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The World Cup is different from any club event. Due to its particularity and importance, the status and health of the players will be at the top of the list.

For example, regarding dietary issues, the Croatian national team personally brought a chef from China because they were afraid of dietary problems, and even the ingredients needed to be rigorously tested before they could be eaten.

This is also to take care of the players' condition and not to prevent them from having any accidents during non-competition situations.

Next is the masseur!

The Croatian national team has a team doctor who also works as a masseur.

But in order to prepare for important matches, they hired three masseurs to provide muscle relaxation for the players.

For example, after Su Ke got up in the morning, he was pulled into the massage room by Vansteyak to relax his muscles.

Although Suker kept saying that there was nothing wrong with his muscles, Van Steyak just didn't believe it.

Su Ke was also helpless about this.

Modric also lay next to Suker and received a massage.

"Tell me, what are Boame and Sterk doing now?"

He will face his old teammates tonight, and Modric is still looking forward to this game.

"Who knows!"

Suk shrugged: "It doesn't stop you from fucking them!"

Hiss~~~~

Modric grinned, raised his body slightly, looked at the masseur and said: "It's a little sore here!"

"Due to the fatigue of the season, there is some muscle damage, so the soreness is normal!" After saying that, the masseur increased the intensity and began to attack the same spot.

Modric's expression instantly turned ferocious, and he even became speechless.

Su Ke saw that there was no way to chat anymore, so he turned his head to the left.

Vukojevic immediately raised his arms: "Stop talking about me, you have scolded me several times."

"You should scold!" Su Ke couldn't help but complain.

"Fortunately, Pierre still has some conscience. What if he lets you go into battle injured? You will be useless, you know!"

"I won't refuse?" Vukojevich said.

"You're a piece of shit for refusing!" Su Ke scolded: "You are just being kneaded by Pierre casually like this. They just think you are easy to bully and you are morally kidnapped. You still suffer like this."

When he thought of these, Su Ke became very angry.

Sure enough, this guy should have been shoveled down at that time.

"Okay! okay!" Vukojevich waved his hand and begged for mercy: "I'm afraid of you. This kind of situation will never happen again."

"That's necessary!" Suk: "If there are more, I will shovel you!"

Vukojevich; "."

After relaxing and massaging for half an hour, after the three of them finished, they had to make way for other teammates.

Taking advantage of this gap, the three of them also ran to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

In order to keep their bodies light enough, in addition to taking in necessary nutrients during the competition, they basically could not eat without eating. Of course, some people were too nervous to eat.

This is the World Cup!

While eating, Vukojevich took out his mobile phone and started browsing.

In response to the World Cup, South African officials have created a special website where you can find a lot of news about the World Cup.

Among them, the most popular ones are the seeded teams during the World Cup.

There is no doubt that as the European Cup champions, Croatia takes the lead and becomes the most vigilant presence for almost all teams.

Most national teams in Europe voted directly for Croatia when selecting the most dangerous team.

Even teams from South America and other states mostly voted for Croatia.

In fact, the Brazilian team that received the most attention in the past was actually suppressed by Croatia in terms of popularity.

"We don't even have a Hercules Cup, and then these guys say we are the most dangerous." Modric complained.

These guys are working together to target them.

During every World Cup, there are always 1 or 2 super strong teams that get the attention of almost all teams.

This time, Croatia bore the brunt.

After all, they have Suker, Modric and Srna, the three Champions League champions.

Most of the players in the team are players from the five major leagues and wealthy clubs.

With such a lineup, it's impossible for them to go unnoticed.

Even though it is their first time participating in the World Cup, they are still a thorn in the side of all teams.

Especially for those teams interested in the championship, Croatia must be an opponent they need to solve.

To this end, the Croatian threat theory was exaggerated and publicized.

Create an atmosphere and situation where Croatia is too strong and needs to work together to fight.

And under this kind of topic, it is also good to promote the threat of Croatia, praise Croatian players, and put them in a state of overflowing or inflated self-confidence.

Suke cooked the rice very quickly and finished it in a short time.

He also leaned over and looked at the ranking of this threatening team. He couldn't help but grin when he saw Croatia at the top of the list.

This is not just a matter of flattery!

This is poisonous milk!

During the World Cup, many favorites were defeated in this way.

The favorite to win the championship is certain to die!

This is the most popular era!

Of course, a parallel theory to this is the theory that the defending champion will die.

Suk remembers it starting this year.

After the defending champion Italy was eliminated in the group stage and went home, the same was true for Spain in 2014 and Germany in 2018.

The World Cup is always full of various elements, and fame does not mean strength.

This still requires careful preparation.

After all, there is no weak team in the absolute sense that can reach the World Cup. They have also gone through layers of screening to appear on the stage of the group stage.

For this reason, Croatian players need to be cautious no matter how the outside world publicizes it.

"We are Croatia! We are born to be champions!"

"Croatia! Champion!"

In front of the hotel where the Croatian national team stayed, when the Croatian players came out, there were fierce cheers, mixed with this slogan.

Suke's ears were sharp, and he heard it immediately.

He turned his head left and right to look for it. He wanted to see which idiot it was, but he was immediately limped after being fooled.

However, there were too many people gathered around, and the sound disappeared in a flash. Su Ke didn't see which fan at all.

Finally, the entire Croatian team took a bus and headed to the competition venue for a stomping ground.

Meanwhile, Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

In the most prosperous Times Square, a huge projection screen hangs in the middle of the building.

Directly in front of the curtain is a straight main road. At this time, it is still a scene of busy traffic, but traffic control will begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

The entire straight main road will be blocked directly.

Fans can come here to watch Croatia's first World Cup match.

There were even some fans who had arrived early. They stood on the stone piers, holding high the Croatian flag and cheering loudly.

After a while, night gradually fell.

The main road has been blocked off with pushable iron bars, and fans enter the area through the entrance.

In just one hour, the entire main road was packed with people.

Viewed from above, this main road, about 300 meters long, is already packed with people, with almost no gaps.

Men and women wearing Croatian jerseys, holding Croatian flags and plaid faces painted all gathered here.

"This way Mateo!"

Brozovic waved vigorously towards Kovacic from the front.

Kovacic tried his best to get through the gap and got to the front.

At this time, Kovacic was sweating profusely.

"This is a lot more tiring than playing a game!"

Kovacic wiped his sweat.

The entire football watching area is enthusiastic and crowded. The heat waves emitted by people gathered together and the heat exhaled are condensed together, giving people a depressing feeling.

Of course, this sense of depression may be more likely to come from the tension before the World Cup.

"It's about to start!"

Brozovich rubbed his hands excitedly: "Do you think we can win?"

"Of course!" Kovacic had no doubt: "We have Suker!"

As soon as Suk's name was shouted, the surrounding fans turned their heads. In an instant, they raised their arms and started shouting Suk's name.

For a time, more than 100,000 fans gathered in this area were shouting Su Ke's name. The scene was quite shocking.

It came out after a thousand calls.

The moment the projection was illuminated, the entire area instantly became quiet.

Behind the scenes, the famous Croatian official host Pesteci acted as the host, and as guests were Davo Suk and Štimac.

The appearance of two players from the golden generation immediately made the scene boiling again.

At the same time, the host Pestechi in the curtain smiled and said loudly;

"This is the official channel of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In one hour, it will be Croatia's first match in the World Cup. Our opponent is the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Can the Croatian boys defeat their opponents and win their first victory? These will be revealed in The results will appear tonight!”

After saying that, Pestech turned around and said, "What predictions do you two have for the game?"

Davor Suker shrugged: "Of course I hope the boys will win, but we can't underestimate any opponent just because of the European Cup championship."

Stimac also nodded and added:

"The World Cup is different from the European Cup. Many teams come from different regions or even different continents. They have completely different tactical concepts. This is completely different from playing in Europe, so in the face of changes in opponents, Making adjustments, that's the key, and I believe the boys can do it."

Davor Suker nodded; "Of course, considering the strength of the lineup, we are in the lead!"

Stimac joked; "I dare not say No. 1 in the world, but how many teams can compete with us in terms of lineup?"

As they spoke, the two people's faces were full of pride.

The expressions of the two men also caused millions of Croatian people to burst into fierce cheers.

Be cautious when you should be cautious, and be crazy when you should be crazy.

They are right!

How many teams can compete with Croatia's lineup?

Just by Su Ke, I don't know how many teams have been crushed to death.

Time passes quickly during pregame analysis.

It wasn't until the director reminded him in the earphones that Pestech had to interrupt Davor Suk's words. He said loudly;

"According to the news from the front, the players from both sides have completed their warm-up and the game is about to begin. Let us hand over the picture to our old friend Klausiewicz who is on the front line in South Africa!"

The screen turned, and the first thing that came into view was the fans divided into two parts.

Croatian fans wearing white and red plaid jerseys and Bosnia and Herzegovina fans wearing blue jerseys.

The two sides competed on the north and south sides of the court.

As soon as one side finished shouting, the other side started to gain momentum, and it felt like I would come on stage after you sing.

Beep~~~~~~~~~~

The sharp whistle was very harsh.

But this is not a whistle, but a unique South African trumpet called a humzula.

The humzula is made from plastic, costs £2, is 3ft long and can produce 127 decibels of noise, exceeding the 124 decibels of a jet taking off.

Since the early 1990s, South African fans have played the buzzzula to cheer on their team. In their opinion, the sound of the buzzzura can intimidate opposing teams.

At the same time, the noise distracts other fans.

In the first game in South Africa, South African fans used this kind of blaring horn, which caused great disturbance to the Mexican players in that game.

After the game, Mexico also protested to FIFA, hoping to ban such loudspeakers from appearing in the stadium, but FIFA denied it and said that this is a unique way of cheering in South Africa and cannot destroy other people's traditions.

This incident made many fans understand the power of this speaker.

Unable to limit, they can only hedge.

For example, a large number of Croatian fans and Bosnian fans are willing to pay 2 pounds to buy such speakers, causing all kinds of noise to hit the entire stadium.

"This is Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, and I think through the TV, you can hear the crazy noise here, yes, it's crazy here!"

Krawsiewicz kept swaying, and in fact, the noise from the humzula was causing him great discomfort.

At this time, the screen switches to the player channel.

Players from both sides have lined up.

Shot from front to back.

At the front are the captains of both sides, Srna and Hasagic.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's lineup is relatively thin. Their biggest player at the moment should be Miralem Pjanic, who is currently playing for Lyon. As for Dzeko, he has not yet fully exerted his influence.

Next came Boamé, Sterk, Suk Bacic and other young players from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Croatia's lineup is much more luxurious.

Suker, Modric and Srna, three Champions League champion-level players, took the lead.

Simunic, Rakitic, Mandzukic, Planic, Perisic, etc. Most of them are players from the five major leagues.

Croatia is definitely better in terms of lineup.

"Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Greece in the European qualifiers to qualify for the World Cup. Their No. 7 player Boamé's winning goal shocked Bosnia and Herzegovina."

"Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina's lineups are also inextricably linked."

"For example, Boamé, Sterk, Suker and Modric were teammates during Zlinijski's time in Mostar. Although they were only teammates for one year, I heard they have a very good relationship."

"Pjanic and Vukojevic were teammates at the French Ligue 1 club Lyon. Unfortunately, Vukojevic did not fully recover due to injury and was therefore unable to appear on the court."

"At the same time, there are two Sukes in this game."

"In addition to the well-known Suk, Bosnia and Herzegovina also has a player named Suk Bacic in the lineup. This is a high center forward with a height of 195 centimeters. He has extremely strong heading ability and cooperates with Pjani. The passing ability of Qi and Dzeko can have a great impact on the goal, which is also a factor that Croatian boys need to be wary of."

In the player tunnel, Suk Bazic turned his head to look at Suk from time to time.

As for Su Ke, he was looking straight ahead and had no intention of looking at him at all.

Suk Bazqi's cheeks twitched slightly.

He was annoyed by Suk's stinky look.

Boamme and Sterk in front also saw this scene.

Boamei turned around and said, "Tell me, did Suk see Bazic?"

"According to what I know about him, this guy is definitely showing off!" Sterk grinned.

He clearly remembered how much Su Ke cared about 'another Su Ke'.

What's more, as a talented player in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Suk Bazic at the time defeated Suk in terms of reputation.

Although he won that game, Suker still cared about that game very much, especially watching Suker Bazic's headers again and again. Suker, who was only 160 centimeters tall at the time, could only look up and stare. .

"Ready to enter!"

The referee from Italy shouted loudly.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the players' tunnel suddenly changed.

Everyone's eyes became sharp.

They are currently in front, waiting for the start of this game.

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

Ellis Park suddenly erupted into violent cheers.

Accompanied by cheers and majestic music, players from both sides walked out of the tunnel and entered the stadium.

At this moment, the whole place was boiling.

Whether it was the Croatian fans or the Bosnian fans, they were cheering and shouting like crazy.

Both sides lined up and played the national anthem.

Taking advantage of this moment, commentator Krausiewicz began to introduce the lineup.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Croatia (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Pletikosa.

Defenders: Srna, Simunic, Kovac, Planic.

Midfielder: Perisic, Duimovic, Rakitic, Modric, Suker.

Forward: Mandzukic.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Hasagic.

Defenders: Sterk, Panza, Mlavac, Milenkovic.

Midfielder: Ibričić, Salihovic. Pjanic.

Forwards: Dzeko, Suk Bazic, Boamé.

At the end of the national anthem, the captains of both teams exchanged team emblems and guessed sides at the same time.

In the first half, Bosnia and Herzegovina took the lead.

Srna chose the left half.

Players from both sides came to their respective half-courts to wait for the start of the game.

Croatia's first match at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is about to begin!