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On July 4th, this is the superstar of the European Cup final!

The much-anticipated finals and closing ceremony will take place in the evening!

On the eve of the war, the media is still trying their best to earn eyeballs...... "The Anglo-Portuguese war is about to break out, and a curse shows that Portugal will win the championship"

"The Battle of the Golden Generation, the Last Stand of the Costas"

"Portugal's crazy reversal of England four years ago, the Three Lions are about revenge"

"The European Cup final has become a confrontation between two foreign coaches, is the internationalization of football good or bad? 》

"Record Finisher Sets New Record, Platini's 20-Year Record May Be Broken"

"The Anglo-Portuguese Football Association has offered huge bonuses, if the winning player gains fame and fortune"

"The "duck egg" striker is still favored by Scolari, and the hero Gomez continues to be substituted in the final"

…… In addition to the media, some football celebrities also came out to analyze or predict the game...... Eusebio, a legend in Portuguese football: "Portuguese football has ushered in a golden age, this is the best chance to win the championship......"

Former Portugal international Baia: "Ricardo is very good, he will be a world-class goalkeeper......

Jose Mourinho, who led Porto to the European final for the second year in a row: "Scolari is a very good coach, but if I lead Portugal, the record may be better......

Portugal's golden generation striker Joao Pinto: "Pauletta will break the goal drought in ...... final"

Lineker: "People say it's the best Three Lions of all time, and if they win the title, it's even more deserved......

Sir Bobby Charlton, winner of the 1966 World Cup: "This England team will make history......

French superstar Platini, the European Championship single-time goal record holder, smiled: "Looking forward to the new record ......"

Even Britain's Queen Elizabeth predicted the match, believing that England would win the tournament with a 2-1 win over hosts Portugal. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 At the same time, she also said that she will be there to cheer for the England team.

German referee Markus Merck, who officiated in the European Championship final, was also involved...... "Merck and Rehhagel are iron buddies, hopefully he won't embarrass England who eliminated Greece in the final......" The English media said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

…… In addition to these, the media is also sparing no effort to cast a veil of mystery over the final, and smoke bombs were thrown out by the media one by one...... "Rooney injured his ankle in training, and the second scorer of the European Championship may miss the final......"

The British newspaper The Sun was the first to report such a piece of news.

As soon as the news came out, England fans were in mourning!

If Chen Xi was already famous before the European Cup, then the little chubby Rooney is England's biggest discovery in this European Cup, and if he is absent, who can become Owen's partner will become a big question.

When this news has spread throughout Europe, Little Fat Rooney himself came out to refute the rumor that he just sprained his ankle, and now it is no big problem, and said that he will definitely appear in the final!

However, the British media seemed to be afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and soon the "News of the World" broke the news that the captain of the Three Lions, David Beckham, had suffered a recurrence of an old groin injury...... At this point, England fans panicked even more.

Although the heartthrob may not have been as bright as previous competitions, his long balls from the back and wide crosses are still a powerful weapon in the team's attack. Coupled with his own high popularity, this made Beckham's sponsor Adidas can't help but call worriedly to find out about the situation of Beckham's handsome guy.

However, it turned out to be another whistle-blowing report.

David Beckham has an injury, but this is a minor injury that existed before the European Championship, and it has not affected his performance in this tournament, and now it is being taken out again, purely for grandstanding. Beckham also quickly stood up and stabilized the morale of the army.

Compared to the media confusion on the England side, and the players can't wait for clarification.

The Portuguese team really threw a few smoke bombs, and they were secretive, making it difficult to judge.

On the morning of the 4th, the Portuguese media reported that Figo would miss the final due to injury.

Near noon, Scolari also said in front of the media with a sad face: "Luis is indeed injured, we are trying our best to get him to the final, but whether he can play or not, it's up to me to decide, God forbid, he is a very important member of the team......"

Soon, the media broke the news that Deco and Rui Costa had infighting in training, and it was accompanied by a picture of the confrontation between the two, saying that the two had a long-standing grudge, and had a verbal altercation for the main forward position before the start of the final, and even almost made a move...... In the afternoon, the Portuguese Football Federation came forward to clarify, saying that Deco and Rui Costa only had a disagreement on how to handle the ball once in training, and the two were just discussing purely technical surnames...... In addition to these two official announcements, the news fabricated by the media themselves spread to all corners of Portugal like an advertisement for a "cure for the disease".

Even the English media, which are very good at "investigating", cannot tell which news is true and what they take is false...... Eriksen didn't bother to pay attention to the disturbances from the outside world at all, he was just seizing this last moment to carry out "advanced surname education" for the players, so as to eliminate the slackness in the players' hearts...... At the same time, he also has to think carefully about the team's lineup, especially in the two key positions, whether to use John Terry or Rio Ferdinand in central defence, and whether to use Frank Lampard or Scholes in central midfield.

Rio Ferdinand has more experience at centre-back, but John Terry is in better form than Rio Ferdinand, and in central midfield, Frank Lampard has been impressive in the league and has been impressive in the Euros since replacing Paul Scholes. But Scholes is clearly more experienced in the tournament, and he also helped England break through Portugal at the last European Championship...... Lisbon on 4 July!

The weather in Portugal's largest seaport city is pleasant, as usual, the wind is pleasant and pleasant...... It's July, but the temperature here is only 26 degrees Celsius, and it drops slightly in the evening, which is obviously a great weather for the race.

Of course, compared to Lisbon's stable climate, the enthusiasm of the fans who came to the city today was much hotter!

At this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were only more than four hours before the start of the game!

The atmosphere of the European Cup final is coming!

The St. George's Cross flag of the Englishmen and their humming "God Save the Queen" are still a sight to behold in and around the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, but their opponents today are also strong!

Compared to the laborious England fans, the Portuguese fans came to the final venue more easily!

In this day, even if you are not a football fan, as long as you are a Portuguese, you will do your best to cheer for your team!

Outside the stadium, in addition to the white color representing England and the "red and green" representing Portugal, people of all nationalities and colors gathered together!

Yellow people like Yang Xu and others are definitely disadvantaged groups on and off the court, and blacks and whites are the main groups here.

However, neither the English fans nor the Portuguese fans will cast strange glances at them, because everyone knows that in today's game, there is a person of the same skin color as them will be the focus of attention on the pitch!

…… Time flies like a white horse, and the bright sunshine in the sky is gradually replaced by night...... When the short but grand closing ceremony was over, fans inside and outside the stadium knew they were waiting for the game...... It's about to start!

The fans inside the stadium sang louder, and the fans outside the stadium were looking for their own places to get ready to watch...... "The game is about to start, this is the last game of this European Championship, and it is also the most watched game. This match will be followed by a new European champion, will it be the Three Lions, England or hosts Portugal? People are waiting for the answer that satisfies them......"

"Four years ago, England and Portugal met in the group stage of the European Championship between the Netherlands and Belgium, and in that game, England were beaten 2-0 and Portugal won the three points 3-2. In the end, in that group of death, England and Germany were disgraced by the group, while Portugal and Romania qualified together, so it was a revenge battle for England......"

"Of course, Portugal's squad is dominated by Porto's European Championship runners-up, while Liverpool's three musketeers are the absolute mainstay of England's team, which can be regarded as a revenge battle for the Portuguese......"

"Since the 1954 World Cup, England have never beaten the hosts in a major tournament. In the World Cup two years ago, the current Portugal coach Scolari's Brazil team conceded a goal and sent off one man, but still defeated Eriksen's England team 2-1. The last time England beat Portugal in a major tournament was back at the 1966 World Cup on home soil. Add to that the law that the famous hosts of the European Championship win the tournament as long as they reach the final, and everything seems to be moving in Portugal's favour. Of course, football matches do not rely on history and data to determine the winner, the biggest charm of football is his unforeseen surname, which will be even more obvious in such a decisive final......"

…… Before the game, the commentators from all over the world, who gathered at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, were conducting their own analyses as usual...... At this time, the camera swept over the stands of the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, and in England's "Mrs. Group", Victoria, a hot girl who promised that England would come to cheer once she reached the final, really came to the stadium, as the "head of the Mrs. Group" for so many years, she was still domineering, and suddenly stole the limelight from the coach's wife, Nancy!

Of course, in such a high-profile final, it is naturally impossible for only these star wives to be in the stands.

On the rostrum, FIFA President Seppat and UEFA President Johansson, the two rivals, were talking with a smile on their faces, in fact, everyone knew that they were eager to knock each other off the stage...... Portuguese President Sampaio, Prime Minister José Barroso, England Prime Minister Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth all appeared in the VIP seats!

Boom~~~~ Suddenly, the originally lively Lisbon Stadium of Light erupted into a tsunami-like cheer!

"Okay, the players of both teams are out, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams......"

With the commentator's words, the starting lineups of the two teams were played on the TV screen:

Portugal starting line-up (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeepers: RicardoDefenders: Miguel, Carvalho, Andrade, ValenteDefenders: Costinha, Maniche Midfielders: Figo, Deco, Cristiana RonaldoForward: Pauletta"ForwardsScolari really still trusts Pauleta, who has not scored a single goal in this European Championship, while Gomez, who saved Portugal twice, was put on the bench. In addition, Ferreira, the best right-back in this year's UEFA Champions League, failed to win the trust of the Brazilian coach and was put on the bench, with Valencia's Miguel as the main right-back. The two veterans of the golden generation, Rui Costa and Couto, are still not starting, and Figo is the captain on the field......"

England starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: JamesDefenders: Gary Neville, Leo Ferdinand, Campbell, Ashley ColeMidfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Edison Chan Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Owen "England's starting line-up was the same as in the semi-finals, with the rumoured injured Rooney and Beckham seemingly fine. In addition, in the central midfield position, the veteran Paul Scholes, who broke the door of the Portuguese team in the last European Championship, still failed to start......

After a series of ceremonies, the players of both teams returned to their respective positions.

Chen Xi, who wore his new boots "Terminator No. 1" today, was the absolute focus on the pitch, not only because of the bright silver of his shoes, but also because he was the best player in this European Championship, and people are also looking forward to whether he can break Platini's European Championship goal record.

Chen Xi didn't think about it so much, in his opinion, he should think about how to help the team win first, as for the record or something, it is secondary, anyway, he is still young, with his age, he can at least participate in three European Cups, right?

There is a chance!

…… Honk!

Under the attention of fans all over the world, German coach Merck blew the opening whistle of this final!

In the final of the 2004 European Championship, the match between Portugal and England officially began!

The stands of the Stadium of Light in Lisbon were also ignited instantly, and the enthusiasm of the fans was instantly surging

(To be continued)