The highly anticipated 2014 Brazil World Cup has finally opened grandly.

But at the opening ceremony, the organizers had some minor problems.

In front of Brazilian President Rousseff, Latin queen Jennifer Lopez, American rap king Pete Paul and Brazilian singer Claudia Letty sang the theme song of this World Cup "we are one", which was originally supposed to be the climax of the entire opening ceremony, but the audio on the scene was obviously not synchronized. Before the three singers opened their mouths, the melodious and passionate singing had already floated across the stadium, which looked like the worst lip-sync from TV!

Many Chinese domestic viewers immediately scolded CCTV for being too bad at broadcasting, and CCTV was so angry that they had to issue an official statement that this was the organizer's blame, and I won't take it!

After the show, it is naturally the opening game.

For an event, the opening match can often set the tone for the subsequent matches - if the opening match scores like a lot and the two sides are passionate about each other, the fans' expectations for the entire event will undoubtedly immediately rise.

But unfortunately, the match between the host Brazil and the "Grid Legion" Croatia made everyone's enthusiasm slightly cool down...

Croatia's strength has improved significantly in recent years. They have many players who play in first-tier European teams - such as Real Madrid's midfielder Modric, Sevilla's Rakitic (the transfer to Barcelona was confirmed before the game), Bayern Munich's Mandzukizi, Olic who once played for Bayern, Kovacic of Inter Milan, and Yelavic who plays for Hengfeng, Guizhou, and are all good offensive players in the midfield, so everyone was looking forward to them.

But things didn't go as they wished. Before the game, their main shooter, Long Shute, was suspended at Bayern's teammate Mandzuki, and another Long Shute, former Bayern teammate, the main left defender Pranic, was injured in the warm-up match, and another main central defender also had an Achilles tendon injury for a temporary recession. He appeared as Liverpool defender Lovren, who was later called "Left Furen" by fans...

The three players lost in a row, and Croatia's strength was greatly reduced, but the Brazilian team did not get much advantage at the beginning, and even lost the first goal in the 11th minute!

The first goal of the 2014 World Cup... was the own goal of the host Brazil team!

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Unlike in history, Kaka, who followed Longshu to kill all sides in AC Milan, regained the call for the national team, but he is not a young man after all. The continuous fierce battles between the league and the Champions League have accumulated a lot of fatigue in his body, so he missed the first game and did not even enter the roster.

Kaka, 32, certainly understands that head coach Scolari is already undergoing an update. Neymar, ten years younger than him, has put on the five-star Brazil captain's armband and has become the recognized next-generation navigator of the Samba Legion!

In this game, the new captain of Brazil did live up to expectations. He scored twice to help the team complete the reversal, avoiding the host's embarrassing start at his doorstep. Neymar also conquered many fans who did not know him with his active performance.

Although Brazil beat Croatia 3-1, the team was nicknamed "the most civilian Brazil in history".

From Long Shi Special's point of view, this may be a bit too harsh.

After all, the world has been changing, and a very common problem in football is...being rich in the past and despising the present.

The defense line has the absolute main players of many top teams such as Alves, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Dante, Louis, Felipe, etc. This back line is beyond the reach of other teams! In addition, well-known veterans such as Macon and Maxville are ready to go on the bench.

The midfield is also unambiguous:

Leading with Neymar, Chelsea's "Little Golden Man" Oscar, Paris Saint-Grand Lucas, four iron waists, Fernandinho, Gustavo, Paulinho, Ramirez, and veteran Kaka, Chelsea Flying Wing William, can be said to be both offense and defense.

The lack of star flavor of the striker may be the reason why Brazil has been criticized:

Although the main striker "Hulk" Hulk (Hulk) has been famous for a long time, he has always only made money outside the mainstream league and has not proved himself in the top league and top teams.

Robinho, a "bike boy" who has found a new job in Brazil's Alumni, is another star outside of the Hulk, but he is not in Scolari's main lineup at all. He can't even compete with the unknown Fred. These players who only hang out in China - but even if they are considered "Brazil's weakest No. 9", they are also the winner of the Golden Boot Award in the South American Liberators Cup last season.

Of course, if we compare the Brazilian team that had three Golden Balls more than ten years ago, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, this Brazilian starlight is indeed much inferior - but even the Brazilian team in 2002 was not smooth on the road to winning the championship, and they were almost blocked by the British in the semi-finals...

But if you insist on saying that this Brazilian team is "the most grassroots in history", it is absolutely exaggerated. Even Germany, Argentina, and Spain's three favorites to win the championship are not as good as Brazil's star-studded - Germany doesn't even have a superstar striker, and K God was once considered to be a water dispenser manager on the bench...

With the current world football structure, it is never possible to gather three Golden Balls in a national team!

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After the opening ceremony, the host had the most news, and even Long Shute received such an interview program.

"I don't think this Brazil team is the weakest in history, they have a large number of top players, and no professional will say they lack stars."

Long Shute looks rational and objective:

"Nemar is of course very talented. He is also one of the most promising young people in this football world, but to be honest, he is still too young and this World Cup is not his stage yet."

"Who do you think this belongs to?"

The reporter made a provocation with malicious intentions.

Long Shute did not jump into the trap he dug:

"This is not sure, but I think...at least I will be one of the most dazzling memories of this World Cup!"

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Two and a half days after the opening match, at exactly 9 am on June 15th, China time.

For Chinese fans, this must be a friendly match time, as it happens to be a Sunday.

Tens of millions of fans turned on TV and computers, countless open-air squares also turned on large screens, and the same sound was floating in the entire land of China:

"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, what you are watching now is the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the Chinese team against Côte d'Ivoire!"

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The so-called weakness that Long Shute mentioned before is actually not that reliable:

Although there are many veterans in Côte d'Ivoire, most of them sit on the bench. The 11 starters who really play are at their age.

As a candidate for Africa's strongest team, Côte d'Ivoire's lineup is also star-studded:

Drogba, Zokora, Yaya Toure, Colo Toure, Gervinho, Kalu...

Well, in fact, most people have heard of the names, only these six players, and the first four are indeed over thirty years old, and they are gradually fading out of the main lineup.

As for the issue of disharmony, there is indeed a little bit, but it is nothing more than a small friction between the generals:

The old old monster Drogba was gradually marginalized under head coach Ramsey and was not even recruited for half a year. However, considering his huge influence in the country, Ramsey did not dare to put him out of the roster in the end, but also planted the seeds of discord between the generals.

After all, Drogba's influence in China is very special. African Warcraft once met with the president of Côte d'Ivoire and the head of the anti-judge army with his personal influence, and persuaded the president and the Football Association to arrange a formal match in the World Cup on the territory of opposition forces. On this day, both sides of the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire temporarily put down their weapons and celebrated the victory of football with fans across the country.

Although civil strife in Côte d'Ivoire still broke out again afterwards, government forces were driven out of the capital for a while, and the United Nations even dispatched joint forces to suppress the rebellion. The final result was that no matter how many deaths and injuries were caused by the enemy and us, Drogba, as a player, has contributed his greatest strength to promoting national reunification. At least, Long Ritian cannot do this.

If he can really help his motherland achieve the great cause of peaceful reunification with his achievements in football, he will definitely be awarded the title of King of the opposite sex, a one-character iron hat that has been passed down from generation to generation...
Chapter completed!