Chapter 54 No one can stop the pace of time, even the king of football
At 22:30 Beijing time on June 14, 2018, the opening ceremony of the Russian World Cup was officially staged at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Also in this stadium, the first game of this World Cup will be held in 30 minutes, and the world officially entered the "World Cup time".
Unlike the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games that takes several hours, the opening ceremony of the World Cup is usually controlled at about 30 minutes, and the Russian World Cup is no exception.
The three guests attending the opening ceremony of this World Cup were famous British singer Robbie Williams, Russian soprano Aida Carrie Flina, and Brazilian legendary star Ronaldo.
Carrie Flina and Robbie Williams are Russian young singers and world-renowned pop singers respectively, while Brazilian star Ronaldo is the "Alien" who scored 21 goals in the three World Cups.
Ronaldo said: "For the hosts, the opening game is a rare moment of appearance. They want to show the new image of Russians to the world. If they can still win a good start, it would be even more wonderful. Four years ago, as a Brazilian, I experienced this particularly exciting feeling. Now I have participated in the opening ceremony of the Russian World Cup, and I also want to share this joy with the Russians through my own statement."
Then, another star Dong Fangzhuo pushed his wheelchair out of the stadium, and the king of football was sitting on the wheelchair!
The cheers of tsunamis immediately sounded at the scene.
"Ronaldo!"
"Dong!"
"Belly!"
The names of the three of them resounded throughout the Luzhniki Stadium, and the Russian president walked behind them in a very humble and low-key manner.
Today, he is not the protagonist.
Only football and these stars who have left brilliant achievements in the history of the World Cup are.
Dong Fangzhuo, Ronaldo and Bailey appear here at the same time, and the meaning seems to be very obvious...
Everyone knows that it is very difficult for Pele to appear at the Luzhniki Stadium. In the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the King of Football went to Maracana to watch the finals between the German team and the Chinese team. However, due to health reasons, Pele neither attended the opening ceremony nor showed up at the closing ceremony.
After all, people will grow old, and no one can stop the pace of time. Even Bailey, even the king of football.
Due to hip pain and unable to move his legs, Bailey almost didn't come to Russia, but he still successfully appeared here with the help of a wheelchair.
The one who pushed him a wheelchair was the future football king Dong Fangzhuo.
The cheers never stopped, and the fans at the scene couldn't help but feel excited.
Especially Chinese fans, Duan Xuan and Huang Jianxiang in front of the TV, the master and apprentice have long left CCTV and become the overlords of some local TV stations.
"What a sacred and great moment!"
"Dong Fangzhuo pushed Bailey to the stage, and Bailey held the Hercules Cup tightly in his arms. There was no more touching picture than this."
"The king of football needs inheritance, and nothing is more perfect than taking over the scepter from Pele. If Dong Fangzhuo can lead the Chinese team to win the championship in this World Cup, then everything will be settled."
"Belly, 78, is really old."
"Pelle was born on October 23, 1940 and is now 78 years old. Since the 1958 World Cup, Pele has never missed the World Cup."
"In 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970, Pele participated as a player and helped the football kingdom win three Remitt Cups. Since the 1974 World Cup, he has either been a corporate image spokesperson, a FIFA guest, or a TV broadcaster, and he always appeared in the World Cup. In 1986, the Football King worked for Brazil's band TV. In 1990 and 1994 World Cups, he became a commentator at Brazil's Global Station."
"A thousand sails pass by, and Bailey is the only king in the world football world."
Bailey took the microphone Ronaldo leaned over and started a speech. The opening remark was also very warm and touching.
"If God allows me, I still want to see the next World Cup. I once joked with (Brazil's head coach) Tit: 'If you continue to be the head coach of the national team, the next World Cup will be the last World Cup I will play. Then, don't recruit me again.'"
"Then, I came here."
The applause at the scene was crazily again. How wonderful it would be if it were to see 78-year-old Bailey still able to gallop on the court?
"In the next four years, I hope to appear in China!"
In 2022, Pele still wants to go to the World Cup in China. Originally, the next World Cup was the Qatar World Cup, but because former FIFA President Blatt and former UEFA President Platini were verified of bribery, Qatar was disqualified from hosting the World Cup, and China naturally came up with it.
"In 2022, Bailey was 82 years old at that time, and Dong Fangzhuo will be 37 years old. At that time...ah..."
Huang Jianxiang sighed.
Afterwards, the World Cup officially opened. The host Russia, without being favored, actually sent Iran in Asia at 5:0 at the doorstep...
Dong Fangzhuo watched the game throughout the whole process and flew back to St. Petersburg. The Chinese team's first match was Morocco, which will start at 23:00 tomorrow night Beijing time.
1.5 billion people are looking forward to a good start to the Chinese team.
There is no doubt that you must win with all your strength when you fight Morocco. If you draw, you may have to say goodbye to the World Cup.
The second round of the game against Spain and the third round of the game against Portugal.
If you score three points, there will be many more choices in the future. However, there are also many variables in the second round of Spain. If the group stage results are one win, one draw and one loss, then I really don’t know which two teams can qualify in the future.
Therefore, to play Morocco, not only to win, but also to score more goals...
Crowchen has already considered the lineup, but he still hasn't decided to let Dong Fangzhuo play as a striker or a midfielder. After all, the Chinese team is not Manchester United, so there are many possibilities for choice.
In the past two years, there have been many excellent players in the Chinese team, but compared with the group in 2014, it is a lot worse. There are only a few who can shoulder heavy responsibilities. On the forward line, Wu Sanshi is already the best forward. Three years ago, Wu Sanshi made great progress in transfer to Espanyol. This summer, he may transfer to Atletico Madrid and become teammates with Feng Renliang.
Gao Lin has basically been marginalized in Evergrande and cannot be overestimated.
In the midfield, Feng Renliang, Huang Bowen, Zhao Xuri, Hao Junmin and Zhang Xizhe are still the main players.
There are not many talents on the back line, and Feng Xiaoting is still the Dinghai Shenjian.
Chapter completed!