Chapter 162: Johannesburg
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Li Guo knew that it was the later famous, or the notorious Vuvuzula, and at this time everyone was not very clear.
"It's noisy," one player shouted.
"Is it South African?"
But soon everyone's attention was drawn to the game, and the first goal was the most important thing in the opening game of the World Cup.
But perhaps because of the nervousness, there were a lot of mistakes from both sides, and the first threat was not until 20 minutes later in the first half, when Mexico scored a goal from a corner.
But just as everyone was celebrating, referee Ilmatov ruled the goal invalid, and it was clear from the slow motion that the goal was offside.
The first half ended with a score of 0-0.
At halftime, Cai Hua called, and it turned out that he was stuck in traffic jams, "Chairman, how far are you from the football field?" ā
"How far? It's less than a kilometer, but you can't get through. ā
(This is a real thing, the representatives of the AFC and China were indeed stuck in traffic that day, and it can be seen that the traffic situation in South Africa is really poor)
"Let's walk over there," Mr. Li said.
"How is it possible, this is on the viaduct,"
"Chairman, I can only tell you that the game was very exciting, and we were watching the game with a beer."
"Li Guo, you have your heart, right?"
Li Guo smiled, "Come, let's all say hello to the chairman." ā
"Hello Chairman Cai."
"Chairman, I won't talk to you anymore, the second half is almost over."
At the start of the second half, everyone felt close to the goal, and experienced players knew that the goal would come after the fitness dropped and the defensive leaks increased.
Eventually, South Africa took advantage of a counter-attack, with the midfielder plugging into the ribs of the Mexican defence, and a small black player plugged in and fired a blast that flew past the Mexican goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
The ball is in!!
Come in,
Come in,
Come in,
With the roar of the CCTV commentary, the first goal of this World Cup was born, and the player who scored the goal was Chabalala of the South African team.
After the goal, the South African players danced a strange celebratory dance, and the whole stadium of Soccer City was turned upside down.
But on the side of the Chinese team players, everyone is not happy, because most people are optimistic about Mexico.
But soon, Mexico's Barcelona central defender Marques scored the equalizer for Mexico, and the Chinese players were also high, as if their team had scored, "If you score one more, I'll say Mexico will win." ā
However, the expected victory did not come, and the final score was 1-1, and the opening game ended in a draw.
"It's boring, it's boring," Geng Chong said.
"By the way, what is that noisy voice," Mu Fei asked.
By the end of the game, no one knew what the noise was.
"That's vuvuzula, and in Africa, that's what the local indigenous people use to drive away baboons," Mr. Li said.
Everyone was a little surprised, "Head, you even know this?" ā
Li Guo smiled, "I usually like to watch the Discovery Channel. ā
"Since it's to drive away baboons, how can I bring them to the field, if those blow this when the Chinese team plays, I will definitely turn my face," Mu Fei said.
Li Guo stood up and said, "Let's do as the locals do," he knew that in the following games, the controversy caused by vuvuzula was huge, and many teams were very dissatisfied with it.
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Through several warm-up matches in Argentina, Li Guo knew that Argentina under Maradona played a 433 formation, and all the players in the front court were offensive except for one Mascherano.
On the flanks are Maxi Rodriguez, Messi, Di Maria, Tevez.
At the top is Higuain.
You can say that Argentina is a serious offensive and defensive imbalance, but people just have the strength to attack instead of defending, and you can't help it.
In training, Redondo's focus is still on defending in the middle, because there is no team in the world that can defend Argentina on the wings.
Li Guo called Redondo over: "You are an Argentine, what do you think is Argentina's biggest weakness?" ā
"The defense is much worse than the offense."
Li Guo also knows this that in the World Cup in South Africa in the previous life, Argentina finally lost to Germany in the quarterfinals.
But for most of the game, the Argentine was able to cover up his defensive holes with his powerful attack.
Just when the team was training, more than 10 black people came to the sidelines, and everyone was nervous, knowing that South Africa was very poor, and what were these people going to do.
But then seeing them shake hands with Li Guo, the players were relieved, but just when their hearts were just relaxed, a strange scene happened, only to see more than 10 black people holding vuvuzula blowing on the side of the training ground.
"Woo woo,"
"Woo woo,"
It felt like crying and mourning, Li Guo was happy in his heart, and then said, "Look at what, continue training." ā
Everyone lowered their heads and continued to practice, but after five minutes, some people couldn't stand it anymore and complained, "This is torture, this is abuse." ā
"No, it's not torture, that's football, anything can happen on the football field,"
Li Weifeng felt that everyone's mood was wrong, so he found Li Guo, "Head, is this necessary, everyone is very resistant." ā
"You also watched yesterday's game, and I am helping everyone adapt in advance."
"But when we play Argentina, will the South Africans make a fool of themselves?"
Li Guo knew that he had the advantage of being a traverser, and many things were not clear, so he said: "I can't stand a small interference, are you still football players?" ā
As soon as these words came out, Li Weifeng didn't say anything, went back to continue training, Li Guo knew that what he said now was nonsense, and everyone would understand him after the game.
The end of the training is the circle grabbing activity, which is the most joyful part, a group of people pass, one person grabs the ball in the middle, the person who is robbed has to be punished, that is, he is kicked in the ass by the football, today's unlucky guy is Kiko, he is tall and not good at this game.
The training Ji Ke is over in a pig-like roar, and there are not many days of relaxation and joy, the first match with Argentina is about to start, and the first game of the World Cup is very difficult for any team, especially for the World Cup newcomer China.
Li Guo also had to discuss the tactics of the match with Argentina with Robin Dut, determine the starting lineup, and then quietly wait for the first World Cup match with Argentina.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, and I'm here for the World Cup. (To be continued.) )