"After 12 years, the Chinese team returned to the World Cup stage, facing the African powerhouse Ivory Coast, the boys did not show a trace of fear, but led the opponent 2-0 in the first half, which was surprising but also gratifying."

After the whistle sounded at the end of the intermission, the screen switched back to the studio, and Duan Yixuan calmed down a little.

Diagonally opposite him, the position that was supposed to be a guest of honor was empty at this time.

He had to explain:

"Director Zhu has something to deal with temporarily, so I will continue to explain the game in the second half alone."

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"It's been our first World Cup win...... There are 58 minutes left. ”

Back in the locker room, Long Shute said, he looked up at the electronic watch in Team Leader Cao's hand:

"It's only 57 minutes now."

His teammates let out a light laugh and, although some were already tired, they were entitled to be a little lighter anyway to be able to lead their opponents by two goals.

Long Shute didn't really relax, he flipped through the tactical arrangements he had drawn up before, scanned the state of his teammates, and discussed a few words with assistant coach Li Bing to determine the substitution time for the second half.

For the Chinese team, the overall tactic is always defensive counterattack, which is also the most suitable tactic for them - in the Asian arena, it may be possible to change the taste, but this is the World Cup, there are no teams like Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, and Myanmar for them to crush and hang......

When the rest time was about to end, Long Shute clapped his hands:

'In the second half, I expected Ivory Coast to change their tactics and revert to what they do best physically, while Didier Drogba will definitely come on at crucial moments, and the two defenders will have to be vigilant and always make sure to follow the man and never empty the Ivorian striker. And the wings should also be careful, not to let the opponent cross easily, even if they give them a free kick, it doesn't matter......"

He didn't talk too much nonsense, and it only took half a minute to finish these precautions.

Then he smiled:

'There are 46 minutes left before we get our first three points.

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Just as Lonjut predicted, Ivory Coast did change tactics in the second half.

In front of the option of an ugly victory and a beautiful defeat, Ramsey also had to put away his French openness and romance and return the team to the rhythm they are most familiar with.

Bony is not yet well-known, but he is an efficient killer: between January 2011 and May 2013, he scored 53 goals in 73 games in the Eredivisie, which is not inferior to Suarez and Ronsvet, and after moving to Premier League side Swansea, he also scored 17 league goals in 27 games in one season, which is joint fourth in the scorers' charts.

Tall 1.82 meters, weighing 88 kilograms, able to jump and carry, and not slow at all, as a striker, his impact is quite terrifying.

Fortunately, Li Weifeng and Feng Xiaoting were strong and soft, and the two of them still barely restrained him, although Li Datou was old, his explosiveness and bounce ability had decreased significantly, but he was still worthy of a battle when he had sufficient physical fitness.

The two wings of the Chinese team also worked very hard to stop the comfortable cross of the Ivory Coast, and no matter how good Bony's header skills were, he couldn't get a chance to shoot......

As for the middle, Ronshit and Yaya Toure are almost inseparable, with neither of them being able to play their full part in attack or defence.

"After 15 minutes in the second half, Ivory Coast changed the style of the first half, and the pressure on the Chinese team's defense increased sharply, oh? We saw that Dai Lin had already started to warm up on the sidelines, is he ready to replace Li Weifeng, who has declined in physical fitness? ”

Duan Yixuan originally wanted to introduce Dai Lin, but his gaze swept to the warm-up area on the other side:

"Big things are not good! Drogba is ready to play! ”

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In the 63rd minute, the Ivory Coast and the Chinese team made substitutions at the same time.

Dai Lin did not directly replace Li Weifeng, but replaced striker Gao Lin, and put three central defenders in front of the goalkeeper.

Gao Lin is of course not very happy, but there is nothing he can do, after all, he is not the type who can destroy a team alone, and in the current situation where the team needs to strengthen its defense, he can only accept the arrangement of going down.

Ivory Coast replaced the midfielder Die, sending in the heavyweight nuclear weapon Drogba.

The appearance of the African Warcraft suddenly made China's backline feel like a big enemy, and Long Shute was even thinking about it...... Do you want to go into the penalty area and participate in the defense?

But he can't do that, because it has a good chance of causing the midfield to collapse!

Yaya Toure, who lacks containment, will definitely be like a tiger, disrupting the entire midfield of the Chinese team by himself!

So Lonshit can only pin his hopes on the three centre-backs, hoping that they can withstand the onslaught of the two strikers Bony and Drogba......

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Although Drogba briefly joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, his time at Shenhua was not happy due to the club's owner's salary arrears, and he left in anger after only 11 games for the team, so much so that many players in the Chinese team have not faced him head-to-head.

But the players quickly learned how much strength the "African Monster" has, despite the fact that Drogba is 36 years old.

Drogba played less than 6 minutes, he got a chance to head the ball, although his teammate's pass was a little uncomfortable, but he still beat the 1.91 meter Dai Lin and 1.82 meters Li Weifeng, grabbed the first drop point of the pass, and then twisted his waist and abdomen, driving his head to slam away!

If it weren't for goalkeeper Wang Dalei who was in a hot state and saved the ball from the bottom line with one palm, Ivory Coast would have recovered a goal!

"Don't let him jump easily!"

Although Li Weifeng was a little tired, he still played the role of a backcourt boss, and reminded his partner in a loud voice: "Use a little action!" ”

Feng Xiaoting and Dai Lin both nodded vigorously, and then played with the spirit of 120,000 points and started the next round of corner kick defense.

When all the players of the Chinese team retracted into the penalty area to participate in the defense, even Drogba could not successfully grab the header, because he was full of people in front and behind, there were defenders, and his teammates, in such a situation, he could only pin the goal on luck.

However, it is clear that Ivory Coast have never had much luck in the World Cup, and this time the corner was ...... Not only did it not fall on their heads, but they were also pushed out of the forbidden area by Dai Lin.

A white lightning bolt began to accelerate from the small forbidden area!

Ramsey couldn't help but burst the mineral water bottle in his hand!

But this lightning bolt had just started, and it was directly knocked to the ground by Yaya Toure!

"Bang, bang, bang......"

Like a high-speed heavy truck, Longshute turned over four or five times in a row before stopping.

Despite the softness of the Brazilian turf, such an unprepared continuous tumble was clearly uncomfortable at all, and he left slight abrasion marks on his arms and knees.

The referee from Brazil did not hesitate, he showed a bright red card directly to Yaya Toure, and the core of the Ivory Coast was ejected!

Ramsay's heart, which had just returned to his stomach, jumped again, and he smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand to the ground!

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Côte d'Ivoire, which fought with one less man, simplified tactics to the extreme:

The pass did not pass through the midfield as much as possible, and the wings resolutely hoisted into the penalty area at every opportunity, and as for the rest of the matter, it was all handed over to the two strikers Drogba and Bony.

There's nothing wrong with such tactics, because in this football world, there are countless teams that use such tactics to survive, not to mention that they have also sent off a key player!

If Drogba is three or four years younger, then the Chinese team's backline is likely to be broken down by him, but ...... He is no longer young after all!

In the 81st minute, Kalou managed to get the ball off the beaten flank, but he clearly didn't aim and the ball flew straight over Drogba's head and hit the crossbar......

Seeing the football bounce to the goal again, Feng Xiaoting hurriedly cleared the ball with a sideways barb.

Zheng Zhi, who was guarding the periphery, grabbed the second landing point, and without saying a word, he turned around and made a direct pass forward!

"Whoosh!"

This time...... When the white lightning appeared, no one could stop him!

Two of the Ivorian centre-backs – one of whom was a temporary cameo – were like air in the eyes of the rushing Lonsette!

"Woo-la-la!"

"Ball...... Entered! 3-0！ Ronshette completes his hat-trick! The Chinese captain holds the victory firmly in his own hands! ”

Duan Yixuan was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and he even learned what Long Shute said at halftime without a teacher:

"It is the first victory of the Chinese team to win the World Cup...... There are only 8 minutes left! ”

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The Chinese team, who led by three goals, were finally able to relax a little, and they also wasted game time with successive substitutions.

Huang Bowen replaced the physically weak Li Weifeng, and the veteran Cao Yang replaced Hao Junmin, both of whom are fierce generals in defense.

But despite the fact that the new players are more defensive, they ...... It's a bit of a pity that goalkeeper Wang Dalei didn't get his clean sheet bonus in the end – and maybe it won't be set in the national team game......

Just as it was about to enter stoppage time, Ivory Coast scored a stubborn goal to save the African elephant a face.

Perhaps the attention of the backline was all focused on the more threatening Drogba, and at that moment, no one was to mark Bony, who had been running for a full 90 minutes, so that he could plug in the back row unguarded, and a header with all his strength rushed to the top to break the city where the Chinese team held on for the whole game.

In the face of a floating and fast header, even Wang Dalei, who opened the plug-in, had no way to complete the save, and could only say goodbye to his World Cup debut regretfully.

"Drip, Drip, Drip......"

The melodious whistle echoed at the Pernambuco Stadium in Recife, but many Chinese players collapsed on the field.

But their faces were invariably filled with the joy of victory.

They are on this day...... Won the first World Cup match!

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In the cheers of his teammates, Long Shute raised his arms high and shook hard!

Three points in hand, I have the world!

Colombia, ranked 8th in the world, is the No. 8 Chinese team...... Come and see you for a while!