Chapter 261 The World Cup Begins

Chen Yaozu sighed, picked up the cup, and said slowly: "It seems that you still have a lot of concerns about the capital market, but you can also take out loans if you are not listed, and it should not be a big problem to borrow more than 100 million yuan from the bank with two top domestic media companies in hand." ”

Li Xia smiled and said softly: "This is very feasible, I will ask people to go to the bank for consultation." ”

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On November 20, the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar was held at the Gulf Stadium, which was inspired by the tents used by the nomadic people of the Gulf region.

The theme of the opening ceremony was human solidarity, and it was hoped that football would bring humanity together under a tent to tackle a common challenge – as the slogan of this World Cup says, "now is all".

Marco Balic, the creative director of the opening ceremony of this World Cup, who has participated in the creative design of the opening and closing ceremonies of many Olympic Games, said that the creative opening ceremony of this cup is in line with the Olympic Games and is committed to creating an "unprecedented World Cup opening ceremony comparable to the Olympic Games".

At about 5:30, the last champion French football legend Desailly entered the scene with the Hercules Cup in his hand, opening the curtain of the opening ceremony.

When the "Hercules Cup" came to Asian countries for the second time in history and the Middle East for the first time, the Gulf Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, suddenly boiled.

At about 40 minutes, the mascot of this World Cup, La'eeb, appeared on the big screen and danced to the countdown number.

The shape of la'eeb is derived from the Arabic turban, which means "skilled player". It's agile and light, like a free-running soccer player on the pitch.

The number points to "0", and the well-known actor Morgan Freeman appears, and he walks to the ambassador of this World Cup, the disabled teenager Ghanim Al Mufta.

Mufta was born with a rare disease that left him with no lower body, but he insisted on walking with his hands and even played football.

Freeman sat down and told Mufta that travelers from all over the world were converging on this home with football dreams in mind.

The flags of the 32 participating teams entered the stadium, and the giant jerseys representing the top 32 of the World Cup fluttered in the wind. The theme songs of the previous World Cups sounded, and among the classic songs, the mascots of the previous World Cups appeared, evoking people's memories of this top feast in football.

Then, a giant la'eeb flew into the air, and the theme song of this World Cup "The Cup of Life" was sung.

“the cup of life。”

“this is the one。”

“ime。”

“doop。”

“push it along······”

Li Xiaci appeared, "Football connects the world and connects everyone".

The Emir of Qatar (National Ys) Tamim delivered a welcome speech, wishing fans around the world to share this football feast in the coming month, and wishing the 32 participating teams a happy football time in Qatar.

Fireworks flew into the air, and a giant emblem of the World Cup appeared in the center of the field. The emblem of the Qatar World Cup is based on the prototype design of the "Hercules Cup", which is also like the number "8", symbolizing the eight stadiums of this Cup. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has officially kicked off.

The opening ceremony lasts about 30 minutes. Subsequently, the Catarila national men's football team appeared on the World Cup stage for the first time in history, facing the "Demon of the Plateau" Ecuador.

In the VIP stands, senior Li Jianguo and another senior fan in the same company were discussing some views on the opening game.

"In the history of the World Cup, the hosts have never lost their first game, with a total of 16 wins and six draws, so I think tonight should be a draw."

"I agree with you, no matter how weak the strength is, it is the host's first opener, and a draw is easier for both sides to accept."

Li Xia listened to the conversation between his father and others, and said with a smile: "You are all senior fans, why don't you talk about the strength of the two teams in this game, but talk about the sophistication of the world?" ”

Li Jianguo looked at his son, with an expression on his face that you are too tender.

"The hosts' opening match was superfluous in talking about skills and hard power, and this game was really a human accident."

"For example, if you go to your Uncle Lin's house for dinner, your Uncle Lin's family is hospitable, are you embarrassed to smash his pot without eating?"

"Uh······" Li Xia said he wouldn't.

The middle-aged man on the side said a little speechlessly: "I said Lao Li, why are you smashing my pot so well?" ”

Li Jianguo sneered: "It's all said to be an analogy." ”

Li Xia thought about it and said: "I still think Ecuador will win, look at the physical fitness of others!" ”

The middle-aged man surnamed Lin talked and glanced at Li Jianguo: "Old Li, your son is still too young!" ”

At this time, Lu Fang, who had not spoken, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, and said loudly: "Help me buy another 1 million Ecuador to win!" ”

"Don't ask me why, just buy you! I'll transfer your money! ”

Lu Fang hung up the phone, looked at Li Xia's stunned eyes and explained: "I bought 500,000 Qatar wins before, and when I heard you say this, I think it is necessary to guard against Ecuador's victory again!" ”

"You didn't think about a draw?" Li Xia asked speechlessly, "I think my father and Uncle Lin's analysis is very reasonable!" ”

Lu Fang looked down at the entire stadium and shook his head with a smile: "What we ordinary people can think of, the Z family has already thought of, I think it is not easy to have a draw." ”

"Then why do you listen to me and think Ecuador can win? If you lose, don't blame me! ”

"Because you're a god, Xia God! There are too few people who think like you, but it's easy to guess correctly! ”

The whistle blew on the field and the game officially began.

Li Jianguo sighed and looked at the court.

Today's young people, 1.5 million is so ······

The Catarila World Cup is the second World Cup to be held in Asia after the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, and it is also the first World Cup in the Middle East.

The atmosphere was very warm.

The opening match had just begun, and Ecuador had a clear upper hand.

Just three minutes into the game, Ecuador scored a goal by veteran Valencia, but it was ruled invalid.

In the 14th minute, Valencia burst into the penalty area and was brought down by the opposing goalkeeper Sib, and the referee awarded a penalty, which Valencia personally scored to achieve his fourth goal in the World Cup.

In the 31st minute, Valencia's header went into the net to rewrite the score to 2:0. Just before half-time, Qatar had a good chance, but Ali was close to deflecting the ball wide.

Before the end, Qatar's Muntari completed a volley but failed to find the back of the net, and finally Qatar's World Cup debut ended in a loss.

This match also shattered the myth of "the host is undefeated"!

At the end of the game, Li Jianguo and the middle-aged man surnamed Lin were silent.

Lu Fang was so excited that he had to pull Li Xia to celebrate.

It turns out that football is round, and anything is possible!