Chapter 434: Neymar Is Full of Confidence

A day passes quickly for ordinary people, but for football fans, it feels like a year. They tossed and turned more than ten times in a night before noticing the dawn outside the window.

A new day has finally arrived.

The entire England team had a rich and varied breakfast together at 8 a.m. in the hotel where they stayed, replenishing the high energy intake needed for the day and preparing for the World Cup quarter-finals in the evening.

Brazil's preparations for the quarter-finals were arranged in the same way. Amazon, which has cooperated with the official Russian World Cup, also followed and filmed the preparations of the two teams at the first time. Of course, the content of the filming was approved by the head coaches of the two teams.

The general picture of the official World Cup filming is very simple, which is to let the fans who are waiting for the start of the World Cup quarter-finals see the preparations of the team they support, so as to have a basic understanding of the World Cup events that will start in the evening/night.

The quarter-finals between England and Brazil kicked off at 2 a.m. on Saturday in China time, and the regular time of 90 minutes ended at 4 a.m., but many jobs in China are not weekends, so many fans' work the next day was affected.

At this point, we have to say that many Chinese companies are quite humane and take good care of employees who love football. They specially adjust their working hours so that employees who love football can enjoy the happiness brought by the World Cup.

Of course, there are many good companies in the world that have such treatment. The World Cup is held every four years. If you miss it, you have to wait for another four years.

Time flies. The first quarter-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup kicked off at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Laka. Uruguay and the favorite to win the championship, France, fought hard for a semi-final spot.

Although France is the biggest favorite to win the World Cup, it is at an absolute disadvantage in the historical confrontation with Uruguay. It has only won once in the last eight confrontations, and it can be traced back to the warm-up match in Paris in 1985.

The last confrontation was in June 2013. At that time, Suarez scored the only goal of the game and helped Uruguay beat France 1:0.

The two teams have met three times in the World Cup, but all of them were group matches. The 2002 World Cup and the 2010 World Cup were both 0:0. Only the 1966 World Cup in Great Britain was decided, with Uruguay defeating France 2:1.

However, due to the long time, the historical confrontation is no longer of much reference, and many players in the friendly match five years ago did not come to the World Cup, so it is even more difficult to compare.

France is the favorite to win the World Cup in Russia. Uruguay's overall strength is obviously inferior, but Uruguay's overall performance is good. Suarez can stabilize the morale of the troops by being at the forefront. It is a pity that he has never been able to help Uruguay take the lead.

In the 40th minute of the game, Griezmann took a free kick from the right, and Varane beat Atletico's double central defenders Jimenez and Godin ten yards in front of the goal and headed the ball into the dead corner.

Uruguay, eager to equalize the score, had many opportunities, but they were not good at seizing opportunities. France, which continued to defend passively, was very good at seizing opportunities. In the 60th minute, Griezmann received a pass from Pogba and shot 24 meters away from the goal. Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera missed the ball and the ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal.

France led Uruguay 2:0 until the end of the game and advanced to the semi-finals of this World Cup.

The quarter-final between England and Brazil kicked off at the Kazan Arena an hour later, which means that both sides had arrived at the Kazan Arena at this time and the players were ready to enter the field for warm-up.

Kazan is the eighth largest city in Russia. The Kazan Arena, which can accommodate 45,000 fans, was already full when the players of both sides were warming up. The fanatical English fans and Brazilian fans were clearly divided.

One is a fan of the birthplace of modern football, and the other is a fan of what is known as the football kingdom. The fans of the two teams have different positions, but their love for football is equal. Before the game started, the fanatical atmosphere of the game resounded throughout the stadium in advance.

After Li Qing and Neymar's confrontation in the air before the game, this game gave fans more highlights.

Li Qing and Neymar have never had a direct confrontation at the club level in their careers. The only confrontation between the two was at the new Wembley Stadium in November last year, when Brazil led by Neymar lost 0:2 to England.

Compared with Neymar's consecutive shots that missed the goal, Li Qing's two shots and two goals left a deep impression on people. In addition, the two players have excellent skills at their feet. The upcoming confrontation naturally became the focus of attention of fans all over the world.

Li Qing, who appeared at the Kazan Arena, looked normal and talked and laughed with his teammates. Neymar, who came to the stadium to warm up, looked a little solemn, obviously not sure about the game that was about to start.

What I said in the press conference hall yesterday was just a whim. To put it simply, I didn't think through it. Li Qing's reputation has been spreading to the world every day in the past year, and Neymar is very clear about it.

In addition, teammates such as Firmino, Marcelo, Allison, Paulinho, Coutinho, Fernandinho and others kept telling him how great Li Qing was, which made him a little timid, but he knew that he couldn't be timid. He must stand up bravely and shed blood for the national team, even if he was broken into pieces!

Thinking of this, Neymar felt his blood boiling, and his eyes looking at Li Qing were also a little excited.

No matter how great your personal ability is!

I want to win!

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Li Qing has scored ten goals in this World Cup. How many goals he can score is the concern of fans and media reporters, so Li Qing, who appeared on the field to warm up, became the focus of everyone's attention.

The mobile phone cameras of reporters in the mixed zone and most fans in the stands were facing the confident boy. The flash lights with "clicking" kept flashing, permanently recording the wonderful moments of Li Qing's warm-up in their mobile phones.

After the 40-minute warm-up time, the players of both sides returned to the locker room one after another to make final preparations for the upcoming game.

About ten minutes before the start of the game, the players of both sides came to the player channel. The main players stopped at the entrance of the channel, and the substitutes went straight into the field and sat on their respective benches.

Many players in Brazil and England are club teammates. Before the game, it is inevitable to chat a few words.

Allison, Marcelo, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Coutinho, William and Jesus, who had been opponents of Li Qing, all twitched their lips slightly. Only Firmino looked at Li Qing speechlessly and whispered in a funny way: "Li, can you give me some face?"

"Score a few more goals?"

Li Qing said with a smile.

Firmino: "..."

Fernandinho, Jesus, Stones and Sterling are teammates of Manchester City. They also chatted with each other for a few words, which was considered to be mutual encouragement. However, the mood of the English players was relatively relaxed, while the five-star Brazilian players were more solemn.

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao 5, looked at the players of both sides on the broadcast screen and smiled: "The favorites to win the championship met in the quarter-finals in advance. Who will go further? Brazil is solemn, England is relaxed, maybe... the clues have been revealed before the game has even started..."