As the country that spans the Eurasian continent and has the largest land area in the world, Russia ranks among the best in the world in terms of development in many fields, but it is also the first time for them to host such a major international football event. Therefore,

It has received great attention at the national level, with a focus on the investment and construction costs of related projects, and the focus is undoubtedly on the construction of infrastructure such as World Cup venues. Although the stadium infrastructure in major cities in Russia originally

It is considered complete, but it still needs to build new stadiums for this World Cup, and it is finally confirmed that the venues for this World Cup will be held in 12 stadiums in its 11 cities.

The overall radiation range of these 12 golf courses covers a vast area from Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea coast to Yekaterinburg at the foot of the Ural Mountains 1,800 miles away from west to east. You can imagine how far apart these golf courses are from each other.

Basically, the group matches of each team will be held in three different cities, and this has also set a new record since the previous World Cup.

As the first place for the Portuguese team in the group stage, Sochi is a good choice for the national team in terms of climate and facility conditions, but it has also become the focus of competition for various national teams. In order to avoid the World Cup in South Africa and the World Cup in Brazil

During this period, teams were stationed in areas around Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro, causing unnecessary trouble again. In the list of choices given by FIFA, there were only two bases in Sochi.

It was originally the first choice for the Portuguese national team, but unfortunately it was taken advantage of by Brazil and Poland. As a result, they wanted to go to the first venue of the group stage to adapt before the start of the World Cup.

The plan for sex training was thus in vain, and I had to quickly find another place to stay.

Fortunately, a new temporary location was quickly found. It is located in the inconspicuous town of Kratovo, nearly a hundred kilometers away from Moscow. Although the overall conditions are slightly inferior, the facilities are very complete.

, and although the drive of more than an hour from the city center seems a bit long, it is still within an acceptable range.

Although it is a pity not to go to the real competition venue in advance for pre-match adaptability training, the other national teams are basically in the same situation. In fact, no one can take advantage of this. And the two teams in the station are in the same situation.

Tian's adjustment training is also very helpful in maintaining the overall condition of the team. At least the team members are now in good spirits. Even if they have a big battle now, there will be no problem at all.

It was almost 3 o'clock in the afternoon after the day's training session. Then all members of the national team took a bus to the Luzhniki Stadium in the city to prepare for the opening ceremony of the World Cup tonight.

Prepare.

Compared with the past, the performance of the opening ceremony of this World Cup has been simplified. After the members of each national team went through the scene one by one, there was an impressive speech by the Polar Bear Emperor and announced the opening of the World Cup. And then

After about half an hour of music activities and performances, the opening match of the World Cup started immediately.

The two sides in this opening match are the host team Russia and the Saudi team. Russia, which has the advantage of home court, naturally wants to use the victory in the first match to give back to the local fans when facing the weaker opponent Saudi Arabia in Group A. More

It is worth mentioning that this game is the first time that video referees have been used in the field since the announcement of the World Cup.

There was not much suspense in the whole game. Under the successive attacks of the home team, the Saudi team did not last long before announcing that the city gate had been lost. After that, it became even more unstoppable, and the host Russia finally lost.

Killed their first opponent with a 5-0 victory.

However, the Portuguese team is short on time and has a heavy task. Their first game in the group stage will start tomorrow night, so they set off to Sochi overnight without waiting to watch the opening game, hoping to have more time to adapt to the first game.

competition venue. However, the Spanish team as their opponent also wanted to go with them, so there was a classic scene where the two teams unexpectedly met at the First Olympic Stadium the next morning.

Such a large stadium can barely accommodate players from both sides at the same time to do some simple training, but this makes it difficult for either side to achieve the expected training purposes, and certain non-public tactics cannot be practiced in front of the opponent.

The coaches and captains of both sides naturally became the representatives for both parties to communicate on this matter, but after some discussions, they still could not reach a mutually acceptable result.

The solution to the problem is actually very simple, that is, the two teams contract the use rights of the stadium according to different time periods in the morning and afternoon, and the hotels where both parties stay are also very close to the stadium, so click here

It won't have much impact on the operation.

It's just that the two sides had serious differences on the issue of who should go first and who should go last. Neither side was willing to give in. What's more, the two teams were going to start the game here tomorrow. They couldn't let their momentum weaken at this critical juncture. First of all.

If you give in, it may also affect the morale of some of your own troops.

Just when the two sides were arguing, the sudden appearance of a person played a key role in resolving the matter, and she was the Spanish eldest princess Leonor who came here for a private visit incognito.

Lionel's appearance here was indeed an accident. She was bored and wanted to visit the venue for tomorrow's competition. What she didn't expect was that the national team players were preparing to train here today.

But the situation didn't seem to be going well, simply because the opponent, the Portuguese team, was also here, and there was a situation where the two sides were competing for the venue.

Of course, it was an unexpected joy to be able to meet Li Zhao from the opponent's camp in person. She had fantasized about meeting him and chatting with him after a certain game in the future, but she didn't expect to meet him in advance. But this

It couldn't be like this as soon as the time came. As a princess, she still had to maintain her reserve, and the situation in front of her was just an opportunity for her to intervene.

"It's pointless to continue arguing like this. It's just a waste of everyone's time. I happen to have a good way to solve the problem, and this method is often used at the beginning of the game, which is to guess the heads and tails of a coin.

Who comes first, who comes last. Of course, this definitely requires a notary. If everyone trusts me, then I would be very willing to be the notary. I wonder what you all think?" Lionel finished speaking.

, then looked at the people on both sides with inquiring eyes.

For such a noble princess to serve as a notary, and this method is fair and just, everyone on the Spanish team naturally welcomed it with both hands. Most people on the Portuguese team also had no objections.

But as the captain, Ronaldo didn't buy it. However, he was not opposed to Lionel becoming the notary. He just believed that given her status as a Spanish princess, there was no guarantee that she would not appear in the process.

It is possible to favor the other side, so it is only fair to have someone on your side.

"That's no problem, but the people you elect must also be approved by me." Lionel was not annoyed by this question, but while agreeing, he also put forward his own new ideas.

opinions, and this proposal was unanimously approved by everyone present.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is a very representative figure in the Portuguese team and was once one of his idols, because he is leaving Real Madrid this summer, and because he has just questioned himself, Lionel has to question Cristiano Ronaldo.

Luo's favorability has dropped a lot, and deep down he has already passed on him as a candidate, and most of the other Portuguese players and coaching staff are also not approved of by him.

But when it was Li Zhao's turn to be pushed out, Lionel nodded with rare satisfaction. This also made Li Zhao's mind briefly stunned. He was really surprised that he would be finally selected, but

I didn't pay too much attention to it.

As for the people who came to guess the coin, it was the captains of both teams. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo bet on the heads of the coin, while Spanish captain Sergio Ramos chose exactly the opposite. When the spinning coin finally stopped

When it came down, it was facing up, which also meant that the Portuguese team got the right to use the stadium first in the morning.

"Although I think such a win or loss does not have much practical significance, I still congratulate you!" Lionel took the lead and extended his white jade palm to Li Zhao, who was also a notary next to him.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Princess!" Li Zhao obviously felt the same way and shook hands with her politely.

Originally, Li Zhao thought that he would have nothing to do next, but he soon discovered an abnormal phenomenon. Just because at this time, the members of the Spanish team had left one after another, but Leonor seemed to still be there.

He had no intention of moving, and he was still looking at him with stern eyes.

"I wonder if Your Highness the Princess has any advice?" Li Zhao also felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but he still asked with a smile out of politeness.

"Well~, there is a saying that meeting is fate! I wonder if you agree with us taking a group photo together to commemorate it?" Lionel naturally knew that his appearance was a bit embarrassing, but he hesitated for a long time but just held it in.

Such a sentence came out.

"No problem!" Faced with such a princess's request, Li Zhao naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Thank you! I usually follow you and became your new fan not long ago! And I am very happy to meet you today. I wonder if we can be friends?" After taking the photo, Lionel suddenly

New requirements were made.

"Of course!" Li Zhao readily agreed.

"I hope you can perform well in tomorrow's game, but I also hope that the winner is our Spanish team." While the two were exchanging contact information, Lionel quickly approached the opponent and whispered in his ear.

He said such words that seemed encouraging, but actually were a bit strange.

"I will definitely try my best to fulfill your first wish, but your last wish is somewhat inconsistent, so please forgive me for not complying with it. And even if I have reservations, can you still influence other people's wishes?

Do you want to perform?" Li Zhao could naturally understand Lionel's complicated mentality at this time, so he could only respond in this way.

"Okay! Then let's meet again in the evening!" Lionel was actually just complaining. He also knew that this was forcing others to do something difficult, so he no longer dwelled on it.
Chapter completed!