Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 544 World Cup, the lions are coming!

Before the World Cup officially kicked off, major media outlets had already conducted their quadrennial World Cup tour.

The main purpose is to introduce the 32 teams participating in the World Cup to real and fake fans, so that they can have some understanding of the participating teams and be more immersed in this football event.

After all, the World Cup is the greatest sports event in football and even in the world!
A single tournament brings together the best teams and players from all continents of the world, and then through fierce fighting and confrontation, the strongest team is selected.

From the first game to the last game, every game is either win or go home!
The 32 teams that came to Russia to participate in the World Cup were divided into eight groups.

Group A, hosts Russia, Egypt, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia;

In Group B, Portugal and Spain are at war with each other, while Iran and Morocco are watching;
In Group C, France and Denmark compete for the top spot in the group, while the "kangaroos" Australia and Peru watch from the sidelines;

In Group D, Argentina and Croatia are facing off against each other, as well as the "African Eagles" Nigeria and the "Nordic Vikings" Iceland.

In Group E, Brazil, the "Samba Army", stands out, while Switzerland, Serbia and Costa Rica compete for the top spot.
Group F: Defending champion Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea

In Group G, England and Belgium compete for the top spot, while Tunisia and Panama are basically just there to keep them company.
Group H includes Colombia, Japan, Poland and Senegal. The strength gap between the four teams is not big, it can be called the group of death!
According to the strength of each team's lineup, major bookmakers have also given the latest championship odds:

Five-star Brazil and defending champion Germany both have odds of 1 to 6 and are tied for the top of the list.

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三狮军团英格兰以1赔13位列第6名，领跑第二集团，身后的比利时1赔17排名第7位。

新科欧洲杯冠军葡萄牙1赔21暂列第8名，克罗地亚以1赔26跻身第二集团。

Host Russia and South American powerhouse Uruguay are both tied for 1th place with odds of 40 to 10.

It is worth mentioning that after the odds of winning the championship came out, many English fans thought that the bookmakers underestimated the Three Lions!
You know, on the Champions League stage, Ling Feng led Manchester United to sweep across all the major teams, including Barcelona with Messi, Real Madrid with Ronaldo, and Bayern with many German internationals, all of which were defeated by him one by one.

Although the Three Lions team has a relatively young lineup, it lacks star power and is slightly lacking in major competition experience.

However, Ling Feng's deterrent power alone is enough to make the Three Lions one of the biggest favorites in this World Cup!

Not to mention the members of Manchester United who won two consecutive Premier League and Champions League titles. There are as many as seven of them in this Three Lions team!
The Three Lions, which has many Manchester United players as its main players, are only ranked sixth in the odds of winning the championship?

What an international joke!
However, this is understandable.

England, which looked very strong on paper in previous years, gave people the illusion that it was very strong and had a good chance of winning the championship every time it participated in international competitions.

However, every time I failed.

However, since Ling Feng was established as the core of the team in the European Cup two years ago, this Three Lions team with many new players has shown its fighting power in the past two years. No one dares to ignore this team featuring a youth storm.

Perhaps this new Three Lions team, led by a groundbreaking new leader, will be different.
. . .

On June 6, more than half of the world's population focused their attention on Russia in the northern hemisphere.

In the opening match of the 2018 Russia World Cup, host Russia opened the curtain of the battle of the gods with a five-goal victory at home!

Four days later in Volgograd, the Three Lions faced their first match of the World Cup.

In the first round of the group stage, the opponent is the North African powerhouse, the "Eagle of Carthage" Tunisia!

Perhaps the only familiar star in this Tunisian team is Wahbi Khazri, who plays for Rennes in Ligue 1.

He once played for Sunderland in the Premier League for a short period of time and was an indispensable offensive core of this Tunisian team.

Tunisia also has several players playing in Ligue 1.

Of course, no one in the Three Lions, from the head coach to the players, would think that the Tunisia led by Khazri would pose any threat to them.

In the locker room, Ling Feng, dressed in white, adjusted the captain's armband on his left arm, then stood up and applauded and shouted:

"Guys, come here!"

As soon as the voice fell, the British players stood up and formed a circle, waiting for the captain's speech:

"This is our first game and there is no way the opponent can stop us."

"We must show our attitude from the first second of the game!"

"Remember, we are here to win!"

"Let's kill them!"

"Three two. one"

"Forward, Three Lions!!!"

Accompanied by uniform shouts, Ling Feng led the players out of the locker room after completing the pre-match mobilization session with ease.
At the same time, the Volgograd Arena was already crowded with people.

“Welcome to Sky Sports for the first match of Group G of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.”

"England and Tunisia will give us a wonderful game"

"let us wait and see"

Before the game started, the live camera was very considerate and showed a beautiful scenery in the stands!
They are the England wives who are wearing the white Three Lions jerseys but can’t hide their graceful figures!

Compared with the last World Cup in Brazil, Hodgson has relaxed the regulations on players' spouses accompanying them in this World Cup in Russia.

After all, the weather in Siberia is cold. Besides the physical coldness, there is also spiritual loneliness.

It would not be a bad thing if girlfriends and wives could comfort the players, help them relax and focus on the game.

Even so, many people still question whether having their partners travel with the team will affect the players' competitive state.

However, at the press conference, the captain, Ling Feng, also supported the head coach's move:

“This is a very correct decision!”

“It’s very important to see our family and partners cheering for us in the stands. This makes us run more passionately on the field.”

The media and fans are very tolerant of Ling Feng, the leader of the Three Lions and the current number one player in football.

After all, in the past two years, Ling Feng led Manchester United to win one championship after another, winning a lot of face and substance for British football, and also greatly improving the international status of British football.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ling Feng is not only the current top player in British football, but also the super darling of the whole of England!
All the British media, big and small, stand on his side. Anyone who dares to say something bad or malicious about him will be attacked by other media.

After Ling Feng said this, the voices of doubt immediately disappeared. Of course, just as Ling Feng was the absolute center of the Three Lions, the most eye-catching person in this group of English wives was naturally Barbara, an international supermodel!
In order to support her boyfriend at this World Cup, Barbara turned down an invitation to a Hollywood movie and several fashion shows.

And with the social skills she had developed in the modeling industry, she also had very harmonious relationships with other English ladies.

At the same time, as the game time approached, players from both sides also came to the player tunnel.

Standing at the front of the England team, Ling Feng just stared quietly ahead, waiting for the countdown to start the game.

Although the temperature is relatively cold, it still cannot conceal the enthusiasm and passion for football in our hearts.

The noisy sounds echoing in his ears made Ling Feng's thoughts drift back to four years ago.

At that time, I had just emerged in the English Championship and represented the Three Lions in the World Cup for the first time.

In his World Cup debut, when the team was trailing, he came on as a substitute and delivered a deadly overhead pass, helping Vardy score his first World Cup goal and also helping the team tie with Italy.

Although they lost to the stronger host Brazil in the quarterfinals.

However, he also helped England change their fate of being eliminated from the group stage.

And with his amazing performance in the World Cup, he made a name for himself in international football for the first time!
Since then, he has become Hodgson's most reliable disciple!
Four years later, he has transformed himself and become the leader of the Three Lions team!
The entire team's tactical system is built around him.

It is no exaggeration to say that this Three Lions team is his team!
Four years ago, his goal was to help England go as far as possible and use the World Cup as a platform to take his career off.

Four years later, he had only one goal:
That is to lift the damn Hercules Trophy!
Accompanied by the warm cheers from the audience, players from both teams lined up to enter the field.

"Players from both teams are entering the field!"

"As the youngest team leader in this World Cup, Ling Feng has a confident smile on his face. This is the first time he has led the Three Lions to compete in the World Cup as captain. This very young team may bring us many surprises in this cup."

"The game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams."

"England still uses their iconic 4231 tactical formation"

England's starting lineup was no different from the one that defeated Costa Rica a week ago.

The goalkeeper is Pickford;
In defence, it is Walker, Stones, Maguire and Luke Shaw;

The double defensive midfielders are Henderson and Dier;

The left and right wingers are Rashford and Sterling, and in the middle is the team captain Ling Feng.

The single arrow is Kane!
These eleven players can be said to be the strongest lineup of the Three Lions!
The camera immediately focused on the Three Lions captain who was walking in the front holding the team flag.

Everyone knows that Ling Feng, as the team captain and absolute core, is the decisive figure in whether the Three Lions can go further in this World Cup.

He is also the favorite to win the Golden Boot and Best Player awards in this World Cup.

To a large extent, England's performance depends on Ling Feng's performance.

As long as he performs well, the Three Lions will be invincible!

In this game, judging from the strength of the lineup, there is a huge gap between England and Tunisia.

Especially England's front four, they are simply scary!
Kane, the striker who scored 30 goals in a single Premier League season!

Rashford, a supernova with more than 10 goals and assists in the Premier League season!
Sterling, Manchester City's sharp winger and the spokesperson for happy football!
Ling Feng, the ceiling of football, the first person in football to score 100 goals in a year!
Therefore, Tunisia also very pragmatically chose to defend defensively, with all players retreating to the half court to launch a defensive counterattack.

In the opinion of the Tunisian coach, only in this way can they find a glimmer of hope under the fierce offensive firepower of the Three Lions.

However, the key to the defensive counterattack tactic lies in defense.

Only by defending against the opponent's attack can we seize the split second opportunity of transition between offense and defense and launch a counterattack.

However, under the fierce attack of the Three Lions, Tunisia's defense line was broken in less than ten minutes!
Sterling's breakthrough cross from the right was cleared by the opponent out of the baseline.

England got their first corner kick of the game.

Ling Feng, the penalty kicker, used his golden right foot to create an artistic cross in the air, accurately finding the ball in the penalty area.

Just like they fought side by side with Manchester United, Maguire used his big head to swing the ball into the opponent's goal!

Tunisian goalkeeper Hassan did not react at all.

Just seven minutes later, Ling Feng received a cross pass from Rashford in the middle, and he kicked the ball with the outside of his foot and shot!

The ball was like a cannonball, leaving an elusive afterimage in the air.

The distance of thirty-two meters is reached in a flash!

Faced with such a terrifying speed of the ball, the Tunisian goalkeeper could only watch the ball and sigh!
The ball went into the upper left corner of the goal with a swish, creating layers of white waves on the net!

After taking a two-goal lead in less than twenty minutes, the Three Lions played more easily.

But some players have become too relaxed.

For example, Sterling, the spokesperson for happy football!

In the 34th minute of the game, Ling Feng dribbled the ball forward and suddenly made a precise diagonal pass to Rashford who was on the left.

The latter dribbled into the penalty area and made a horizontal pass. Sterling rushed to the back post, but faced with an empty goal, he kicked the ball wide and missed a great scoring opportunity.

Six minutes later, Ling Feng made another fatal through pass.

Sterling, who got a one-on-one opportunity, shot directly, but the ball hit the goalkeeper, missing the chance to score his second goal!

Even though some of Sterling's operations in front of the goal in this game were very delicious.

However, despite the huge gap in strength, the Three Lions still firmly controlled the situation of the game.

In the second half, Ling Feng assisted Kane to score a goal, extending the score to three to zero.

In the 83rd minute, Lingard, who came on as a substitute, poked the ball into the goal in the melee in the penalty area and scored his first World Cup goal.

In the end, under the watchful eyes of 45,000 spectators, the Three Lions swept the "Eagles of Carthage" Tunisia 4-0 with two assists and one goal from captain Ling Feng!

This successful opening also announced to the world:
World Cup, the lions are coming!

(End of this chapter)