On June 7, at the St. Jakob's Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, with the referee's whistle, the 2008 European Championship officially kicked off with 22 days and 31 games.

The Swiss squad is predominantly youngsters, with the energetic side outlining the Czechs without Nedved, Poposki and Rosicky ahead of the tournament.

At St. Jakob's Park, the Swiss did dominate for most of the game, but the hosts suffered a big blow just before the end of the first half.

Frei, the team's captain and top scorer, was knocked out in tears after Czech defender Grigla broke his knee.

"It's a pity." It was Simão who said this, Simão was very deep about this feeling, during the 2002 World Cup, he obviously missed the World Cup because of injury, and saw Frey being carried off the field with tears, everyone knows that the injury may not be clear, Frei should say goodbye to the European Cup, he shed tears because he is unwilling to leave the European Championship like this, you know, Switzerland is one of the hosts, this is a situation where a player can only meet the situation of playing the European Cup in his home stadium in a lifetime, no one wants to be absent, What's more, he is the heart and main scorer of the Swiss team.

"The Swiss are in danger." Carvalho said.

Everyone nodded, the Swiss team's biggest capital is young, however, this kind of youth needs a veteran to press the formation, and the team's captain Frei is the person who presses the formation, and now Frei is seriously injured and leaves, the Swiss team may become more and more impatient on the field because of the long-term attack.

Sure enough, after the start of the second half. The Swiss went on the attack, but the Czech goalkeeper from Chelsea, Petr Cech, acted as an iron gate in front of the Czech goal, and his brilliant performance made the young Swiss despair.

And this desperation reached a peak in the 70th minute of the game.

The Swiss team made several unsuccessful clearances at the back, the ball was pushed into the penalty area, and the Czech striker Sivorkos, who had just come off the bench, successfully countered offside and calmly slotted the ball with the outside of his right foot. 1-0。

Jonk watched intently. Although he watched the opening match of the European Championship in front of the TV as he did four years ago, of course, the feeling was different. He is now part of the football extravaganza. It is even possible to win the European championship.

"That's how strong the Czechs are." Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting next to Jonker, pouted.

It's not just him. Everyone else probably thinks the same, facing the Swiss team, which is not strong in the hearts of the Portuguese players, the Czechs are actually passive all over the field. It wasn't until 70 minutes into the game that the sneak attack was successful, which was really 'disappointing'.

Jonk didn't bother to pay attention to Ronaldo and continued to watch the game. In fact, Ronaldo also had to shut up, because after Ronaldo was glared at by Scolari, he shrunk his neck and quickly became honest.

After falling behind 0:1, Swiss coach Kuhn had to make substitutions to strengthen the attack, and he replaced Lichtsteiner with youngster Feng Lantang.

However, Feng Lantang received a yellow card for a foul on Yalolim as soon as he came on the field.

When the referee gave a yellow card to Feng Lantang!

In the end, in the opening match, the host Switzerland lost 0:1 to the Eastern European powerhouse Czech Republic at the St. Jacobs Stadium.

After the game, the media also reported and commented on the opening match.

The UEFA official website said after the game that "Sivorkos spoiled the Swiss feast", they regretted that Switzerland held on for 71 minutes and finally failed to ensure that the door was not lost, and the opponent's super substitute Sivorkos's goal shattered Switzerland's hopes of getting points, this day was undoubtedly a dark day for Switzerland, and their qualifying shape shì became even more bad as a result, and the Swiss domestic DRS website said after the game that it was a fiasco for the Swiss national team. They lost both the game and the injured captain Frei. The defeat also cast a shadow over Switzerland's prospects of qualifying.

They will also take on two strong teams, Turkey and Portugal, and it is difficult to reassure them that the Swiss team is such a watch.

At this time, in addition to losing the first game and casting a shadow over the prospects of qualifying, the whole country was worried about the injury of captain Frei.

At this time, Pele, who watched the opening match from the chairman's stand at St. Jacob's Stadium, also stood up to show goodwill to the host Switzerland, the old comrade, with a smile like a spring breeze, said, "The Swiss team's table is great, but it's a pity that their luck is a little worse, but I think that the Swiss team is fully capable of continuing the law of the host country at least reaching the semi-finals, and I am optimistic about them." ”

In addition, Pele also sent his best wishes to Frei, the captain of the Swiss team, who left the field injured.

As soon as the old comrade said this, the whole of Switzerland was immediately covered with a sad atmosphere, and the famous bookmaker bwin immediately decided to stop betting on whether the host country Switzerland could qualify from the group...... In Bwin's view, although Switzerland only lost one game, but with the words of Comrade Bailey's old comrade, it is already game-over, dead and dead, and dead can no longer die.

Sure enough, the words of Comrade Bailey's old comrade immediately saw the effect, and it is not yet known whether Switzerland can qualify from the group, but the Swiss captain Frey, who had just been blessed by him, was completely defeated.

After a detailed post-match diagnosis, Swiss team doctor Krup confirmed Frei's knee ligament injury, which was a worrying diagnosis, and the subsequent MRI scan also confirmed the fears, and then the Swiss team announced that their old captain is also the heart of the team's attack and will bid farewell to this European Championship early.

At this time, it was less than 2 hours since Bailey sent his blessing to Frey......

At this time, Czech international Cech secretly told the media that he was most worried about whether Pele would be optimistic about them because the Czechs won, but what made Cech and the Czech team breathe a sigh of relief was that Pele's old comrades seemed to look down on the Czech team's first game and did not come to harm them.

After the opening match of the Swiss and Czech teams. This was followed by a major event, Portugal vs Turkey!

As one of the six favourites, Portugal will face Turkey soon, as this is the first appearance of Europe's number one star Jonk in the European Cup, although the opponent is the former World Cup runner-up, but the only goal of the Portuguese team from Scolari to the team is to get three points.

The team's training on June 5 was a practice to determine the final main lineup, and only 22 players participated in the training, except for the lack of midfield soul Deco. Since arriving in Switzerland, Adecaux has never systematically completed a single training session. Absence of critical moments. It adds to the conjecture and worry.

Except for the fact that Deco's appearance is still doubtful, the team's starting lineup has been basically determined. The goalkeeper is still the "penalty expert" Ricardo, and the backline is Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Paulo. Patrick Ferreira, 31-year-old veteran Petit will play in the back. According to Deco appearance or not. The position of the new star Moutinho will be adjusted between the '10' and '8'. C. Ronaldo and Simão are the two attacking points on the wings, respectively. The single striker is the new captain Jonker.

If Deco is unavailable, youngster Veloso will be replaced by a two-man midfielder.

After Turkey finished third in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the Turkish team was silent for six years in the heavy dà international competition. This time we are back in the European Championships. The whole country attaches great importance to it. Despite the likes of Portugal and the Czech Republic in the group, Turkey coach Trim, known as the "Emperor of Turkish Football", said that the goal is to reach the quarter-finals like Euro 2000, and their slogan is to "leave the fear to the opponent".

Youthfulness is the biggest strength of this Turkish team, but the relative lack of experience in major competitions has also become the team's biggest flaw. Only veteran goalkeeper Rustu has European Championship experience. Before coming to Switzerland, Trim finally abandoned his former "spiritual leader" Hakan. Suker, the core of the midfield, Basturk and Altentop Jr., can be said to have greatly damaged the team's strength. At present, the team can rely on striker Nihart, who finished fourth in La Liga's scorer list last season, as well as Emre and Bayern midfielder Altentop, who have been in a slump in form for Newcastle, while other wingers Gokdeniz, Turan and Timmel can increase their attacking pace and creativity.

Deprecating Hakan. Suker, Trim's idea is to change the previous aimless long passing to a ground attack. Such a change will create more opportunities for the superbly fast Nihart and another midfield star, Tuncay.

As one of four Brazilian coaches at the tournament, Scolari has a wealth of coaching experience. In the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, he led Brazil to successfully defeat Turkey.

"However, it is not so easy to win against them." Yesterday, he showed his players a video of the game and talked about his thoughts on the opening game of the tournament. 'I still remember the 1-0 deficit in the first half, which made me very angry at the time, because they played much better than us. Scolari recalled.

Now, with Portugal at the helm, he is once again facing Turkey, which means not only a huge difficulty, but also a climactic challenge that Scolari is confident of overcoming them. 'We have to be as united as we were four years ago, when the Portuguese were runners-up at the European Championships.

Scolari admits that he admires the Turkish team's style of play, "Their tactical style of play is very similar to that of South American football, and the characteristics are distinct. At the same time, he also praised the opposing coach Trim, "You see, the players love to support their coach so much, and Trim's charm can be seen. ”

Speaking at Portugal's pre-match press conference, Scolari was a fruitful winner: "I would like to thank my players for being so focused on preparing for the game; I would like to thank the staff of the Portuguese team, especially the technical staff; I would also like to thank the Portuguese Football Federation; Finally, I would like to thank all the Portuguese for their support. ”

"Fellow Portuguese, please unite and give us some more support." In the face of the "long guns and short guns" of journalists from all over the world, Scolari appealed with emotion.

Who is the most expensive team in this European Championship? The answer is not Germany, the favourite, but Portugal.

According to a new statistic, the total value of the Portuguese players who played in the European Championship reached a staggering 483 million euros, which is enough to buy two of the world's largest Airbus 380 aircraft.

This figure is based on the addition of the average value of 23 national team players as determined by FIFA. Portugal's total value at the World Cup in Germany was 201 million euros, an increase of 282 million in two years. Among these players. Jonk and Ronaldo are undoubtedly the most valuable, and together they have reached a terrifying 200 million euros.

However, the high value does not mean that the Portuguese team is the biggest favorite to win the European Championship. Over-reliance on the golden combination is arguably the biggest weakness of the Portuguese team at the moment.

In addition, the defense line composed of Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho and Ferreira may be the most expensive in the history of the European Championship. Chelsea paid a total of €70 million to Porto for Carvalho, Patrick Ferreira and Bosingva, while Pepe, also made by Porto, cost Real Madrid €30 million, for a total of €100 million.

However, this defence has been average in the last few warm-up games, especially in Ferreira's position, which has often been in danger. Scolari made no secret of his concerns. 'We have good players. But there are still some problems in the run-in, and I hope that in the match with Turkey, the defensive table can be satisfied. ”

On match day, Geneva was buzzing with activity. On trains to Geneva from various cities in Switzerland. Sitting a lot of people wearing Portuguese or Turkish team uniforms. Fans draped in the flags of the two countries. Most of these fans come in groups of three or five, traveling together to the city to watch the game. And a lot of fans are talking about tonight's game. Speak your mind.

At Geneva Central Station, crowds of Turkish fans sang songs in unison, walked out of the train station, took the tram or bus or walked to the Geneva Stadium, and a car with the Turkish flag flying and the driver honking the horn immediately drew cheers from other Turkish fans. There is also a part of the Portuguese fans who are acting collectively, and the Portuguese and Swiss flags are hung in the windows of many houses in Geneva.

On the way to the Stade de Genève, the Turkish and Portuguese fans cheered in their own way, and in the outfield, the fans were clearly divided into two groups, each in a circle, singing cheering songs in their own language. The fans of both teams enjoyed the pre-match enthusiasm, but it was very orderly and there were no minor clashes. The Swiss police also appeared very relaxed.

The press center at the Stade de Genève, where the match took place, was already crowded with a small media room, and most of the tickets requested by journalists, as well as tickets for the press conference and the mixed interview area, were already distributed, and only photojournalists were still waiting for the distribution of photo seats.

The Stade de Genève is a modern stadium built specifically for the European Championships. The Stade de Genève was officially opened on 16 March 2003 with the first match between the Swiss Super League Sevet and the youth team, and the Swiss national team played its first warm-up match here on 30 April 2003, losing 2-1.

The stadium will host three group stage matches in Group A: Portugal vs. Turkey, Czech Republic vs. Portugal and Turkey vs. Czech Republic. The 30,084-capacity Stadium de Genève was completed in 2003. It is now the home of the Swiss First Division team Servit. The Geneva Stadium was also used as a rugby stadium and was used as a venue for the Rugby Heineken Cup Final in '06-'07.

The stadium's construction plans look like a rehearsal version of the new Wembley Stadium. Preparations began in 1984, but then a series of problems began, including the bankruptcy of the club Servit, which led to the completion of the stadium in 2003. It took 19 years from planning to completion.

On the moon, the Portuguese team's bus has arrived at the Geneva stadium.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Portuguese team finished their warm-up and returned to the south dressing room of the Geneva stadium, where the Portuguese players saw the Turkish players walking towards them as they walked to the players' corridor.

Originating from the courtesy of Eastern culture, Jonker, who was walking in the front, just wanted to stop a little and let the Turks go first, when he heard a low roar from Scolari, "Go faster!" In front of the Turks! ”

Jonker immediately started running, and Ronaldo and Nani behind him also started running, and over there, Emre and Nihat looked at this side, their faces changed, and they also trotted all the way.

The reporters in the press box, there was a sudden commotion, and they all noticed this interesting scene, the Turkish players and the Portuguese players seemed to be running hard, and they both wanted to get the first step into the players' tunnels.

"Haha, that's it!"

There was a commotion in the press gallery, and someone began to whistle. They have a hunch that today's game will not be so boring.

Not only did the reporters in the press box notice the situation of the players' crossing, but also the fans on both sides in the stands also noticed that the fans of both sides, who were already singing loudly and competing with each other, were even more aroused by this 'childish little action', and they began to cheer loudly, hoping that their players could enter the players' tunnel first.

I thought that I had just wanted to let the Turks go first. Jonker's face was hot. So he was going to run fast, almost approaching the crossing with Nyhat, but Jonk was the last to make a move. Squeezed Nihat out of the way. Got into the player's tunnel first.

The Portuguese fans in the stands erupted in cheers. It was as if Portugal had scored a goal lead.

Nihart was hit by Jonk and stumbled, and Ronaldo followed Jonker and pushed Nihat away again. In English, he said, "Let's go." ”

Then there's Nani, it's Carvalho, it's Veloso......

The Turkish players looked at the virtues of these Portuguese players, a little sad and inexplicable, and the expressions of crying and laughing, there were beautiful women in the locker room, and they all ran crazy inside!

The Turkish coach Trim was not far away, watching this little story happen with a little playfulness, and the old coach Trim was a little speechless for the 'childish' approach of the head coach named Scolari.

Coach Trim suddenly felt that today's game might be the toughest game, even if it was only a group stage match.

Walking into the locker room, Scolari suddenly turned his head to face Jonker, and said to Jonk in a tone that was not joking, "Remember, Jonk, you are the team's goalscorer, the one who should be the most murderous in the whole team!" ”

In the North Locker Room at the Stadium de Geneva, Trim explains tactics to his players.

"As soon as the game starts, go all out! Putting pressure on the Portuguese goal. Trim said as he looked at his players.

'If the tee shot is in our hands, we will retreat after a round of attack. Lead them out if the tee shot is in their hands. That's right, let them attack, we defend and counterattack. He continued.

Trim knows Turkey's characteristics and shortcomings, Turkey can play a delicate combination in attack, and what makes Trim happiest is that this Spain team is still satisfied with him in defense so far, however, young Turkey has always had its own flaws: technology should be fine, but the overall coordination has been difficult to make Turkey's achievements go further.

This is also due to many reasons, the Turkish national team today comes from the descendants of immigrants from many countries, and has not even been to Turkey, let alone Turkish, and first of all has certain problems in communication.

Portugal is precisely the kind of team with excellent physical conditions to pass and cut the ball, for such a team, Turkey's good skills may also be a disadvantage, Trim wants to see the team can do their best to score goals, take the initiative of the game into their own hands, in that case, Turkey's defensive counterattack can be more powerful......

Moreover, for the head coach of the Portuguese team, Scolari, the Turkish coach, has always been vigilant, everyone knows that Scolari is an old man who dares to play hard in order to win, and the teams he has led have incredible blood on the offensive end...... Once this match, it was a stalemate and ended up in a hand-to-hand fight, which is the last thing Turkey wants to see!

Score early!

First Goal!

This is the tactical requirement that Triem has set for Turkey!

On the other side, in the south locker room of the Geneva stadium, the Portuguese team is also making final tactical arrangements.

If there are two cameras that can show the words of the head coaches on both sides at the same time, people will definitely find that these two head coaches are simply needle-to-needle, and they deal with each other so well, which is admirable.

"For the first fifteen minutes of the game, everyone needs to pay extra attention, the Turks should be attacking stronger than you think! This should be the time when you are most stressed. Either way, I don't want to see a goal conceded, even if it's at the expense of the attack, I have to defend it. Once you let the opponent score first, the game is passive from the start, and it will be more difficult later. Scolari said. (To be continued......)