"Before 1994, China's domestic football teams were all professional teams, most of which were managed by local football associations, and their names were mainly based on the names of provinces and cities – in addition, there were a considerable number of industry sports associations under different state-owned institutions, such as the locomotive team under the Ministry of Railways, the Bayi team under the army, and the vanguard of the armed police force.

In June 1992, the Chinese Football Association held the famous "Hongshankou Conference" in Hongshankou, a western suburb of Beijing, which took professionalism as a breakthrough in football reform - the main motive of professionalism was to let the participating teams break away from the original government-administrative sports mechanism, and completely use commercialization and marketization as a means of survival and development.

After the Hongshankou meeting, the first "football clubs" appeared in China, but many of them were individuals who had not completely separated from the original local sports committees, such as Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Sun God.

In December 1993, Shanghai Shenhua was founded, and professional football clubs in China emerged that were completely independent of the government mechanism.

On the contrary, the old powerhouses under the original professional system, such as the Liaoning team and the Bayi team, have not been able to truly break away from the original government and administrative relations for many years, and eventually face the dilemma of demotion or even dissolution.

In 1994, the first professional A-League began.

The professional A-League and A-B League have been carried out for a total of 10 years - after the 2003 season, they were restructured into the Chinese Football Super League and the Chinese Football League A.

The purpose of the establishment of the Chinese Super League is to imitate European precedents such as the English Premier League, and the professional league clubs will manage and operate the competitions independently, and gradually break away from the management of the Chinese Football Association. The Chinese Football Association has shifted to the task of national team competitions at all levels, the training of young athletes, and the organization of other competitions such as the FA Cup.

On June 15, 2013, in Hefei Sports Center 1:5 defeat to the Thai National Olympics, this game once again pushed the Chinese national football team to the forefront of public opinion, many people said that they no longer believe in Chinese football, and even some college teams came forward to publicly challenge the national football team, it is really a farce.

In April 2016, the "Medium and Long-term Development Plan for Chinese Football (2016-2050)" was promulgated, which is divided into three time periods: short-term, medium-term and long-term. In the medium term, we will achieve the development goal of Chinese football with more momentum, vitality and influence, and become one of the world's strongest teams; In the long term, it is necessary to achieve the goal of becoming a first-class football power, and Chinese football will achieve all-round development!

However......"

Accompanied by the half-white-haired man's narration, the huge widescreen at the Bird's Nest Stadium also played a short documentary - the documentary is not long, a total of ten minutes:

"At the 1983 World Youth Championships in Mexico, the Chinese youth team was still proud despite defeat: the Chinese youth team coached by Gao Fengwen and Ni Jide won the runner-up in the 1982-1983 Asian Youth Football Championship and was able to enter the 1983 World Youth Championship in Mexico – this was the first time in the history of Chinese football that the long-cherished wish of "breaking out of Asia and going global" was realized! However, in the Mexican finals, the first two games were lost to Argentina and the former Czechoslovakia team, and the third game was defeated by the Austrian team, and finally the Chinese team ranked third in the group and lost the qualification to enter the second stage of the competition!

In the 1985 World Youth Championships in the Soviet Union, the Chinese World Youth Team created the best results in history: in 1984, the Chinese World Youth Team won the 24th Asian Youth Championship with five goals like Gao Hongbo's golden goals, and qualified for the World Youth Championships again.

The head coach of the Chinese team is Zhang Zhicheng, the coach is Wang Hongli, and the team members are Xu Tao, Li Jiandong, Dong Yugang, Zhao Xudong, Yang Feipeng, Li Hongbing, Ju Li Jin, Pang Zhijian, Gong Lei, Gao Hongbo, Zhang Yan, You Ke, Lun Zhiming, Fu Bo, Li Hui, Yang Weijian, Song Lianyong, Gao Zhongxun. At that time, the Chinese team was divided into Group 4, the opponents in the same group were Mexico, Scotland, Paraguay, and finally the Chinese team performed well, although the first game lost 1-3 to Mexico, but in the next two games won 2-0 against Scotland, 2-1 against Paraguay, defeated the two strong teams in Europe and the United States, and finally won the second place in the group, and was able to enter the quarterfinals to participate in the second stage of the competition, which is also the best record of the Chinese youth team in the World Youth Championships!

In the quarterfinals, the Chinese World Youth Team met the host Soviet Union and lost its qualification to participate in the semifinals with a 0-1 loss, and finally ranked seventh -

But this is already the best result of the Chinese team in the history of the World Youth Championships!

In the 1997 World Youth Championships in Malaysia, the Chinese World Youth Team was overwhelmed: the Chinese World Youth Team led by Tang Pengju won the runner-up in the Asian Youth Championships, and qualified to participate in the World Youth Championships after 12 years - the Jianlibao team returned from school, replacing the Chinese World Youth Team, only supplementing the goalkeeper Li Leilei and striker Wang Peng of the Chinese World Youth Team.

The Jianlibao team, which originally had high expectations from the Chinese people, was dragged down in the game: it lost 0-1 to the United States team in the first game, and barely forced Ghana to draw in the second game, but in the final game, as long as it can defeat the Irish team, it was forced to draw by the opponent and sent the opponent to the round of 16. The Jianlibao team finished at the bottom of the group!

At the 2005 World Youth Championships in the Netherlands, it was hard to believe that it was the Chinese team - China sent players of different ages to participate, and most of the players were over 23 years old!

In the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, the Chinese World Youth Team participated in three group games and one knockout round, namely 2:1 victory over Turkey, 3:2 victory over Ukraine, 4:1 victory over Panama and 2:3 defeat to Germany - China's World Youth Team scored a total of 11 goals in four games, with an average of 2.8 per game, which is second only to the Spanish team led by Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, Spain's average number of goals per game is 3.4! Argentina, the champions with Messi, scored just 12 goals in seven games...... In contrast, the terrorist attack power of the youth team at that time can be seen.

The first in the group, playing the knockout round with the German team, the Chinese World Youth Team lost 2:3, Chen Tao took a free kick and a penalty, and the last two goals scored by Germany were suspected of offside, on the contrary, China had three successful anti-offside but was blown to it, which can be described as "regretful"!

…… In 2017, 2019 and 2021, they all missed the World Youth Championships: the Chinese World Youth Team missed the semi-finals of the Asian Youth Championship for more than ten years, and even did not score a goal in many games - maybe there is still some improvement: at least every few days, the Chinese World Youth Team has improved with invisible results: although it could not advance to the top 16 of the World Youth Cup, the Chinese World Youth Team barely scored two goals in the 2021 World Youth Cup!

In the 2023 China World Youth Championships, the Chinese World Youth Team made a reversal: The Chinese World Youth Team swept away the decadence of the previous editions, and entered the World Youth Cup final all the way to the finals with twists and turns, and finally decided the victory and defeat with a penalty shootout and won the championship!"

As the picture of the Chinese World Youth Team winning the World Youth Cup was frozen, the half-white-haired man paused, as if he was brewing strength, and then announced loudly:

"Thank you! Thank you for this wonderful championship! At this moment, the victory is yours! ”

The Chinese World Youth Team led by Lang Tao was almost stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and then responded positively: "We are the champions!" We are the champions! We are the champions! ……”

Miraculously, the song "We Are the Champions" came from the studio!

On the Bird's Nest Stadium, the remaining three teams reacted differently: Argentina's World Youth Team looked embarrassed and disapproving; The German World Youth Team, led by Adam, did not change its face and looked serious; The Croatian World Youth Team had an inspirational spark in their eyes and secretly clenched their fists......

Bird's Nest auditorium.

"it~ What happened? How did a good ceremony become a documentary? Which genius came up with this amazing idea? - I can't guarantee it in the future, but this is definitely the most realistic scene in the history of the World Youth Cup! ”

"Haha~ I'm laughing to death! I came to cheer for the national youth team, but I saw the national football documentary...... It's so funny, okay? - I bet this must be what the Football Association meant, they always play this game, which is obviously just a simple ball game, but it is escalated into a patriotic act! ”

"Admire, admire! Worship, worship! I really have nothing to say - but, after watching this documentary, I can't say: our national football team has finally hardened up! Congratulations! ”

"Be content! The Football Association has always been that kind of routine: if you lose, you have to hold a meeting, say you want to reform, and if you win, you encourage everyone to love football and strive to win all the championships...... If you want me to say, don't make it too complicated! Obviously, football is just a team sport, where are there so many twists and turns-Hmm~ For the sake of the players of the national youth team working so hard, I won't complain about them! I want to give them a thumbs up! ”

"Like~ To be honest, I still feel dreamy, and I can't believe that the national youth team really won the World Youth Cup...... Yes! Is it really a dream? ”

"Do you want me to pinch your face? - Pain is not a dream! ”

…… Although everyone is not sure why participating in the World Youth Cup award ceremony finally turned into a reminiscence of the history of the struggle of the national football team, this did not hinder the enthusiasm of the vast majority of the audience, and after a short exchange, everyone shouted in unison:

"Champion! Champion! Champion! ……”

“…… We are the champions! - The shouts resounded in the sky!

Then, there was thunderous applause.

"He did it, he did it, he really did it."

Luo Caiyi clapped her hands wildly with the crowd, full of incredible.

It's too mysterious.

It's one thing to know Langtao's goals, it's another to witness Langtao in action.

"Wowhaha~" A long-lost demonic laugh sounded.

It's Langtao!

Lang Tao laughed wildly and said with a smile: "Great! My dream has finally come true! ”

Oh, yes! The national youth team won the World Youth Cup!

- We are the champions!

- We won the World Youth Cup!

Only at this moment, Langtao is extremely satisfied!