Repression, real repression.

On June 29, 2003, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis took place the final match of the Confederations Cup, the final of the Confederations Cup.

It was supposed to be a very important game experience for Jack. Jack has officiated in the League Cup final and UEFA Super Cup final in England so far, but neither of them has been as close to the Confederations Cup final.

The Confederations Cup has received little attention, but after all, the Confederations Cup is an international competition.

It's a FIFA tournament anyway. At present, in addition to major events such as the World Cup, the Confederations Cup is another major national team event.

The attention is low, but the status in the heart of FIFA is not low. FIFA's positioning is very simple, the Confederations Cup is to fight with other people's European Cups, and to compete with other people's European Cup fans. While this goal is ridiculous, there is no hope in sight at the moment. But it also shows how seriously FIFA attaches this event.

Therefore, although the gold content of this cup is low, it is still very important for a referee like Jack who is on the rise. Now Jack is just a small character referee. Now, in European football, there are not one or two, but ten or twenty.

But if it officiates at the Confederations Cup final, there are many benefits for Jack to gain a foothold in the world of refereeing in European football. With such qualifications, Jack's status in the refereeing world of European football will skyrocket. Although it can't be compared to those old top referees. But in the future, there will not be too many problems in officiating the Champions League knockout rounds, and even having the opportunity to officiate the UEFA Cup final and the Champions League final, because the qualifications are enough. This Confederations Cup final is a good opportunity to brush up on your qualifications.

Unfortunately, Jack was not happy at all. Of course, the atmosphere at the scene did not allow Jack to be happy in any way.

The stadium was silent, with no cheers, no applause, no boos. Everything that has been done in the past is not available in this game. Not even the usual atmosphere of a football game.

And the Confederations Cup, which was not valued at all. Because of the matter of Vivianfu, it attracted a lot of attention at once.

There were a lot of football celebrities at the scene.

Bailey, Mira, Havelange. These people are all on the scene. They came here for a simple purpose, just to commemorate Vivianfu. Blatter, on the other hand, shook hands with the Cameroonian players on the pitch before the start of the game. It was then there that he published a memorial to Vivianfu. It is really a sentimental review of the matter of Vivianfo and highly praised Vivianfo's achievements on the court.

Jack looked at the pretending Blatter and was about to throw up.

Things are like this, what's the use of you crying rats here. The Confederations Cup is redundant, but you don't have much to do with FIFA if you want to do it. After all, FIFA has the right to set up such a cup competition. But you can't be so frequent just once every two years.

Of course, there is no big problem with this biennial, after all, the Africa Cup of Nations is also biennial. But at least you have to have a good schedule, like the World Cup, the European Championship, and that's very good. But what kind of garbage arrangement is this for four games in seven days in the Confederations Cup. Speaking of which, Blatter should really be fully responsible. Now come and blow a couple of sentences. It is not possible for a dead man to come back to life.

Jack is a full-time referee, and after leaving the referee position, he still can't leave the referee industry. Maybe you have to mix in the refereeing circle of European football. After all, Jack has only been a referee so far, and he has never tried any other work except refereeing. As a result, options for the future are also limited. Or go to the referee committee in England, or the referee committee of UEFA. If it doesn't work, become a lecturer and open some referee training classes.

If he becomes an official on the referee committee, Jack reckons that he will need to be hypocritical as well. But even so, Jack still doesn't look down on people like Blatter. Blatter is just too hypocritical.

Wait until Blatter finishes speaking. The audience observed a minute of silence for Vivianfu.

"Doodoo-"

When the silence was over, Jack blew the whistle for the start of the game.

"The Confederations Cup final has begun. Because of Vivianfo's sudden death in the semi-finals, many suggested that the Confederations Cup final should be cancelled. However, FIFA did not heed these advices. ”

"When the players warmed up, they were all wearing the number 17 shirt of Vivianfo. In honor of Vivianfu. After the start of the game, everyone on the Cameroon bench, including coaches and players, also wore the number 17 shirt. ”

This is the Confederations Cup final. Although the gold content is average, it is also the final of an international competition. But the narrator's commentary revolves around Vivianfu. Because compared to the finals, the matter of Vivianfu is more concerning. Vivianfo was mentioned far more than the game itself.

Decades later. It doesn't even take decades. It is estimated that ten years later, five or six years later, when everyone recalls this Confederations Cup match, the only thing that can be remembered should be Vivianfu. After all, in this Confederations Cup, there is basically nothing to be remembered except for Vivianfu.

What happened to Vivianfo had a huge impact on the final. Jack at the scene felt the deepest.

Depressed, breathless depression.

Quiet, very quiet.

There was hardly any other sound in the entire stadium. This oppressive atmosphere, Jack has hardly ever enforced the law. At the beginning of the game, it should have been a mixture of cheers, applause, and boos from the fans, and that was a normal game. But now the scene was silent.

Most of the fans were French fans.

France's performance in this Confederations Cup is very good, with four wins in four games. Henry, in particular, is in bursting form. Of course, the current Henry is already the second superstar after Zidane in the French team.

Therefore, the French team is also the biggest favorite in the final of this Confederations Cup.

It was supposed to be a game that made the French fans cheer, but when Vivianfoe died suddenly, they couldn't cheer either. Not every fan is so calm, or really so sympathetic.

But if you really cheer at this time, you will be blamed by the whole world, so French fans are also very depressed.

If the fans are worried about the eyes of others, then the Cameroonian players really can't lift their spirits. Most of the players who came on the pitch today were there to see Vivianfoe's situation live.

An outsider like Jack has not been calm these days, let alone a Cameroonian player who gets along with Vivianfo day and night. Jack doesn't feel real, let alone the Cameroonian players.

Although it was three days, many Cameroon players could not accept such a thing.

It was clearly felt during the game. Cameroon's players are not mourners, but rather players who are in the middle of a wreck. Vivianfo's death is a big shadow over the Cameroonian players. As soon as the game began, France immediately suppressed Cameroon.

France's strength is already higher than Cameroon's, and now Cameroon's players are greatly stimulated by Vivianfo, so the game is easy to fall one-sided.

'Darkett passes the ball and Henry gets it. Thierry Henry, shot ...... Kameni holds the ball! ”

"Thierry Henry, the ball, the beautiful dribble. Henry crosses Perrier, Henry's outside instep cross...... Cisse, flick your head and attack! The ball is high over the crossbar. It's a shame. ”

"Lizarazu was very fast, Lizarazu was an inverted triangle pass...... Henry, shoot! Kameni pounced and Kameni's save was world-class. ”

Henry is strong.

Up front, he is both a finisher and a passmaker. A couple of brilliant shots put Kameni to the test. He also made a couple of excellent passes and created a lot of shooting opportunities for his team-mates.

Of course, although Cameroon is not good offensively, it is okay to defend it. In particular, their goalkeeper Kameni has been doing very well. There were several French shots on goal, and there was a huge threat. But they were all defused by Kameni.

The game came to this point and it was supposed to require a reaction from the fans. But this game is not. It's just that when France shoots, the fans have some reactions. Other than that, the fans on the pitch watched the game in silence.

This was very unfamiliar to Jack.

What a depressing final. Even in this season's Champions League final, Milan and Juventus played a very dull game. There weren't many dangerous shots on goal throughout the game. But the atmosphere at that game was also fantastic.

But today's Confederations Cup final was different.

No cheers, no applause, no boos, no all this, no passion. Football is a passionate sport, and football without passion is not the football that people are familiar with.

The reaction of the fans also made the players who played on the spot listless.

Slowly the game entered a stalemate.

"Ninety minutes of play are over. Neither side found the back of the net and the game was about to go to extra time. ”

The pitch is dull and the game is dull. Although France had a lot of chances, none of them scored. In the second half, there were not many chances for either side. The game went into extra time.

The impact of Vivianfo is greater than expected.

"Thuram got the ball. Thuram crosses from the right, Song, Song misses, misses. Henry gets the ball, Henry turns and shoots! ”

"Golden ball, this is the golden ball."

"France won the Confederations Cup with Thierry Henry's Golden Ball."

Originally, the Golden Ball was a very exciting thing. After all, it is a goal that makes people die suddenly, and it is easy to arouse everyone's emotions. This is also the reason why FIFA created the Golden Ball. But this golden ball is different, after Henry scored, he did not celebrate, but raised his hands in the air to make a gesture of Vivianfu for several years.

The same was true of the French fans at the scene, who did not show that kind of ecstasy.

It was a game where other factors overshadowed the final.

It was also the most depressing game that Jack had ever enforced. (To be continued......)