June 18th.

2 p.m. local time in Russia and 7 p.m. Beijing time.

The Chinese team arrived on the Cher-Besky Peninsula in Nizhny Novgorod, where the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, where they played Sweden in the opening match of the World Cup group stage, on the banks of the Gleb Canal.

Before the bus drove into the stadium, you could see fans wearing Chinese team jerseys everywhere along the way.

The Chinese team's participation in the World Cup this time is more grand than the Chinese team's participation in the South Korea-Japan World Cup 16 years ago.

The war of the national football team.

A pilgrimage for fans.

Checking in outside the stadium, broadcasting, taking photos to commemorate the occasion, and experiencing the local customs, every fan and fan will expect this to be an unforgettable trip.

Compared to Sweden's per capita income, China is certainly inferior to the other.

But the enthusiasm of Chinese fans is definitely not lower than that of Swedish fans, and we are outnumbered!

Outside the stadium, the fans of the two teams were still able to communicate amicably.

This is not a battle of mortal enemies.

It's not even considered a contest of balanced strength.

The Swedish fans were interviewed with a sense of optimism.

"Although the Chinese team has Ye Yifeng, it seems that they only have Ye Yifeng, and I haven't heard of other players.

Football is a team sport, and the Swedish team will beat the Chinese team with overall football. ”

There are also Swedish fans who are a little arrogant.

"I don't know how the Chinese team got into the World Cup, but after the group stage, no one remembers them, like they never came."

The Chinese fans' answers to interviews were relatively simple.

"Look at Ye Yifeng, I believe he can score."

"The overall strength of the Chinese team is definitely not as good as Sweden's, but I don't think the Swedish team can defend against Ye Yifeng."

"Ye Yifeng ......"

"Of course it's Ye Yifeng!"

After becoming the first person in China to traffic in China more than half a year ago, Ye Yifeng has now almost become a national hero.

In the words of his fans: Carry the Chinese team into the World Cup by yourself!

His efforts were exchanged for World Cup tickets.

There are also advertising invitations with higher price codes, and the sales of personal brands are more popular.

It's only natural for fans to pin their hopes on him.

Just as Portugal fans vs. Ronaldo, Argentine fans vs. Messi.

The game didn't play.

Until the results are known, this expectation and trust will not change.

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

The Chinese team warmed up before the match with the Swedish team.

The Swedish team will frequently look at Ye Yifeng.

In fact, there are no players in the current Swedish team who can reach the level of Ye Yifeng, and there may have been before.

Ye Yifeng didn't know, didn't care, didn't care.

Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from the national team after playing in the group stage of the European Championship two years ago.

In the first half of the year, there was a lot of talk about Ibrahimovic's possible return to the national team.

As a result, the Swedish national team solemnly said: Don't, don't come back!

Just go, be chic.

You didn't contribute to the qualifiers, and you want to come again after entering the World Cup?

It's too ugly to eat.

As a result, the Swedish team did not have any star players.

But there are still a lot of famous players.

Ye Yifeng passed the ball with his teammates at will, and occasionally came to test Zeng Cheng with his feet.

At the end of the warm-up, Wu Lei came to his side and whispered, "I'm a little nervous, what should I do?" ”

Ye Yifeng said to him: "It's okay, everyone is nervous, relax, don't speed up the rhythm at the beginning, kick slowly, and you won't be nervous for a while." ”

Wu Lei nodded, and seemed to have a bottom in his heart.

Back in the dressing room, Lippi began his pre-match speech.

The translation is: stabilize your mentality, do a good job of defense, no matter what happens, don't panic!

As for the pursuit of victory...... Didn't mention it.

It seems to be very casual.

Lippi didn't want to put any more pressure on them.

A team that defends and counterattacks, and it is best to play steadily.

Zheng Zhi repeated Lippi's words in a different way.

Well, none of the players in this group have World Cup experience.

How to play the World Cup that countless people dream of?

Everyone is a junior brother, listening to the coach, focusing on stability.

During the preparation for the World Cup, Lippi gave the team tactical lessons longer than actual training, because the Chinese team came to the World Cup with a new style of play.

When the players of the Chinese team and the Swedish team walked into the stadium with caddies in hand, many players looked in a trance.

Excited hearts, trembling hands.

World Cup, we're really here!

It seems that this moment is a dream come true, and it is enough to glorify the ancestors!

Ye Yifeng's aura is very strong.

The essence of this moment is naturally to be handsome and cool!

You can't be as excited as a hairy boy.

The stadium has already reverberated with the cheers of the Chinese fans.

"Team China! Come on! ”

Simple, traditional, spectacular, shocking!

In the stadium with 44,000 people, the attendance rate of Chinese fans is close to 30,000!

Huh!

It's that there are many people, and there is money!

Maybe after this World Cup is over, when the Chinese team will enter the World Cup next time has become a lifetime series.

Countless fans did not want to miss this opportunity.

It's not about bankruptcy, if the conditions allow, grit your teeth and come!

The idea before I came was wonderful: to be remembered for the rest of my life!

After I came, I found that Saudi Arabia had been poured 5 by Russia, and I was not calm at once.

If you don't get it right, it will become a "nightmare for the rest of your life"!

But now that it's in the stands, there's no need to keep it.

I'm stud, you're free.

Hoarseness and cheering.

The neat and consistent slogans, the cheering slogans of the dragon flying and the phoenix dance, and the Chinese flag fluttering in all corners of the stands.

All Chinese red, shocking the world!

In the stadium box, Tang Mo couldn't cry or laugh.

Such a noisy environment, such an exciting time.

The dragon brother and the tiger brother discussed it as if they were there, and the difference between them was less than 10 minutes, and they all fell asleep.

Tang Wenbin and Ye Jianhua wore the jerseys of the Chinese team, and their faces were sprayed with the national flag pattern and the words "China cheers".

The old man shows his original form and completely lets himself go!

When the Chinese national anthem sounded, the starting 11 players of the Chinese team put their right hands on the team emblem on their chests and sang loudly.

The Chinese fans also sang in unison.

The Swedish team is a little uncomfortable...... This is like the home of the Chinese team!

Just the momentum of this cheering, they can't compare to it at all!

When the Chinese team came to the World Cup, how to put aside the strength first, and it seems to be telling the world with actions: China has the best fans in the world!

Some players do feel it, and at the same time, they also have an unprecedented sense of honor and responsibility, exaggerating, the historical mission of Chinese football.

Zheng Zhi, who will turn 38 in two months, burst into tears.

When standing next to him, feeling a similar atmosphere, and thinking about his career, Ye Yifeng and his teammates understood what his tears contained.

A lot of fans can understand that.

In the past 20 years, no Chinese player has been able to maintain his current form and level at this age like Zheng Zhi.

Even after the age of 30, there is a slight sense of sight.

The singing of the national anthem is over, and it's time for the national anthem of Sweden.

Chinese fans don't care, out of respect, they don't say anything.

Zheng Zhi sneaked out of the corner of his eye, and instantly regained his serious and resolute expression.

The rest of the players have calmed down.

It's time to compete, take out the momentum!

"CCTV, CCTV, this is the scene of the 2018 Russian World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, I am the live broadcast commentator He Wei, today I and my old partner Xu Yang are on the scene for Chinese fans to broadcast the first round of the group stage match between the Chinese team and the Swedish team!

This is already the fifth matchday of the World Cup, and defending champions Germany were beaten 0-1 by Mexico in yesterday's Group F match.

This result made the qualifying situation of this group instantly complicated, there are only 3 games in the group stage, and the German team lost one, so the remaining two games will definitely do their best! ”

"Hello fans and friends, I'm Xu Yang, He Wei is right, no one expected the German team to lose.

China will face Germany in the last game of the group stage, but we have discussed it many times in the past six months, if Germany loses points in the first two games, then China will face the strongest Germany in the final round!

The situation will be very dangerous, and we have imagined that Germany would win the first two rounds and qualify early, and maybe rotate to play China in the final round, but now this idea has been shattered.

The Chinese team will inevitably face the German team in the final round! ”

"So now the Chinese team can only focus on their own performance and strive to play well.

I know that many fans think that the Chinese team lost all three games in the last World Cup, and all our expectations and assumptions have not been realized.

But the charm of a football game is that the game is not played, and any outcome is possible.

Our support for the Chinese team is not based on the result to make changes, I think the fans who supported the Chinese team all the way from the qualifiers to the most empathetic, this time, we entered the World Cup, today, we are going to fight on the World Cup stage!

Here's a look at the starting line-ups of both teams today.

The starting formation of the Chinese team today was more surprising.

Lippi abandoned the 433 formation that had been in place since taking office in the qualifying stage and instead used the 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng.

Defenders: Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Mei Fang, Jiang Zhipeng.

Midfielders: Huang Baiwen, Zheng Zhi, Ye Yifeng, Wu Xi.

Forwards: Wu Lei, Zhang Xizhe.

Lippi went to the World Cup to remove a striker and add a midfielder, obviously to increase the midfield's defense and strengthen the mobility of the midfield's defense. ”

"That's right, in Asia, the Chinese team can play 433, but if it comes to the World Cup, I am afraid that the pressure on the overall midfield is too great, there is only one problem, the team has not played like this in the official game, I don't know how the actual effect is."

Sweden coach Andersson made a bold statement before the game, saying that the Swedish team had all the ingredients to win the game.

Let's take a look at Sweden's starting line-up.

They also started today with a 442.

Goalkeeper: Olsen.

Defenders: Lustig, Jansson, Granqvist, Augustinsson.

Midfielders: Claesson, Sebastian Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg.

Forwards: Marcus Berry, Toivonen.

Although Sweden rejected Ibrahimovic's return, there are still many well-known stars in the team.

The veteran Toivonen who has played in the Eredivisie, Ligue 1 and the Premier League, Marcus Berry who has played for Hamburg, Forsberg who has played for RB Leipzig, Eqdahl, a homeless man in the Serie A and Bundesliga, Sebastian Larsson who has played in the Premier League, Augustinsson who has played for Werder Bremen, etc.

Looking at the overall strength of the lineup, the Swedish team is definitely stronger.

But the Chinese team has been prepared for defensive counterattacks, and it depends on the strength of the Swedish team.

Let's cheer on the Chinese team and look forward to our lads in their World Cup debut! ”