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"Here! Here! Go this way!"

A group of fans wearing blue jerseys walked out of the airport in Sao Paulo, singing loudly and holding up flags in their hands.

This group of fans are from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

With the appearance of players such as Dzeko, Sukic, Boamé and Sterk, Bosnia and Herzegovina has also improved.

This is their second consecutive participation in the World Cup.

Among this group of fans, several fans are very eye-catching. They are wearing another set of jerseys, which should be the jerseys of a certain club in terms of style.

They did not move with the main force, but walked to another exit alone.

"This is the kingdom of football!"

Walking out of the airport, looking at the football elements all over the street and the football atmosphere blowing in his face, Oripe couldn't help but sigh.

South American countries are full of passion, and the combination of yellow and green also sets off this.

There are three pairs in total, which can be regarded as three families.

It is Suk and Modric's early teammates, Oripe, Baki and Mlinar.

The three of them came to Brazil to watch football. Although they have retired, they still can't let go of their passion for football.

"We watched the first day of Bosnia and Herzegovina's game, and then went straight to Rio de Janeiro!"

Oripe said with a smile.

Bakichi on the side also smiled; "Bosnia and Herzegovina's chances of winning don't seem great. It's not easy to play Argentina in the first game!"

"Croatia's opponents are also very strong!"

"But Suker's guys are stronger!"

While chatting, they walked towards the taxi passenger area and prepared to go to the hotel.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel, a young man walked in.

"Long time no see!"

The young man with a thick beard came over, his skin was a little red, and the whole person looked a little sloppy.

Seeing this young man, Oripe couldn't help laughing and said, "Kovic, you should pay attention to your appearance!"

Kovic was also Suker's teammate in Mostar Wanderers, but since then he went to sea as a sailor and has now been promoted to deputy captain.

Kovic shrugged, as if he didn't care about it.

They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they prepared food in the hotel and started the first day of carnival.

"For the World Cup!"

Oripe raised his glass, and everyone followed suit and shouted, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

In the hot summer, a glass of cold beer made him feel refreshed.

"Who do you think will win the World Cup?"

Bakchi suddenly asked.

This is also a question discussed by many fans.

"It's hard to say, everyone has a chance, but judging from the previous rankings, Croatia, Brazil, Germany, and Spain all have a chance!"

"FIFA rankings!"

Mlinar couldn't help grinning; "This thing is the most unreliable!"

FIFA rankings are also an elimination list, especially the top-ranked team has a high probability of being killed by milk.

This is also a point that many fans complain about.

And Croatia is now at the top of the FIFA national team rankings.

Metaphysics is not credible, but it can't be completely unbelievable.

It always happens to be reflected on yourself!

"But I feel that Croatia should be an exception!" Oripe shook his head and said, "These guys play too rigorously, and they don't have enough foundation like other European teams. For them, if they miss this time, they don't know if they will have a chance to challenge the World Cup next time!"

"That's right! Croatia can't have so many talented players at once like now, and with Suker's character, that guy is definitely putting pressure on his teammates!"

Hearing this, everyone smiled.

They couldn't help but recall the time when they played together. Who would have thought that the kid who couldn't even play professionally at that time is now about to challenge the throne of the king of football at the historical level or even the peak of history.

Ten years have changed too many things.

Since Suker stepped out of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has been creating his brilliant career.

"That guy's talent will not be buried!" Oripe shook his head.

From the first time he saw Suker, he firmly believed that Suker was a professional fan player.

However, he didn't expect this guy to do so well.

"Do you think Suk can answer the phone now?"

"They should be preparing for the war, so don't bother them."

In fact, they also wanted to talk to Suk, and they hadn't contacted each other for a long time.

Oripe looked at the time. It was exactly 5 o'clock in the afternoon. It was probably just after dinner or rest time.

"It should be fine at this time!"

After that, Oripe took out his mobile phone and called Suk.

"Video!"

Bakchi suggested.

Oripe immediately switched to video.

The phone kept beeping, but Suk didn't seem to answer it.

"Have you rested?"

"Isn't it too early?"

"Forget it, don't bother him!"

Just when Oripe was about to hang up, the video was connected with a beep.

Suk's slightly resolute face appeared on the screen. Suk, who was nearly 30 years old, had a bit of angularity on his face, not as immature as before.

Suk couldn't help laughing when he saw Oripe on the screen.

"Hey! Suk!"

"What are you doing?"

"Hey man, long time no see!"

When the video was connected, Bakichi, Mlinar, Kovic and others came over immediately. Four heads were squeezed on one screen, which was very interesting. Suk couldn't help laughing.

"Are you having a party?" Suk asked.

"We are in Brazil!" Bakichi shouted excitedly.

Suk laughed and said, "Bakichi, you are still the same!"

"Of course, I have always been young!" Bakichi said proudly.

Suk; "I mean, you are as old as before!"

Hearing this, everyone laughed out loud.

Bakichi raised his middle finger angrily.

Mlinar asked in a gentle voice; "How are the preparations?"

"Old captain, we are preparing well here, just waiting for the first game to start."

"Are you nervous?" Hearing Suk call him "captain", Mlinar couldn't help but feel a little proud.

In this world, how many people can make Suk call out like this?

Suk shrugged: "Am I nervous? I've always had a big heart!"

"You're right to be nervous!" Oripe said seriously; "You know, this World Cup is very important to you."

Suk waved his hand: "Okay, stop putting pressure on me."

At this moment, a voice-over came from Suk's screen.

"Who is it?"

Suk turned his head and said something, and soon Modric also entered the camera.

"Everyone, long time no see!"

Seeing Modric greeted, Oripe and others also responded one after another.

In fact, their relationship with Modric was far from Suk's level, so there was still some distance.

Oripe finally said: "Okay, we won't disturb you from preparing for the game. Have a good rest. On the day of the game, we will go to cheer you up!"

Suk gave a thumbs up.

"Just wait!"

They didn't talk too much and hung up the phone directly.

Suk put his phone on the bed, leaned on the backrest of the bed, turned his head and said, "I didn't expect Oripe and the others to come too!"

"I guess they are here to cheer for Bosnia and Herzegovina! After all, Bosnia and Herzegovina has also entered the World Cup!"

"Yes! And Bosnia and Herzegovina!" Suk said, "Boamé and Sterk, these two guys have also entered the World Cup!"

"Bosnia and Herzegovina is not easy to deal with!" Modric shook his head.

Suk: "These Eastern European teams are tough. Although their lineups are not very famous, they really play for their lives when they really play!"

"It seems that we are not an Eastern European team." Modric said.

Suk: "If they meet us, they can just surrender!"

Modric turned his head and looked at Suk: "You seem very confident?"

Suk smiled.

They have been preparing for this World Cup for so long, it is impossible not to have confidence.

Even if he spends all his resources in this World Cup, he will take the World Cup away.

The one-week preparation stage is also the publicity stage.

During this period, retired football stars came out to support the World Cup.

Especially the Brazilian superstars, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, etc. also appeared in front of the public.

In the original time and space, Brazil in this World Cup was rated as the least distinctive Brazilian team.

However, they are also compared with the super strong Brazil in 2002. If compared with the same era, Brazil is also an extremely strong team.

However, the current Brazilian team is seriously Europeanized, as if it has returned to the era dominated by European tactics.

At that time, Pele stood up and awakened the blood of Samba football again.

And now many people are also looking forward to Neymar adding a new color to Brazilian football in the same way.

But this is not an easy thing. In fact, Brazil's Europeanization has been very serious, and it is difficult to see the kind of arbitrary offensive football in them.

It is a serious formula-based European tacticalization.

It's not that this kind of thing is bad, but for fans, this kind of thing always lacks some characteristics. They prefer to see a passionate Brazilian team in style, rather than a formulaic team trapped by European tactics.

People are always full of imagination about the Brazilian team in this football kingdom!

In addition to Brazil, Germany is also the focus of attention.

In the last World Cup, the German team lost regretfully and watched Spain win the championship.

However, many people believed at that time that Germany would make efforts in the next World Cup and become more mature.

And as they said, this German team has indeed undergone a lot of changes, and even this change is unexpected by them.

The strength of the lineup and the overall state maintenance of this German team are very good, which is one of the reasons why they have become the favorites to win this World Cup.

Spain, as the defending champion, is also a hot spot.

With passing and controlling football as the core, they swept the South Africa World Cup, broke through the siege among a group of strong enemies, and won the World Cup. They created their own myth.

However, compared with four years ago, this Spanish team is seriously aging, which also makes people begin to speculate whether Spain can continue the glory of the last World Cup.

The most eye-catching team is undoubtedly Croatia from Eastern Europe!

This Eastern European powerhouse has many stars such as Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, Rakitic, etc.

Their rise is like a legendary movie!

This group of teenagers first shined in the Champions League, becoming the focus of all Europe, and even causing major giants to make moves to divide them.

The following two European Cups were consecutively won with amazing performances, winning the only two top international championships in Croatia's history.

Many people call this Croatian players pioneers, the ones who make history!

It is hard to imagine that in a small country with a population of only 4 million, so many talented players were born at once.

In this World Cup, they have more experience and have recruited many young players. While retaining most of their main players, they once again challenge the World Cup.

This World Cup is undoubtedly the one that gets the most attention and is the most anticipated.

The long-awaited day finally came, June 12th, the day of the opening game of the World Cup.

Corinthians Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

With the attention of countless people, the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup is about to begin.

At this moment, fans all over the world gathered in front of the TV to watch the opening ceremony of this grand ceremony.

Except for the two teams in the opening game, the rest of the 32 participating teams are also paying attention.

As the music sounded, a hot figure slowly walked out of the stage.

Brazil's national treasure model, Gisele Bundchen, stepped on high heels and dominated the show for a full minute, which shows her influence in Brazil.

Watching the opening ceremony, the Croatian players, including the coach, couldn't help but turn to look at Suker.

Su Ke's expression was calm.

Mandzukic couldn't help but whispered: "Awesome!"

The entire opening ceremony is divided into three stages as in the original time and space.

Nature, humans and football.

The first part is the welcome ceremony, welcoming fans from all over the world to Brazil and paying attention to the Brazilian World Cup. In this part, various unique local plants in Brazil are displayed. At the same time, the big ball in the middle also shows the development and evolution of the earth.

The second part is inseparable from the unique dance of Brazil. A large group of young men and women came to the center of the stage and started dancing to passionate songs.

The traditional Brazilian samba dance once again appeared in front of the public.

The third part is football. 64 children representing 32 participating teams entered the center of the field to perform.

This will be followed by American rap king Pip Paul, Brazilian queen Claudia Leti and Latin queen Jennifer Lopez who will jointly perform the theme song of this World Cup.

Later, a huge Brazilian flag entered the field, and a paraplegic Brazilian youth kicked off the opening game of the World Cup.

The opening match is about to begin!

"Coming!"

Modric said solemnly.

At this moment, the expressions of all the Croatian players, including Suker, became serious.

It was all in the preparation stage before, but with the start of the opening game, this means that this competition will directly enter the moment of fierce battle.

For all participating teams, they need to have a high spirit of 120,000 points.

The opening game is Brazil vs. Mexico!

In terms of excitement, it should be Brazil versus Italy.

But for the purpose of the opening game and to boost morale, a slightly weaker, but not that weak, team was probably arranged.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Brazil (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Cesar.

Defenders: Alves, Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo.

Midfielder: Ramirez, Casemiro, Oscar, Kaká, Neymar.

Forward: Fred.

Mexico (5-1-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Ochoa.

Defenders: Aguilar, Rodriguez, Marquez, Moreno, Layun.

Midfielder: Herrera, Vazquez, dos Santos, Guardado.

Forward: Peralta.

"Are there buses for the opening match?"

Seeing this formation, Mandzukic complained directly.

For forwards, the bus tactic is really disgusting.

"If we don't have buses, will we be massacred by Brazil?" Duimovic said; "Looking at this lineup, do you think Mexico can be stable without buses?"

"Mexico wants a draw. If they draw with Brazil, they will win!"

Rakitic said.

"It's useless, Brazil has too many points for the ball!" Modric analyzed: "The four backcourt defenders all have good ball-playing abilities. In front of them there is Kaká to organize the rhythm, and in front of them there is Oscar. "

"The bus tactic tests a team's vertical breakthrough ability," Van Steyak finished and added; "Don't you think the Brazilian team is missing something?"

Everyone turned to look over.

Van Steyak pointed to the wing and said: "Pato is on the bench!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment.

"The Brazilian team still retains part of its vertical breakthrough ability. This is to let Neymar and Ramirez attack first. When Mexico's defense line is loosely organized, Pato will give them a fatal blow!"

"Then why not let Pato attract the firepower and let Neymar be the finale?" Rakitic asked.

"It's a question of the type of players!" explained Van Steyak.

"Pato and Neymar have different natures. You can become the early Suker and Kaká!"

"Suker is good at small-scale maneuvers. He can use his skills to flexibly get rid of and break through in a small area, which is more useful in a dense defensive mode!"

"Kaka is very open and needs a certain runway to provide him with acceleration. For this reason, if Pato is allowed to attract firepower, it will make Mexico play more easily, but Neymar will not be so easy to defend!"

At this time, Suker said: "You can understand that Pato's breakthrough is that the defender knows what he is going to do, but based on this guy's explosive power, speed and combination of man and ball, these defenders can't stop him, but these need to meet specific conditions to work!"

"Neymar is different. He has too many means. The defender can't predict Neymar's next move at all, so he needs to be more vigilant, and the energy and physical strength spent are doubled!"

Speaking of this, Suker exhaled; "If Mexico is not cautious enough, they will be exhausted!"