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Chapter 1222 Chapter 1213: The World Cup in Brazil begins!
2014 is the year of the World Cup. This World Cup is held in Brazil, the kingdom of football. As the host, Brazil is of course the favorite to win the championship.

The Netherlands is the defending champion and is also a favorite to win the championship. However, since Brazil successfully defended the title in 1964, no team has successfully defended the title.

The closest to defending the title was Argentina, which reached the final again in 1986 after winning the title in 1990 under Maradona.

However, they were eventually defeated by the German tanks led by Matthaus.

Then came Brazil. After winning the championship in 1994, they reached the final again in 1998, but they were defeated by France led by Zidane.

In the ensuing World Cup, no defending champion ever made it to the final, not even a chance to defend their title.

So although the Netherlands is the favorite to win the championship, there are still many people who are not optimistic about them.

People trust data.

Another data shows that the continent where the World Cup is held has a very high probability of winning the championship. Coupled with the presence of Messi, Argentina is another big favorite.

Of course, South Africa World Cup runner-up Spain, former world champion Italy, Germany, France and other teams are also favorites to win the championship.

World Sports Daily predicted the World Cup in Brazil: "Some people think that the Dutch team with Chen is strong and has the experience of winning the championship, so the Netherlands is the biggest favorite to win the championship, but many data show that this is a wrong judgment.

In the long history of the World Cup, except for Brazil's successful defense, no team has successfully defended the title.Secondly, the superstar who won the Champions League that year could not lead his team to win the World Cup.

Third, in competitions held in the Americas, American teams have a greater chance of winning.

The data will not lie, the defending champion Netherlands has little chance of winning in Brazil! "

There are many more analyzes like this. Chen Fan, who returned to the Dutch team, fought back this view in a program: "Data is indeed not deceiving, but data is also created by people. Since it is created by people, then we can break the laws of these data!

Also, what does it matter if all the statistics are against Holland?

If people are bound by the existing cognition, it is impossible for human civilization to develop. The essence of human beings is to constantly break the previous cognition. We have created a lot of history and rewritten many records. It is nothing to break one more record.

To give an example, since the restructuring of the Champions League, no one has been able to successfully defend the title. This so-called 'law' is called a 'curse'.

But Real Madrid broke the curse and achieved three consecutive championships!

This shows that anything can happen before the dust settles! "

Chen Fan's words won the support of the Dutch fans, and they expressed that they would go to the scene to cheer for the Netherlands.

Regarding the prediction of the World Cup championship, it continued until the final.

Chen Fan was the last player to return to the Dutch team. Before he came back, the Netherlands had played two warm-up matches. The results were not very satisfactory. They only scored two consecutive draws. This shows that the Dutch team has not adjusted to the best state.

The major leagues have just ended, and many players are still in a period of fatigue, which affects their state.

Regarding the poor state of the Dutch warm-up match, the Dutch media did not criticize the Netherlands as they did two years ago, but adopted an inclusive attitude.

The media did this because they didn't want to be criticized by the fans. Before the 10 World Cup and the 12 European Cup, the Netherlands' pre-match warm-up results were not very good, and they were severely criticized by them.

But the Netherlands fought back powerfully with the champions.

Those media who once criticized the Dutch team were eventually ridiculed by the Dutch fans.

On June [-], the Dutch team came to Brazil with five tons of materials. They officially embarked on the World Cup tour in Brazil and embarked on the road to defend their title.

What is the end result that awaits them?
Now no one knows.

The Netherlands are drawn into Group B, and their opponents in the same group are Spain, Chile and Australia.

Spain is of course a strong opponent. Chile has a large number of players playing in the five major European leagues.

Group B is not considered a group of death. Group D, composed of Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, and Italy, and Group G, composed of Germany, Portugal, Ghana, and the United States, are called the real group of death by the media.

At [-]:[-] pm on June [-]th, the opening game of the World Cup will start at the Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo!

The start of the game announced the official start of the World Cup in Brazil.

Brazil launched a fierce attack on Croatia amid the huge shouts of the home fans, and the tense atmosphere filled every corner of the stadium.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Croatia launched an attack. Olić left grounded the ball through Thiago Silva's crotch. Jelavic missed a shot with his left foot, but Marcelo made a mistake in his busy schedule and pushed his own goal six meters in front of the goal!

The ball is in!
One to zero!

Croatia scored first!

The first goal in the World Cup in Brazil was born. No one thought that it turned out to be an own goal!

This is the fifth fastest own goal in the history of the World Cup, and it is also the second opener goal in the history of the World Cup after Boyd of Scotland broke his home in 1998.

Brazil, which was lagging behind, launched a tidal attack against Croatia. In the No. 209 minute of the first half, Oscar fought hard in the frontcourt and then passed the football to Neymar. Neymar made a precise low shot with his left foot from the top of the penalty area!
The football got into the bottom right corner of the goal!
One to one!

Brazil equalized the score!
The two sides entered the second half with a score of one to one.

In the 204th minute of the second half, Brazil launched an attack from the right. Oscar made a low pass. Fred in the penalty area stopped the ball and turned around. Lovren fell to the ground with a slight contact with his left hand. The Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura hesitated and called a penalty kick!
Neymar achieved it overnight, two to one!

Brazil reversed the score!
In the first minute of stoppage time, Brazil launched a quick counterattack after a successful steal in the frontcourt. Oscar took the ball and broke through the double-team.
Three to one!

Brazil locks up the victory!

In the end, Brazil defeated the No.98 Croatia in the 3 World Cup [-]-[-] and got off to a good start, laying the foundation for qualifying from the group.

Oscar's performance is refreshing. He is the most eye-catching Brazilian star on the field except Neymar.

The opening game announced the official opening of the World Cup. At [-]:[-] pm the next day, the second match of Group A began. Mexico faced Cameroon, known as the "African Lion".

Neither side achieved anything in the first half. In the 16th minute of the second half, Mexico broke the deadlock for the first time. Herrera broke through and passed the ball. Dos Santos' low shot from the edge of the penalty area was barely saved by Itanje. Peralta followed up with a shot into the net ten meters away from the goal.

One to zero!

With this goal, Mexico beat Cameroon by one goal!

With the end of the Group A game, people will turn their attention to the Netherlands and Spain in Group B. The two teams will have a strong dialogue in the first round.

(End of this chapter)