There is a dream called football

Lars Lagerback.

The current Swedish head coach said at the pre-match press conference that the first game of the World Cup will definitely be difficult.

"The Chinese team is definitely not as good as us in the rankings, and its overall strength is not as good as ours, but everyone saw yesterday's opening game. The World Cup competition is not based on paper strength, but also on the performance on the court."

As for the question about China's top star Li Qiao, Lagerback laughed and joked: "Ljungberg will give me a lot of information in this regard."

The Swedish reporter also laughed.

"So you have already thought of a way to guard against Li Qiao?"

"I didn't say that, but football is holistic. I won't put too much effort into Li Qiao alone, even if he is a super player."

About the Swedish team’s goals for this World Cup.

Lagerback said that of course the first step is to qualify from the group, and the second step is to take one step at a time. Of course, this will require facing strong challenges from England and Paraguay.

Obviously Lagerback positions the Chinese team as a spoiler, rather than a team that can compete for the group stage.

Director Zhu Guanghu was actually happy with how relaxed his opponent was. There is an old saying in China that a arrogant army will be defeated.

"Sweden is very strong, there is no doubt about it. They have stars such as Ibrahimovic, Larsson, and Ljungberg."

"We will try to score a goal in this game."

When reporters asked about the starting lineup, Coach Zhu’s answer was that it could only be decided before the game.

"The list will be announced at the time required by the authorities. I have no comment on this."

Finally, the reporter asked, "Are you ready?"

Director Zhu didn't say anything, just made a ya gesture, and then left.

*****

The first match of the World Cup between the Chinese team and Sweden was at Dortmund's home stadium, which was renamed the World Cup Stadium during the World Cup.

Dortmund's home stadium in the Bundesliga is the famous Devil's home stadium in Europe. The stadium is packed with 70,000 people and is one of the stadiums with the highest attendance in Germany.

The most famous one is the south stand of the stadium. Just one stand can accommodate 20,000 people, but it is only standing room.

However, during the World Cup, all seats in the South Stand must be closed to ensure safety, so the capacity of this stadium is much lower than that of the usual Bundesliga.

For many players, this is their first time participating in the World Cup, so when they come to the stadium, most of them first take pictures.

"Li Qiao, take a picture for me." Gao Lin threw the digital camera to Li Qiao and came to the south stand.

"Here, take a picture for me too." Feng Xiaoting said with a smile.

"Why do you look like you are here for a trip?" Zheng Zhi said with a smile.

"Not to mention, in the eyes of the media, we are really just here to travel."

"Ha ha."

"Then we have to strive even more."

"I can't believe that at this time tomorrow we will be playing the first game of the World Cup here."

"Haha, yes."

"I hope I won't have trouble sleeping at night."

"Look at your potential."

*****

This night, most of the national football players suffered from insomnia. The excitement made it difficult to fall asleep. Even if they were in a light sleep, they would be awakened immediately.

But for a young man in his 20s, it’s okay to sleep less. Everyone was in good spirits the next day.

The kick-off time is 5 pm German time, and the Chinese team set off from the hotel at 3 pm, taking a bus and driving slowly to the stadium under the escort of police cars.

This time, the color of the Chinese team bus is all red, and the slogan on it is for the dreams of 1.3 billion people.

As the bus approached the stadium, I saw many people holding national flags. Those were obviously Chinese fans and they probably didn’t have tickets.

Because admission to World Cup games is very strict, if you have tickets, fans will already be in the stadium by now.

According to official data, there may be 30,000 Chinese fans attending this game, while Swedish fans will be slightly more.

"The Chinese team bus is here."

Fans came over and waved outside the cordon, and the players on the bus also waved. I was very excited at this moment.

"Come on Team China."

"Come on Team China."

"These fans are so cute,"

"I now feel that the meaning of participating in the World Cup is not only to become famous, but also to fulfill a country's dream."

"Yes, dream!"

When he arrived at the stadium, the camera followed him. When Li Qiao got off the bus, he saw Ljungberg.

"Hi, Frederick."

"Joe."

Two Arsenal teammates were walking and reminiscing about old times.

"Qiao, I hope you don't score in this game."

"Haha, you can't say for sure."

"By the way, what position do you play? I think Ibrahimovic and Larsson are both starting."

"Sidewalk."

"Then we might face off."

"So you can't score."

"Hey, you understand me, and I understand you, each other, each other."

Ljungberg patted Li Qiao and said, "I'm leaving first, remember I won't show mercy on the court."

"No need!"

After getting ready, Li Qiao went out to warm up with his teammates and saw many familiar faces, including Ibrahimovic and Larsson.

It may be difficult for the Chinese team's defense to withstand their impact, and the first 15 minutes are the most critical.

Chinese players do not lack skills, but they lack confidence. After all, the Korean team has participated in many World Cups and has been abused for a long time. To put it mildly, after the Chinese team was abused five or six times in the World Cup, they slowly started to understand.

Already.

During the warm-up, the Swedish players would also greet Li Qiao. Gao Lin was envious, "Li Qiao, you are so awesome. You feel like an international superstar."

"Haha, then work harder and go to Europe to play football."

"Well, my dream."

After half an hour of warm-up, the players returned to the locker room. After making final preparations, the players lined up in the tunnel.

In this game, Zhu Guanghu was still very conservative. None of the players who played well in last year's World Youth Championship were selected and he chose veterans. This has advantages and disadvantages.

Under the guidance of the FIFA flag, players from both sides entered the field. First, the national anthem was played, and then the players from both sides paid tribute.

The captains of both sides go to pick sides, and the captain of the Chinese team, Li Weifeng, goes to pick sides.

After picking up the side, the Swedish team took the first kick in the first half.

At this time, a countdown appeared on the scene, 10, 9, 8, 7...

0.

The audience burst into applause, and the first round match between China and Sweden in Group B of the World Cup began.

The CCTV commentators for this game are Huang Jianxiang and Duan Xuan.

While the two were still introducing the starting lineup, the Swedish team launched a fast break. Ljungberg made a pass from the wing. Ibrahimovic in the middle took the lead and kicked the ball. Liu Yunfei held the ball.

In the first 20 seconds, only a few of the starting lineups were introduced.

Huang Jianxiang said: "Sweden seems to be jumping to the start. The Chinese team should be careful."

Sure enough, Sweden also learned from the German team's slow start yesterday, and they will attack strongly in the first minute of the game.