Chapter 469: No One Believes the Truth
Before the 2018 World Cup final in Russia, there was a closing ceremony that was indispensable for a big tournament. Former World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho was invited to the Luzhniki Stadium to attend the closing ceremony.
Then, accompanied by supermodel Vodianova, the captain of the German team, the 2014 World Cup champion, Lahm, returned the World Cup trophy and placed it on the trophy at the entrance of the player's tunnel to the stadium, so that the players from both sides participating in the World Cup final could watch the World Cup trophy symbolizing the World Cup champion in advance.
In the No. 1 VIP seat on the main stand, the first sister, the first brother, Prince William, and the first brother of Russia from the two final countries watched the brief closing ceremony accompanied by FIFA President Infantino.
After giving speeches, they sat down and waited for the game to start.
The fanatical atmosphere of the Luzhniki Stadium was not affected by the closing ceremony with Russian customs and customs. It was neither hot nor cold. Fans of both sides and neutral fans knew that the highlight was to come. As for the brief performance of the closing ceremony, it was not even an appetizer, and there was no need to consume energy for it.
The staff cleared the debris in the stadium. The starting players of both teams stood in the player tunnel one after another. The substitutes entered the stadium and walked to their respective benches.
Of course, it is essential to stand at the entrance of the tunnel and look at the Hercules Cup that all professional players dream of.
French players who do not play for Liverpool, Griezmann, Pogba, and Mbappe all looked at Li Qing suspiciously, from top to bottom, as if looking at a beautiful woman without clothes.
Li Qing noticed the eyes of the French players and twitched his mouth slightly, feeling goose bumps all over his body.
Lloris, Harry Kane and Dale are teammates in the club. He led the team and hugged Harry Kane, who is also the captain, on the shoulder: "Harry, we are good friends. Tell me the truth. Is Li injured? Don't worry, I won't tell my teammates, really..."
Having said that, his voice was very loud, and many French players who play in the Premier League heard it very clearly and pricked up their ears.
Harry Kane's mouth twitched slightly. You are so loud, who can't hear it?
Even Li Qing, who was standing at the back, heard Loris' question, how could other players not hear it?
He simply walked forward and patted Loris on the shoulder: "Uncle Hugo, I tell you responsibly that this handsome guy is not injured. It was the hotel staff who took the video out of context. At that time, I just squatted for too long and my feet were numb..."
In theory, as the person involved, Li Qing's public statement that he was not injured should be believed, but... Loris and his teammates always felt that this statement seemed to be a bluff.
Unbelievable!
Loris laughed dryly, returned to his team, and waited for the Argentine referee team to lead them into the stadium.
Li Qing shrugged and said to Harry Kane in a helpless tone: "Why is it that no one believes the truth?"
Harry Kane also shrugged, and Arnold covered his mouth and whispered to Li Qing, curiously asking: "Li, how did you tell the truth to Hugo Lloris? Didn't you agree to pretend to be injured?"
"Alexander, I can only say that you are too young. I said...no one believes the truth."
Li Qing also covered his mouth and said.
Arnold raised his eyebrows, obviously not understanding what Li Qing said.
Harry Kane is older than Li Qing and Arnold. At that time, he was also confused about why Li Qing told the truth, but when Li Qing said that "no one believes the truth", it was enlightening.
This is the world, no one believes the truth!
France's No. 10 Mbappe did not take the initiative to talk to Li Qing, but he looked at Li Qing suspiciously. Li Qing grinned and said in French: "Killian, stop looking, I'm really not injured, you have to believe me."
"I don't believe you! You little guy is very bad!"
Mbappe turned his head and looked straight ahead.
...
The live broadcast director's close-up shot was aimed at Li Qing for a long time. The scene of Li Qing talking to Lloris was captured sharply, so the fans sitting in front of the TV could see it. Because Li Qing's voice was very loud and there was a large microphone in the channel, the commentator He Wei of Tianchao 5 Channel heard it clearly, and many commentators who could understand English also understood it.
Strangely, few people believed that Li Qing's words were true.
After translating Li Qing's words, Tianchao Channel 5 commentator He Wei said softly: "I feel that Li Qing is not lying. What about you in front of the TV?"
"I personally think that Li Qing should be bluffing. It is obvious that Li Qing wants to deceive the attention of the French players and win more opportunities for Harry Kane and Sterling."
Commentary guest Xu Yang frowned.
He Wei was about to say something when Argentine referee Nestor Pinata and his referee team walked into the court. The players from both sides followed with their caddies. He changed the subject: "Players from both sides entered the court. The game is about to start..."
"aoaooaoaooaooooooaooaooo——"
Referee Pinata just showed his head at the entrance of the passage, and the fans of Luzhniki Stadium opened their voices in tacit understanding, and burst into huge cheers like a tsunami. As the starting players appeared one after another, the momentum became very loud.
Li Qing faintly heard the fans in the audience shouting almost crazily: "Leeeeeeeeeeeee——"
"Li Qing! Li Qing! Li Qing!!"
Walking at the back, Li Qing naturally clenched his fists and said silently in his heart: "Don't worry, I will repay you with a goal!"
Just like before the game, Li Qing, who has scored 17 goals in this World Cup, has become the focus of the fans.
Standing in the home team coach command area, the French head coach Deschamps frowned and looked at Li Qing, muttering in his heart; "Is he playing with an injury, or... not injured at all?"
After a long time, he whispered: "Damn it!"
...
After a series of necessary pre-match rituals, the captains of both sides came to the referee Pinata to guess the ball. The French captain Lloris won the right to choose the side and naturally lost the right to kick off, which means that England kicked off first.
The fanatical atmosphere at the Luzhniki Stadium has been reduced to the lowest level. It's not that the fans are not interested in the upcoming game, but they are waiting for the game to start before bursting out with all their strength.
The players of both sides stood still, and the referee Pinata stood outside the French team's half arc, looking down at his left wrist, waiting for 6 pm Russian time to arrive.
At the same time, the huge LCD screen of the Luzhniki Stadium began to count down with Arabic numerals.
The fans at the scene couldn't wait to count down loudly: "10, 9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1..."
"Beep~"
The referee Pinata blew the whistle with all his might.
"Tianchao TV! Tianchao TV! The match we are broadcasting now is the live broadcast of the 2018 Russia World Cup final between France and England. The first to kick off are the English players wearing red shirts and red shorts. They want to attack from the left side of the broadcast screen to the right side. The French players wearing blue shirts and white shorts..."
The commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, He Wei, blurted out the iconic opening remarks.
England, which had the advantage of kicking off, did not directly launch an attack, but Harry Kane directly handed the ball to center back Stones to organize the attack from the midfield and backcourt...