they are certainly aware of the problems within the Portuguese national team, and even if Eriksen does not say it, they will take advantage of it.

'We have to win this game or we'll be on the back foot, so I want you to put your heart and soul into this game and play it well.' Erikson said cautiously.

"Rest assured, sir, we won't let you down." The players of the Ivorian national team heard this and expressed it.

"Well, if you can do this, I will have confidence." Eriksen saw the players' statements, nodded and said, then he turned to the tactical board and said, "Now look here, I'll give you a brief introduction to today's tactical ......"

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"Hello everyone, welcome back, this is CCTV Sports Channel." Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, said immediately.

"Time is running out until the start of the game and soon the big game will be played." CCTV's commentator Xu Yang also said immediately.

"This is the first meeting between the two sides in history, and the two sides have not played each other before. It's a history-making game, and it's something to look forward to. Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

"The Portuguese national team is not in good shape at the moment, although they have a long unbeaten streak, but it is more of a draw, too few wins. There is also the fact that in the Shijie Cup European qualifiers, the Portuguese national team did not achieve satisfactory results, and Zuihou only qualified by means of play-offs. Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, introduced.

"And in the recent warm-up game, the state of the Portuguese national team is not particularly good, and it was forced to draw by Cape Verde when it was domestically played, and there is a goal drought of Cristiano 61 Ronaldo for ten months, and the state is not very good." CCTV commentator Xu Yang said.

"Ivory Coast have only met European teams once on African soil, beating Switzerland 1-0 in Abidjan in December 1983. This is the second time they have played a European side on home soil. Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

"In the group stage of the last Shijie Cup, the 'African Elephants' conceded two goals in each game, and the defense was worrying. However, their recent form has not been great, and although manager Christian Eriksen has only been in charge for 74 days, they are running in well and this is a team to look forward to. Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV's sports channel, said.

However, in Euro 2004 and Shijie Cup 2006, Eriksen's England were eliminated by Portugal. Now that Eriksen is facing the Portuguese national team again, I wonder if he can break this terrible fate? Duan Xuan, the commentator of the sports channel of CCTV, said.

At this time, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team walked out of the locker room and walked into the players' tunnel, and now the game is about to start, and they have to wait in the players' tunnel to play.

When Qiu Ze and they came out, the referees of this game were already waiting here, and the referee who officiated this game was Uruguayan La Leonda.

Uruguayan La Leonda has been one of the most famous referees in South America in recent years, officiating in typical matches such as the 2003 Confederations Cup semi-final between France and Turkey and the 2004 Olympic Games in the third- and fourth-place final between Italy and Iraq.

This guy is a very bold referee, he once officiated in the Copa America, a total of 20 yellow cards and five red cards were shown in six games, and the card rate was very high.

Now he is discussing with his assistants about the game, and he doesn't say anything when he sees the players from both teams coming out, and he still talks to his assistants on his own. From time to time, he looked down at the watch in his hand.

It didn't take long for the players on both sides to get their positions up and get ready to play, because the game was about to start and they were going to get ready to play.

"Haode, friends from the audience, the players on both sides are ready to play immediately, and this regular duel is about to begin." Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, immediately said excitedly.

Hearing the words of the commentator on the TV, and then looking at the picture on the TV, the fans in front of the TV were also excited, and they couldn't wait to watch the game.