Yan Min's active performance is only a microcosm of the performance of the Chinese team, except for Yan Min, the other Chinese team players are also very hard working and positive.

The Brazilian team, which was counterattacked by the Chinese team, wanted to attack with all its might, but they had to throw a mouse bogey.

So although the Brazilian fans in the stands were angry at Yan Min's fancy moves, they regarded them as a "provocation" to them, and kept shouting to encourage the team to attack.

But in reality, the Brazilian team did not perform as bravely as Brazilian fans expected.

They did not rush forward in a swarm and overwhelm the Chinese team with unparalleled momentum.

Because they were worried about the counterattack of the Chinese team.

Whether it is Yan Min or He Ying, they both have very good individual combat ability.

This was well reflected in the previous Europa League and in the tournament just now.

Brazil didn't dare to take that risk.

As Lippi said before the game, this is their home stadium and the enthusiasm of the home fans gives them almost endless motivation, but at the same time it brings them a lot of pressure.

None of them dared to imagine what would happen if they lost on their home turf......

Sixty-four years have passed since the defeat of the World Cup final at the Maracanã Stadium, but the impact is still felt today, and the shadow of this defeat has always haunted the Brazilian national team that lost the final, and the name "loser" and "disgrace" has always been with them.

Barbosa, the Brazilian goalkeeper who conceded the goal at the time, died in 2000, but he could shake off the shadow of that final defeat for the rest of his life, and a woman once pointed at him and told her son: "Look, this is the one who makes all Brazil cry." ”

The tragedy of the black goalkeeper even led to a resurgence of racism against blacks in Brazil at the time. The Brazilian national team did not use a black goalkeeper for decades after his resignation, until the advent of Dida......

When Barbosa died in 2000, he couldn't find a penny on him. The former Brazilian international passed away in poverty.

The defeat in the 1950 World Cup final has been a topic studied by many Brazilian experts and scholars until now, covering a wide range of topics and having a great impact.

Someone even said of the defeat in the final: "Every country has a history that is difficult to look back on, such as the atomic bomb of Hiroshima. Our disaster, our Hiroshima, was the defeat to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final. ”

Brazil won the World Cup for the third time in 1970 and they were on a thriving streak to convince their opponents who had lost the game. And the final should at least be regarded as the most glorious moment in the history of Brazilian football, if not in the history of world football. The Brazilian team of that World Cup is recognized by the world as the strongest and most perfect national team in the history of the World Cup. But in the year 2000, no one would have remembered to commemorate or celebrate the 30th anniversary of this golden moment.

On the contrary, the failure of 1950 has always been remembered. On the first page of the 16 July 2000 issue of the Brazilian newspaper, the headline reads: "A half-century nightmare: Gizzinho believes that in the 1950 final, Uruguay used the same tactics used by the San Gonzalo Carrioca team......"

The newspaper devoted three pages to recalling the game 50 years ago, and those who participated in it still can't let go. Gizzinho, the star of the Brazilian team at the time, was incredulous about the tactics used by Uruguay, as they were the same as those of Carioca, a small suburban team he played in his youth.

The tragedy of Maracanã has plagued the Brazilian population so much that there is a word for it: Marzo. In Brazil, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the tragedy of the Maracanã, numerous books were published describing and analyzing and commenting on that game.

In stark contrast, the only book on Brazil's 1970 World Cup was published in England and was only available in English, which is not yet available in Brazil......

The eminent Brazilian anthropologist Robert Damata considered the defeat in the 1950 final "perhaps the greatest tragedy in the history of Brazil, because it happened in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators who were not mentally prepared for it, because it took place at a time when Brazil began to consider itself a great power." The result of the match sent us into the abyss, in an endless quest for excuses and self-blame for this shameful defeat. ”

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The impact of that defeat on this country, on the people of this country, on society as a whole, it is impossible for the members of the Brazilian national team not to know and not to understand.

No one wants to live in the shadow and shame of a loser for the rest of their lives.

No one wants to be like Barbosa, who can only be liberated by death, or not even by death.

When they were young, they probably all had a dream of one day being able to score goals for Brazil in the World Cup final at Maracana, help Brazil win the World Cup, and create new history while erasing the wounds caused by the old history to the whole country.

That means they have to keep winning, reach the final, return to the Maracanã and then win there and lift the Gold Cup.

Until then, they can't lose, they can't relax for a moment.

They are not yet under the cloud of "losers", but they are already under great pressure.

In fact, after the opening game of the World Cup, in response to the poor performance of the Brazilian team, the psychologist of the Brazilian national team made a report of more than 100 pages on the anxiety of the players, and then submitted it to the head coach Scolari. After reading the report, Scolari also asked the psychologist to counsel the players in response to the "Maracanã tragedy", hoping that they would not be affected by history. But in fact, Scolari himself feels the same way, and he once admitted to the Brazilian media that he still thinks about the failure of the Maracanã until now, and sometimes he still can't sleep at night.

There is so much pressure from the coach to the players that they are often hesitant and hesitant in the face of difficulties, and they have to carry a heavy burden on every question and everything.

And these pressures, in turn, affect every judgment they make.

With a few minutes left in the first half, Brazil opted for a conservative choice, fearing to concede a goal.

So the Brazilian team, which has always been famous for its offensive football, played a little ugly in its home stadium......

The Brazilian fans in the stands were even more unhappy when they saw their team performing like this.

For a while, there were sporadic boos for the Brazilian team - this was definitely not from Chinese fans, and almost any voice from Chinese fans was released by Chinese fans compared to the number of Brazilian fans. Brazilian fans can only be heard when they are silent, but the problem is to silence Brazilian fans, only to score their goals......

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Brazil opted for a conservative strategy and managed to hold on until the end of the first half.

When referee Webb blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was 1:1 and the two sides were tied.

Commentators from all over the world commented on the first half.

He Ping was very satisfied with the performance of the national team: "...... We quickly rebounded after conceding a surprise goal and equalised after 13 minutes, and then we even had the upper hand on the pitch, playing Brazil who were afraid to attack, but had to shrink the defence. How difficult it is for Brazil to play at home......"

The commentator on Brazilian television was unhappy with the team's performance in the first half, or rather with the performance after conceding the goal: "After we were ahead, our players seemed to be a little too underestimated. And when we were equalised, we behaved too cowardly! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it was the Brazilian national team!"

Marcel Leif is quite objective as a neutral commentator: "The Brazilian team and the Chinese team each played good football for a while. After the start of the game, Brazil's attack was obviously more threatening, and the goal that was conceded looked like an own goal by Yan Min, but in fact, David Ruiz could have scored even without Yan Min's leg. However, after Brazil scored, they seemed to have lost their knowledge of how to play. The Chinese team seized the opportunity and played their rhythm. Zhou Yi's goal was an opportunity grabbed by Yan Min in the front court...... After the equaliser, the Chinese team's counterattack was more handy, while the Brazilian team did not know how to play, and we could even hear boos against the Brazilian team on the pitch...... In this game, to be honest, the Brazilian team played well before the goal, but not after that......"

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When the last Chinese player walked into the dressing room, Lippi walked in and closed the door with his hand.

He had a faint smile on his face: "How is it? After forty-five minutes of fighting with them, how do you feel?

The players of the Chinese team looked at each other, and Yan Min raised his hand: "It's about the same as us......"

Lippi smiled: "It's still better than us, but the strength is limited." What pleased me the most in the first half was the change after conceding the goal, both in terms of tactical execution and mentality. You can't never have problems without problems, so it's not about not having setbacks, it's about what to do when you have setbacks. From the first game of the World Cup, only in the third group stage, we scored first, including today's game, there were three games where we conceded first, but so far we haven't lost, what does that mean? I'm happy that it's a sign of maturity in a team......"

Lippi is praising his players, while Scolari is furiously criticising his team.

"What were you doing in the first half? After scoring a goal, you don't know how to play? Ah? Look at your performance! Did you hear the boos in the stands? It was not for the Chinese team, but for you! In the second half, you must change this situation, and you must not let him do whatever he wants on the turf again!"

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