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At six o'clock in the afternoon, the players of the Portuguese national team left the hotel and boarded the stadium bound for Bloemfontein. The bus drove for more than half an hour and finally arrived at the scene. When the Portuguese national team bus arrived,

When we arrived at the scene, there were already many fans waiting outside the stadium.

The fans at the scene were extremely excited when they saw the arrival of the Portuguese national team bus. They waved the flags in their hands crazily, shouted "Portugal" and shouted the names of the Portuguese national team players.

Qiu Ze was sitting on the bus and could clearly hear the fans shouting his name outside, which made Qiu Ze very excited. Every time at this time, Qiu Ze was very excited. Even Qiu Ze himself didn't quite understand this.

Why is this happening?

While waiting for the Portuguese national team's bus to stop, the excited fans and reporters rushed to the door of the bus and surrounded them. They were eager to see their idols, and they cheered and howled crazily.

At this time, the security personnel of the stadium had already been prepared. They quickly came to the door of the bus and quickly used a human wall to isolate a jump channel. At this moment, the door of the Portuguese national team's bus opened.

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The first person to come down from the top was Nani. Nani wore black sunglasses and had a cold face. After he waved coldly and greeted the fans, he quickly passed through the tunnel and rushed into the players tunnel.

.Then the next person came down was Cristiano Ronaldo.

As soon as Cristiano Ronaldo appeared, the shouts and screams on the scene were dozens of decibels louder. You could even hear the voices of some female fans crying with joy. It can be seen that Cristiano Ronaldo is really popular.

Very high.

Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to wave and say hello to the fans, then frantically rushed into the tunnel.

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Ze walked down, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly heightened. Everyone in the audience shouted Qiu Ze's name, and the fans crowded forward crazily, hoping to interact with Qiu Ze up close.

.Unfortunately, Qiu Ze did not stay here. After greeting the fans, he also rushed into the player tunnel.

All the players of the Portuguese national team rushed into the player tunnel. After the Portuguese national team bus had driven away, the U.S. team bus arrived at the scene. By this time, there were not many fans at the scene, and neither were the reporters.

A lot.

Compared to the Portuguese national team, the American team was really shabby. However, the players of the American team didn't care about this. They didn't come here to compete for fame, they came here to compete for the championship.

The players of the U.S. national team quickly rushed into the tunnel and came to the locker room. It was already seven o'clock, and there was only an hour before the game started.

Players from both sides quickly went out to warm up. Qiu Ze led the Portuguese national team players to warm up outside the court for more than half an hour. Then they returned to the locker room to listen to the head coach's tactics and encouragement.

"CCTV. CCTV! Dear fans and viewers, hello everyone. This is CCTV Channel 5. Today we are bringing you a match between the Portuguese national team and the United States national team in the semi-finals of the South African Confederations Cup.

, I am Liu Jianhong." China's CCTV also broadcast the game live today.

"This game is the first semi-final of this Confederations Cup, and the two teams are the Portuguese national team and the United States national team." CCTV commentator Xu Yang also said.

At this time, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team were listening to Queiroz's teachings in the locker room.

Queiroz has been reminding the players of the Portuguese national team: "The United States national team is not a weak team. The fact that they can reach this point is a reflection of their strength. You must not underestimate them. You must give me

Cheer up and deal with them like you did Brazil. You know what?"

Qiu Ze can no longer remember how many times Queiroz has said such words. Now his ears are almost ringing with noise. However, Qiu Ze does take it to heart. The US national team is really not a team that can

Underestimated team.

"Don't worry, boss. You don't know how many times you have said it, can we not remember it?" Over there, Nani of the Portuguese national team said immediately. It was the truth. He was a little tired of hearing it. He felt

Head coach Queiroz is making a fuss out of a molehill. He keeps mumbling about it, which is annoying him to death.

Queiroz raised his head and glared at Nani fiercely, and then said: "Since you heard clearly and remembered it, it's better not to make such mistakes in the game, otherwise, I will make you look good." Queiroz

Said extremely seriously.

"Got it, boss!" The players of the Portuguese national team nodded in agreement. But Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes were fixed on Qiu Ze. I wonder what is going on in this guy's head?

At this time, on the other side, the head coach of the US team, Bradley, was also lecturing the players of the US team. He said this: "The Portuguese national team is not an easy team to deal with. You must first stabilize it."

Defend, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. When defending, you must be steady, and when counterattacking, you must be hateful! Once you find an opportunity to counterattack, you must counterattack resolutely, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The players of the US team stood up one after another and shouted in unison.

Bradley, the head coach of the US team, was very satisfied with the performance of the players. He nodded and then motioned for the players to come out.

The players of the U.S. team rushed out of the locker room and rushed into the tunnel. The players of the Portuguese national team were already waiting there, seemingly waiting for them to come out. The players of the U.S. team immediately

Walk over and stand on the other side, ready to appear.

"Now the players from both sides have appeared in the player tunnel, and the game is about to start. This game is a very important game for both teams, but in everyone's opinion, the Portuguese national team wins

The chances should be greater, and everyone is optimistic about them." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said.

"However, we cannot underestimate the American team. Although they lost three goals in the game against Brazil. In fact, the American team played very well in that game, and they still have strength. If Portugal

If the national team despises their opponents, they will definitely be punished," said CCTV commentator Xu Yang.

"That's true! Okay, the players from both sides came out under the leadership of the referee. The first thing to do is to play the national anthem." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said, "The first thing to do is the Portuguese national anthem."

The Portuguese national anthem immediately sounded at the scene, and the Portuguese fans and players at the scene sang along. Qiu Ze stood in the middle but did not sing the national anthem, his eyes were firmly looking ahead, with a serious look on his face, as if he had already felt it

This is definitely not an easy game.

Comrade Cristiano Ronaldo did not sing the national anthem. He just stared at the Portuguese flag quietly with a very serious expression on his face.

"Okay, the Portuguese national team's national anthem is over, and now we have to perform the American national anthem." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said again.

The U.S. flag immediately rang out in the stadium. The American fans stared at the national flag with solemn expressions and kept singing along. When the emotion became more intense, the tears started to flow down on their own.

"Okay, the national anthems of both sides have been played, and then the captains of both sides will follow the referee to pick sides. At this time, I will introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides for this game." CCTV

The commentator Liu Jianhong said.

"First of all, let me introduce to you the starting lineup of the U.S. team today. Bradley sent out a 442 formation today." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong began to introduce the starting lineup of the U.S. team, "

In goalie position it's Howard."

"At the back four, there are Spector, Demerit, Onyewu, and Bornstein. This is the main defense lineup of the U.S. team in this Confederations Cup. There is no difference in this game.

Changes." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong explained.

"Next is the midfield four, they are Clark, Dempsey, Bradley Jr. and Fairhapel." CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said, "Everyone's guess is correct, this little Bradley

Deli is the son of Bradley, the head coach of the US team."

"Then there is the forward position, they are Altidore and Donovan." Liu Jianhong, a commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, said, "This is the starting lineup of the US team today."

"There is one thing about this list that makes me a little confused, that is, the star player of the US team, Beasley, did not appear in the starting list today. This talented player who played for Eindhoven sat on the bench. It seems that

Old Bradley still has something to offer," said Liu Jianhong, commentator of CCTV Sports Channel.

"Jian Hong just finished introducing the starting lineup of the US team today, and now I will introduce to you the starting lineup of the Portuguese national team today." Xu Yang, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, immediately said.

"Today the Portuguese national team coach Queiroz arranged a 4-2-3-1 formation, which has no changes from the previous games." Xu Yang, a commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, looked at the information in his hand and said, "In

The goalkeeper position is still Ricardo."

"Then in the back four positions are Paulo Ferreira, Pepe, Alves and Bosingwa." Xu Yang, a commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, was also surprised when he saw such a list.

"Wow. This is a big change."

"Carvalho did not appear in the starting lineup today. I think this was beyond many people's expectations. There was no news that Carvalho was injured before the game. Why can't he play? And today

Bosingwa started, which is also a big change. Previously, this guy only had a record of coming off the bench and never starting a game." Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, said in surprise.

"Then the two defensive midfielders are Veloso and Deco." Seeing this, Xu Yang was surprised again. There are so many changes today, "Joao Moutinho and Jintai, who have been starting before, are

Sitting on the bench, veteran Deco started."

"In the three forward positions, there are Quaresma, Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo." Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, was already numb with shock, "Wow, another change.

Nani, who had been a starter and performed well before, was on the bench today, and Quaresma replaced him. I wonder what considerations Queiroz had?"

Yes, Xu Yang was really confused. Even the fans in front of the TV and at the scene felt very confused. What on earth is Queiroz going to do today? Are Carvalho and others of the Portuguese national team injured?

Or does Queiroz have other plans?

"Okay, now let's introduce the forward player of the Portuguese national team. He is Hugo Almeida." Xu Yang, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said, "There have also been changes here. Today Nuno Gomer

Carlos did not appear in the starting lineup at the same time. This time, Queiroz directly changed the candidates for four positions. Is this change a bit too big?"