"Boss, let me say it." Thomason stood up again. After getting Olson's approval, "Brothers, as a veteran, my feelings for the World Cup are deeper than any of you. If possible, I would not be willing to miss any minute, but there is no way, I can only say regret that my injury does not allow me to start fighting from the first minute. But I have no despair, because I have you and you reliable brothers around me, you will enter the knockout stage with my dreams, and I completely believe you!

During the days when I was absent from the game, I sincerely hoped..." Thomason looked around and his eyes fell on Qin Tian, ​​"Qin, I hope you can take on the responsibility of a captain and lead everyone to win every game."

The players in the conference room were still a little turbulent, and many people subconsciously looked at Qin Tian. Qin Tian sat there calmly with his face without looking sideways. Long before coming to South Africa, Olson and Thomas had communicated with Qin Tian in private, but now it was just on the surface. Moreover, the main general was broken before the war, and someone must immediately stand up to cheer up the morale of the army. Although Qin Tian is a little younger, his ability and courage are fine.

Of course, choosing Qin Tian is not blind. Apart from the trust of the coaches, Qin Tian's performance in the club and group stages has conquered most players, and his performance has never disappointed anyone.

"We are the former European champions, but over the years, Danish fairy tales have been almost forgotten by the world. I think everyone has a desire for the Hercules Cup in their hearts. I believe you will be able to laugh to the end, because this Denmark team is not inferior to any team in defense or offense. We are a whole, we are a team, and no one can stop us from moving forward."

"Yes, no one can stop us from moving forward," everyone was filled with emotion.

"Boss, I trust Qin, he will lead us to victory." Romedal, among the veterans, took the lead in making a statement. According to his qualifications, he and Jorgensen are the best choice for captains, and their popularity in the team is also quite good. However, as long as the Danish team can win, it doesn't matter who is the captain, not to mention that Qin Tian's performance has been proven many times.

"Yes, we support you, Qin, do it!"

"Yes, no one is more suitable than you." Bentner doesn't care. He doesn't care who the captain is, just let him play football.

...

Seeing that everyone expressed their support, Qin Tian had to stand up and as the new captain, he would say a few words.

"Dear brothers, I am not the oldest or the youngest here, but I regard each of you as my brothers. We have not been together for a long time, but over the past period of time, we have fought side by side and worked together. We first successfully broke through Europe, came here, and came to the place where we will fight next.

The Danish team once asked me not to participate, but I hope I can create the glory with everyone in the future. I am extremely eager for that championship. I think everyone feels the same as me. I am very happy and honored to be able to fight with you.

I don’t want to say too much about the game. What I can guarantee is that no matter what the situation is, no matter when, I will fight to the last second. We are not 23 people, we are one person, we are a team, and the champion belongs to us!”

Everyone was deeply moved by Qin Tian's words, and everyone applauded together, "Go to treat, treat to guests." The restless Bentner and Mike Jensen started a mess, and they seemed to have forgotten that it was not just players in the conference room.

"Well, I'm going to treat you. After the training is over, Mike and Bentner will treat you very well and take care of your own expenses." Olson said, "Okay, everyone, in order to make everyone more motivated, I'll talk about something that everyone is interested in, that is a reward arrangement for everyone's performance by our great FA."

"Swish" everyone's ears stood up. In addition to glory, the most interesting thing about the game is money, otherwise who will play football.

Before coming to South Africa, it is said that Reuters conducted a survey and announced the ranking of the championship prizes for the top 32 in the South African World Cup. The highest one is of course five-star Brazil. If the team wins the championship, the prize money will be divided equally by each person, which makes this ever-winning general take the lead in winning one first before the game begins.

The reason why the Brazilian Football Association is so heroic this time is not because the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the German World Cup four years ago. I remember that the English media once joked about this at that time, claiming that "the Brazilian Football Association proposed that everyone rewards $250,000 after winning the championship, which obviously cannot make the wealthy Brazilian players cheer up." Therefore, in this World Cup, the prize money suddenly rose to 1 million, which is a big deal.

The football king Pele was also very envious and jealous of this, and almost used his killer move - Crow Mouth, "The players are so happy nowadays. Playing a few games can be enough to buy a few luxury cars and houses. At that time..." Seeing Pele say again that Brazil will definitely win the championship, the Brazilian Football Association immediately "stopped".

Compared with the Brazilian team's spending a lot of money, the other popular teams are quite low-key compared to the traditional powerful teams. For example, the German team, each favorite to win the championship, if they enter the quarter-finals, then each person will be 50,000 euros, and when they enter the semi-finals, they will be increased to 100,000, and when they join, they will be 250,000 euros. The conditions offered by the French Football Association are not found, and the conditions for each stage are 40,000, 80,000 to the final 300,000.

The above are all egalitarian plans. The English Football Association is more direct. The main players get more than the substitutes. Those who always sit on the bench are symbolic and get some fees, while the head coach's reward is quite fierce. Putting aside the favorites to win the championship, the bonus plans of other teams are also quite eye-catching.

The Japanese Football Association promised that if the team wins the championship, it will receive a reward of 1 billion yen, and the average of each person is about 35 million yen, equivalent to more than 400,000 US dollars. The US Football Association is also in a good condition this time. Given the team's amazing performance in the Federation Cup last year, they reached the final and led Brazil 2:0 in the first half. Regarding this World Cup, the US team also stated that if the team wins the championship, they will receive a prize of 550,000 pounds for each person. In addition, even if they lose every game, each person can get 54,000 pounds.

The crazy performance of the American Football Association made the other three teams in the same group very alert. Before the game, the English media kept reminding the team that they must be careful of Americans. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and never miss the front, and the two met in the first game.

Of course, bonuses are just one aspect to stimulate players' performance. Qin Tian does not pay much attention to this money. Moreover, before the World Cup came, Qin Tian promised more than once in an interview with the media that no matter how far the team finally reached, all the bonuses he received were donated to go to school and play football for children in poor African areas.

As the opening match of the World Cup gets closer, every player's mood is becoming more and more urgent and excited. The first game of this World Cup is South Africa against Mexico, and France and Uruguay are in the same group as the host group. When the draw was determined, everyone unanimously believed that the most unlucky one among the previous host groups was South Africa. This group can be regarded as the death group. Of course, France has the upper hand. However, as a frequent visitor of the World Cup and the once-strong team in the world football world, Mexico and Uruguay are not easy to save money. Most people are skeptical about the South African team's ability to qualify.

Of course, South Africa doesn't think so from top to bottom. Even the chairman of the South African Football Association feels that we have the right time, place, and people in this World Cup. Even if we finally enter the final, we won't feel strange. Although everyone has no negative response on the surface, no one in private doesn't sneer.

Because just a few days ago, the national team coach Ranieli, who was interviewed by Italian media, just modestly stated that the team's goal this time is to strive to enter the semi-finals, because the Italian team is currently in the stage of alternating new and old, and the team's reserve force and old core players have not been completely handed over. The strength of this World Cup is still very obvious with other strong teams, so Ranieli is so low-key.

Finally, time came to the stadium on June 11, 2010. The highly anticipated 19th World Cup kicked off at the stadium of Johannesburg Football City in South Africa. Almost all teams came to the stadium to watch the grand unveiling ceremony. The entire stadium accommodated about 80,000 fans, and the people of South Africa also showed the people of the world their unique African style.

Originally, South Africa's spiritual leader Mandela would also attend the opening ceremony, but just before the opening ceremony was about to begin, Mandela's daughter encountered misfortune on the way to Football City. Taking into account various factors, Mandela finally missed the opening ceremony of this World Cup.

However, South Africa's President Zuma still delivered a speech on behalf of Mandela after FIFA President Blatt, "Mr. Mandela hopes to be with us and wishes you good results. I hope you can enjoy the game. This is a World Cup belonging to Africa, and the whole Africa will be happy about it!"

Zuma then shook hands with the players of both sides of the opening match one by one with the opening match. South Africa is the third African team to participate in the opening match of the World Cup. Both African teams successfully defeated the defending champion in an upset. Cameroon won Argentina in 1990, Senegal defeated France in 2002, and the hosts remained unbeaten in the opening match seven times. Therefore, all South African fans believe in this rule and believe that their team can at least draw against Mexico.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, after the game begins, the only way for South Africa to win over their opponents is not their strength or their past record, but the voice of Wuwuzula who is now connected in the stands.
Chapter completed!