Half an hour before the game, the media got the starting lineup of both sides. Brazil's formation was 4321, goalkeeper Dida, four defenders were Cafo, Lucio, Juan, Carlos, and three defensive midfielders were Juninho, Gilberto Silva, and Ze Roberto. The two front midfielders were Kaca and Ronaldinho, and Roni was the only forward.

The French team sent a 442 formation, goalkeeper Butters, four defenders are Sanior, Toulam, Gala, and Abidal, four midfielders are Vieira, Marklele, Ribery, Zidane, and the two forwards are Henry and Don Jue.

The media made its own analysis of the Brazilian personnel arrangements. Sky Sports said: "Pereira knew that France is a strong team, so he arranged three midfielders."

"This is a game where rkr competes with three musketeers, who has more firepower?"

Rubinho, a famous football commentator of Milan TV, said: "This is the first World Cup confrontation between the two teams after Brazil's defeat to France in the 1998 final. Brazil's 'magic quartet' was broken up. Pereira removed the striker Adriano, and the midfielder added Juninho to the young. Kaka, who missed training for two consecutive days, passed the pre-match physical examination. Another injured man, Emerson, was able to play, but he still sat on the bench, Gilberto Silva took the place. Domeneque continued to use the starting lineup that eliminated Spain."

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The air in the French team's locker room was a little nervous. Domeneck sat on the chair in the middle and watched his players wipe the sweat silently. He knew that this kind of tension was normal before the battle. After Tang Jue wiped the sweat off his body, he put a white towel on the stool beside him. Looking at his toes, thinking about the upcoming battle. Zidane opened a bottle of mineral water, took a few sips lightly, and looked at the door of the locker room with deep eyes.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Brazilian locker room was a bit weird. Ade frowned and looked at the door of the locker room, his eyes full of humiliation and anger. Because Pereira just announced the starting list, without his name. Due to Ade's anger, the Brazilian locker room became a powder barrel, and there is a possibility of explosion at any time.

If a team does not have big-name players, there will be no appeal. A team has too many big names and it is difficult to balance the relationship between big names. These big-name players have the problem of overlapping positions. Some big-name players cannot play football in their favorite positions. Some players even have no chance to play.

This is how Brazil team is. They have big names and every player has a large number of fans. Pereira is in the key game and lets Ade sit on the bench. Ade has had a very unhappy life with Inter this season. There are rumors that he has applied for a transfer to the club.

I wanted to take advantage of the World Cup opportunity to sweep away my depression this season and enter other giants. Ade's wishful thinking was broken by Pereira in the knockout stage. In the last game against Garner, he only came on as a substitute in the second half. He continued to sit on the bench in this game.

Pereira ignored Adde's anger and said: "The transfer should be smooth. Tulam is the main direction of our attack, and we will hit him behind him more. The two goals lost by the French team were both him and he had problems. I hope everyone should make this clear."

"To play more reasonably, when it's time to pass, you must pass the ball and trust your teammates." Pereira also took a special look at Ronnie and Carlos. Both of them made such mistakes in the last game against Garner.

"Pinching out the connection between Zidane, Henry and Don is the focus of our defense. It is restricted that Don dribble the ball in front of the penalty area. He takes the ball at this position and must not give him room to shoot and break through."

"Be careful about Henry, he is in good shape this season. You can't relax with him. His style is different from Don. Henry's ability to withstand pressure is a certain gap compared to Don, so we should try our best to put pressure on him in the game."

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In the French locker room, Domeneck is making the final arrangement: "Ronnie can't run at speed. We will defend Ronnie and half of Brazil's offensive firepower. In addition, pay attention to Kaka's long shot outside the penalty area."

"Three quarter-finals, two games are decided by penalty kicks. What does this mean? It means that the first thing to do in the knockout stage is defense. You must be strictly guarded and don't give them a chance. Defensive counterattack is our strategy in this game!"

Zidane breathed a long breath. He did not meet his wife last night, but stayed in the hotel to discuss today's game with Domeneke. After three hours of discussion, they formulated the strategy for this game: to counterattack on the basis of doing a good job of defense.

Brazil is stronger than France in terms of strength. As long as the goal is guaranteed to be unsuccessful, Brazil will become more and more impatient. The final in 1998 caused too much damage to Brazilian players. Although they did not say it, everyone had the idea of ​​revenge in their hearts.

Once Brazil becomes impatient, it will be a chance for the French team!

No one raised an objection. First of all, Brazil is more powerful than France on the surface. In addition, this is the game strategy jointly discussed by Domeneke and Zidane.

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At half past eight, the starters of both sides appeared in the player channel. The players of both teams were very familiar with each other. Ronnie, Kaka and others stepped forward to hug Zidane, Tang Jue, Henry and others, full of a friendly atmosphere. This is different from the French and Spanish teams, when the players on both sides ignored each other at all.

Ronnie also said half-jokingly and half-seriously with Zidane: "I didn't hit you eight years ago, tonight is my last chance."

Zidane smiled and said, "I'm about to retire. Tonight is your last chance. I hope you can prove yourself."

Some media said that this game was Zidane and Ronnie competing for the King of Football. Whoever laughed the last one would be the third generation King of Football. What the outside media did not expect was that the candidates of the two King of Football were not as smelly as the outside world imagined, but were like friends.

Kaka patted Tang Jue on the shoulder and said, "You can't be too fierce tonight, you have to be more at ease..."

Tang Jue smiled and said, "You are too strong, I can only fight tonight!"

When Kaka heard the word "desperate" and remembered the second leg of Milan and Barcelona. In the first leg, 2-0 home, some people thought that Milan might easily eliminate Barcelona and advance to the Champions League final. However, Barcelona staged a big reversal at the Camp Nou, turning the score into three-to-zero in the second half.

Milan's life was hanging on the line, and Tang Jue began to fight desperately on the field, and finally scored a gold away goal under strong pressure. Then, Barcelona, ​​who had no way out, launched a bombing on Milan's goal. Before the game ended, Maldini scored another goal in the penalty area. The total score turned into four to three, completely slamming Barcelona into hell.

A worry flashed in Kaka's eyes. He tried his best to suppress the uneasiness in his heart and said with a smile: "If you want to fight to the death, I have to work hard with you!"

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Under the leadership of the referee, players from both sides walked into the stadium. Brazilian players held hands according to tradition. The red and green ocean on the north side of the stadium made a huge cheer and shouted: "Brazil! Brazil! Brazil!"

Under the leadership of Zidane, the French team walked into the stadium. The white ocean on the south side of the stadium was unwilling to be outdone and shouted loudly: "France! France! France!"

Rubinho, a famous football commentator of Milan TV, said: "Now that the players on both sides have entered the stadium, the game is about to begin. The 'terror trio', the most resounding 'terror trio' in the European arena this season, met on the World Cup. Don, Zidane and Henry formed a new combination, which the French media called the 'Three Musketeers'."

"And Ronnie and Kaka and Ronaldinho formed a new trio, which was called the rkr combination by the media. These two combinations have performed very well so far. Tonight is not so much a game between the two teams, but a game between the two combinations."

"Ronaldinho is the worst performer among these two combinations. This two-time World Footballer has not scored a single goal so far. Don scored five goals and Ronnie scored four goals. They are both the top scorer in the team. Tonight is also the battle for the best scorer of this World Cup. The two generations of forwards who are good at breaking through will compete in tonight's game."

"One is the player who scored the most goals in the World Cup for three times. The other is a young player who rises like a comet. They are all Milan players now, which is Milan's pride!"

"From this perspective, tonight's game is a battle between two Milan strikers!"

The commentator of German state TV said: "Some media predict that this game will attract 350 million fans. According to official statistics, there are 198 media outlets that broadcast the game live. This number is the same as the number at the opening ceremony. It is the game with the most live media except for the opening ceremony."

The commentator of Sky TV in the UK said: "A spokesperson for Al Qaeda said last night that Al Qaeda will stop all activities today. Their members will watch the match between Brazil and France!"

"Some media say that this is the charm of football matches, the charm of stars such as Ronnie, Zidane, and Tang. A football match can actually stop terrorist organizations from operating. This is a rare thing in the world and the first time in history. We can see from this that football can bring peace to the world!"

If this news was broadcast from Brazil or French TV stations, I don’t know what the situation would be like. If Al Qaeda said that they stopped all activities because they wanted to watch the British-Portugal war, Sky TV would definitely promote the charm of football loudly.

There is no if in this world, the English-Portugal War has ended, and Portugal has finally laughed in the final penalty shootout. The second most popular English team to win the championship is now ready to go home. The World Cup is the highest stage in the world of football, and there is only one winner. Other teams can only look up at the champion who lifts the trophy in the audience.

If you want to stand on the highest podium, in addition to strength, you will also compete with will, and even luck. Countless super stars have fought for life and won countless dazzling crowns, but they are unable to win the World Cup championship. This has become the eternal pain for these super stars.

The knockout match is cruel, and there must be a team going home after the game ends. The commentator of espn said in the broadcast room: "Brazil defender Lucio told the media, 'This is Zidane's last game.'. Before the game between France and Spain, Spain's Torres and others also said this. However, it turns out that the game was not Zidane's last game."

"Whether the French players can make their opponents' words a joke again. Two hours later, there will be a result. For fans around the world, this is a tangled game. They want to continue watching Ronnie's performance in the World Cup, see what number he will set the World Cup total goals and quota, and don't want this game to be Zidane's last game."

"There is no way to do both. One of them will definitely leave the World Cup after this game. Perhaps this game is the last figure they left for world fans. Zidane, 34, has long announced that this World Cup is his last game. Ronnie is about to turn 30. Four years later, will he still appear in the World Cup?"

"If Ronnie is in other national teams, it is very likely, but he is a Brazilian player. Brazil is full of talents and new players are constantly emerging. Four years are enough for Brazil to appear new world-class forwards. So, this is likely to be Ronnie's last World Cup game."

The commentator of Brazil's national television station said: "Tonight, there are three world football players on the court, and many superstars who have made world fans crazy. There are many famous figures outside the court appearing in the VIP seats, including FIFA President Mr. Blatt, UEFA President Mr. Johnson...

Former famous Brazilian stars Romario, Bebeto and others were all present, and the king of football Pele also appeared in the VIP seat, who came to cheer for the Brazilian team. Many French football celebrities also appeared in the VIP seat, including head coach Akai who won the championship in 1998. Former famous French stars Cantona, Petit, Deschamps and others also came to the scene.

In addition to the celebrities in the football world, this game also attracted many entertainment and sports stars. For example, Nadal, a clay master of Spanish tennis, Schumacher, famous French movie stars Mary Gilian, Virginie Ledoyang, Lidisia Casta, Audrey Totu, etc..”

The players began to take pictures on the court, the fans began to sing in the stands, and the entire court seemed to be holding a grand singing competition.

Three minutes later, the referee whistled and the match between Brazil and France officially began!

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