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The quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia were played in the first two games. France, the favorite to win the championship, defeated Uruguay 2:0, which was an expected result, but Belgium's 2:1 victory over Brazil gave people a somewhat regretful feeling.

Judging from the game process, Brazil should win the game.

But games are like this in many cases, and the team that performs better may not be able to win the game.

Moreover, Belgium's overall performance was also very good. The "strange formation" arranged by coach Martinez disrupted a series of tactics Tite had arranged before the game. He had to overthrow it and start over. Naturally, he lost the game when Belgium took a preemptive strike. Within reason.

In other words, the final of the first half will be reduced to the European Cup, France VS Belgium.

The quarter-finals between the Chinese team and Portugal were held in the evening game of the next day, which was at 9 pm and 2 am Beijing time the next day.

Although the game time conflicts with the schedule of Chinese fans, this game is related to whether the Chinese team can create a new record. Every Chinese with a sense of national honor will be waiting for this game to start.

From Central 1 to Central 5, there will be a preview of the World Cup quarter-finals between the Chinese team and Portugal almost every half hour, calling on fans to cheer for the national team in front of the TV and set a new record.

It is worth mentioning that as the Chinese team eliminated Croatia, a large number of fans poured into Russia.

Although they do not have game tickets, it does not prevent these fans who support the national team from going to the cities where the Chinese team plays to cheer for the national team.

For many fans, this is a feast not to be missed.

The World Cup hosted by Russia is very different from watching football in China. In addition, in order to stimulate Chinese fans to spend money in Russia, the Russian Tourism Bureau specially built several fan plazas near the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, which hosts the quarter-finals. The purpose is to let those Chinese fans who cannot buy tickets to watch the game.

The euphemistic name of watching football for free and supporting the Chinese team in advancing to the World Cup semi-finals is actually to stimulate other consumption.

There is still more than half a day before the start of the game, and the fan square built outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium is basically full of people. Even the tourist city of Sochi has added many Chinese elements.

In addition to products made in China, there are more Chinese people with black hair and yellow skin.

There are many Chinese fans coming to Sochi, and there are countless domestic media.

The pre-game block capture is a favorite for Chinese fans who can’t make it to Sochi.

As the largest official fan organization of the national team in China, the Dragons Fans Association has a very high number and quality, which can be compared with other developed football countries.

The first quarter-final was held at Samara Stadium, Sweden VS England.

While Tang Zheng was making final preparations, he was also paying attention to the game between Sweden and England, because once the Chinese team defeated Portugal, the opponent they faced in the semi-finals would be the winner between Sweden and England.

Of course, this has something to do with Tang Zheng being a fan of the England national team.

Having loved watching the Premier League since he was a child, he became an England fan early, and Chinese media and fans like to call England the Chinese European team, which somehow makes him feel close to England.

If England defeats Sweden and the Chinese team defeats Portugal, then... will the real and fake Chinese derby mentioned by Chinese domestic media appear soon?

With goals from Maguire and Alli in the first and second half, England defeated Sweden 2:0 and advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup again after 28 years.

With the quarter-finals between England and Sweden over,

The 2018 World Cup in Russia has truly come to an end.

The three places in the World Cup semi-finals have been settled, and the quarter-finals between the Chinese team and the Portuguese team have become the focus of media and fans around the world.

Since the three teams that have advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup are France, Belgium and England, if the Chinese team loses to Portugal, the World Cup in Russia will become the European Cup. If the Chinese team can defeat Portugal, in addition to creating a new history for the national team, it will also It can prevent the World Cup from turning into the European Cup.

But... what the media is most concerned about is the direct confrontation between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tang Zheng is the undisputed number one star in world football. Cristiano Ronaldo is not convinced. At the age of 33, he wants to prove to everyone that he is still capable of becoming the number one player in world football.

At the same time, he wants to prove to Manchester United that he is still at the peak of his career!

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The quarter-finals between the Chinese team and Portugal is the last quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia. Needless to say, it has attracted much attention, especially the "personal feud" between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, which is full of highlights.

From the moment both teams checked into the hotel and prepared to set off, there were helicopter aerial shots to fill the boring time for the fans waiting in front of the TV.

There is still half an hour before the Chinese team sets off, and the door of the hotel where they are staying is already overcrowded.

Fortunately, the quality of Chinese people is very high now, and under the guidance of hotel security personnel, it does not affect the daily operations of the hotel.

Most of the Chinese fans who came here did not have tickets, so they had to find another way to come to the Chinese team's hotel to cheer for the national team's soldiers in advance.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

When the Chinese players came to the door from the hotel lobby, the Chinese fans who had been waiting for a long time could not contain their excitement and made huge cheers.

The Chinese players, headed by Tang Zheng, waved to the enthusiastic fans, then patted the national emblem on their left chest and raised their arms, which was a military order to the fans that they must defeat Portugal at the Fisht Olympic Stadium and advance to the World Cup semi-finals. !

Standing in the Beijing studio, Shao Shengyi looked at the scenes shown in the broadcast. He became excited and passionate: "We can see that there are many fans going to Russia to support the national team, and the players who are preparing to go look in good spirits. Excellent! Definitely defeat the Portuguese national team in the quarter-finals two hours later! Make history by advancing to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia..."

Seeing the players coming out, the enthusiastic fans naturally made way for a three-meter-wide road to allow the players to board the luxury bus depicting a five-clawed golden dragon.

I have to say that the Russian Organizing Committee has done a very good job in this World Cup. From the moment the Chinese team arrived in Russia, the buses prepared by the officials were full of symbolism, which invisibly increased the combat effectiveness of the Chinese team.

Dragon is the Chinese totem.

The sleeping dragon has completely awakened on the land of Russia!

Facing the enthusiastic fans, passing players will high-five the fans who extend their palms.

If not for time constraints, the players would have signed autographs and taken photos with the enthusiastic fans.

Because...these fans have paid so much, even if they don't have game tickets, they come to a strange city without hesitation.

What is the picture?

Very simple!

Just to cheer for my national team!

From the hotel where we stayed to the Fisht Olympic Stadium, we could see Chinese fans holding five-star red flags.

The Chinese players sitting in the bus were filled with emotion. No player could rest peacefully along the way. They were all waving to the enthusiastic fans.

Since the draw with France in the first round of the group stage, the fans have spared no effort to cheer for the national team. As players, they know how to give back to the fans. In the current war, they should thank the fans for their support.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

About thirty minutes later, the Chinese team took a bus and drove into the Fisht Olympic Stadium. The Chinese fans who had been waiting for a long time once again burst into loud cheers.

Through the glass windows, energetic Chinese players kept waving and interacting with the fans.

I don’t know if it was deliberately arranged by the organizing committee. While the Chinese team’s bus was driving slowly, the Portuguese national team’s bus also arrived at the intersection of roads outside the stadium and entered the main road heading to the center of the stadium from two directions at the same time. .

"woo woo woo woo--"

Chinese fans, who had an absolute numerical advantage, subconsciously made boos.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting on the right side of the bus, turned around and took a closer look. He happened to be eye-to-eye with Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting by the left window.

Compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's expressionless face, Tang Zheng took the initiative to grin and nodded lightly as a greeting, then turned around and continued to greet the enthusiastic Chinese fans.

Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction was half a beat too slow, and by the time he wanted to demonstrate to Tang Zheng, it was already too late.

At the same time, the aerial photography team happened to capture this wonderful scene.

Shao Shengyi, the CC5 commentator in the Beijing studio, laughed and said: "Tang Zheng seemed to be in a very good mood and even took the initiative to say hello to Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Cristiano Ronaldo looked very serious and obviously did not have Tang Zheng's heartfelt sense of relaxation... "

When Cristiano Ronaldo reacted, the two buses had already diverged from the main road and headed to their respective parking spaces.

Because the two teams go to different locker rooms, the paths to the locker rooms are naturally different.

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Fisht Olympic Stadium is exactly the same as the Chinese team's past four games. Chinese fans occupy half of the stadium, giving people the atmosphere of the Chinese team's home court.

However, because the main colors of the Chinese team and the Portuguese team are both red, it is difficult to tell from a distance which fan area is for Chinese fans and which fan area is for Portuguese fans.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The players showed up at Fisht Olympic Stadium to loud cheers from above.

The TV commentator who had accessed the live signal in advance was most eager to see the scene between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, but it was a pity that the two seemed to have no intention of communicating.

Instead, Portuguese player Guerrero and Chinese team player Yan Junling, Dortmund teammates, and AC Milan teammates Andre Silva and Sun Jingbo shook hands.

The forty-minute warm-up time was over, and the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms one after another to make final preparations for the game that will start in the near future.

Chinese team coach Lippi had already received Portugal's starting lineup before the players returned to the locker room. Compared with the 1/8 finals, Portugal's starting lineup did not make any adjustments, so he only needed to repeat the game tactics arranged before the game.

Lippi left a lot of time for the players. As the captain, Tang Zheng suddenly realized that he should say something.

So, he coughed lightly, and his teammates immediately paid attention.

Tang Zheng said bluntly: "After four years, we are here again in the quarter-finals, and the next step is the semi-finals. I think everyone here, like me, doesn't want to go home early, right?"

The team members nodded subconsciously, and Tang Zheng continued with satisfaction: "The media thinks that we are equally matched with Portugal, with a 50-50 chance of advancing. I don't think so."

Having said this, he raised his right index finger and shook it twice: "In my opinion, our chance of advancing is 100%! But..."

Tang Zheng suddenly changed his voice: "However, we must be 100% committed to the competition, otherwise the chance of advancement will be infinitely close to zero!"

"I think everyone has understood what I mean. There are only promotion and elimination in the knockout rounds. My goal is the same as everyone's, promotion! Don't forget that we are fans with hundreds of millions of fans sitting in front of the TV waiting for our triumphant victory. ! The World Cup is not only for myself, but also for the fans, for the country, and for the national honor! One step further is the semi-finals! Brothers! Are you confident in defeating Portugal??"

"have!"

Tang Zheng almost yelled at the end, but his teammates were in high spirits under his instigation and were not affected in any way. Instead, they chanted with passion, almost as a conditioned reflex, and with a very tacit understanding.

Although Lippi didn't quite understand what Tang Zheng said, he could probably guess what Tang Zheng said from the desire to fight expressed by the players.

As the captain, Tang Zheng is really impeccable!

The Chinese team scored a total of eight goals from the group stage to the quarterfinals, of which Tang Zheng contributed six goals and one assist. The remaining goal was also directly related to Tang Zheng because it was planned by him.

In addition to his obvious contribution on the offensive end, he is even more impressive on the defensive end.

Tang Zheng, who will turn 29 in four months, is at the end of his career peak, so Lippi is curious, how far can Tang Zheng like this lead the Chinese team?

Top four?

finals?

Or... become the champion in an upset?

Thinking of this, Lippi shook his head mockingly. Not to mention that the Chinese team still has Portugal, which has to overcome the hurdle. Even if they advance to the semi-finals, they will still have to face England, which is a disaster.

The Chinese team has Tang Zheng who claims to be able to beat any team, but football is ultimately a team sport.

Due to the overall strength gap, it is very difficult to advance to the finals.

With about ten minutes left before the start of the game, stadium staff knocked on the doors of the locker rooms of both teams to remind the starting players of both teams to get ready to play.

The game is getting closer and closer, and the players on both sides who appear in the tunnel have heavy faces.

Compared with club competitions, national team competitions are sacred, and no one wants to lose to the other party in this quarter-finals.

The club teammates who were still smiling during the warm-up before the game did not have any intention of communicating, but encouraged each other with their national team teammates.

Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were the focus of the media, never communicated until the necessary ball-guessing ceremony before the start of the game.

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