The Most Handsome Guy on the Field

June 3, Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, 2002 World Cup Group C first round, Brazil vs. Turkey.

Ricardinho has not arrived yet, so the Brazilian team has to go out with a team of 22 players, but his presence or absence actually has little impact, so at least on the surface, the Brazilian team was not affected at all, and they were still full of energy and appeared on the field with high spirits.

Cafu wore the captain's armband and led the players into the field. Kaká sat on the bench and started his first World Cup game.

The significance of the World Cup to a football player is self-evident. Whether it is a veteran football player or a World Cup rookie like Kaká with special experience, they can't help but feel excited. There are also matches between Mexico and Croatia and Italy and Ecuador held today, but in terms of attention, of course, the Brazil match is the most popular.

"Hello, everyone. You are watching the first round of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup Group C match between Brazil and Turkey. The Brazilian team set up a 5221 formation today. The goalkeeper is Ceni. The five defenders are Roberto Carlos, Lúcio, Roque Júnior, Edmílson, and Cafu. The two midfielders are Gilberto Silva and Juninho. The three front players are Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo..."

The temperature of the stadium was as high as 35 degrees Celsius, which was a huge test for the players on the field, but both sides used their full strength from the first minute of the game.

The Brazilian team showed a very good state. The front trident kept using their personal abilities and small cooperation to create scoring opportunities. The two sidebacks Carlos and Cafu also took turns to come forward and frequently threatened the Turkish goal.

Unfortunately, today the Turkish goalkeeper Rüştü stole the gloves of God and incredibly blocked the Brazilian team's shots many times.

In the first half stoppage time, Ronaldinho passed the defender and shot, but was again blocked by Rüştü.

Just when everyone thought the game would enter the halftime break with a score of 0:0, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Turkey sent a free kick in the midfield, and the ball was passed into the Brazilian penalty area. The Brazilian defender blocked the ball and passed it to Juninho, but Juninho did not stop the ball when he received it, and the ball was intercepted by the Turks. After three passes, the 24-year-old Bastürk dribbled the ball forward, passed it over Lúcio's head, and Turkey's No. 11 Hasan Şaş, who was inserted at high speed, volleyed with his left foot and scored!

Brazil 0-1 Turkey.

The whole audience was in an uproar, and the Turkish fans in the stands were like crazy, and the cheers almost pierced everyone's eardrums.

Scolari sat in his seat, spread his hands, and complained to the assistant coach beside him. As for what he was complaining about, no one knew.

At the beginning of the second half, Brazil, which was trailing 0-1, attacked wildly.

In the 47th minute, Ronaldo turned and shot, but was saved by Rüştü.

In the 49th minute, Edmílson sent a long pass, Rivaldo's shot was blocked by Rüştü again, and then Ronaldo made a supplementary shot, and the ball was destroyed on the penalty area line and went out of the bottom line.

In the 50th minute, Edmílson passed the ball from the left, Rivaldo played the ball to the back point, Ronaldo flew out with both feet, and volleyed with his right foot to equalize the score!

Brazil 1-1 Turkey.

The alien who just lost the Serie A championship finally came out of the shadows and opened the goal account of this World Cup.

Ronaldo is now 25 years old, which is the peak stage of a person's physical condition in his life. Unfortunately, his body has undergone many overhauls and only has 70% or 80% of its strength at most.

Of course, there are still improvements in some aspects. For example, now he often shoots without passing the goalkeeper.

It's not easy.

After scoring, Ronaldo became more and more courageous. In the 56th minute, he got rid of Ümit Özat and rushed into the penalty area to shoot, but unfortunately Rüştü saved the ball again.

The Turkish goalkeeper has been super today.

In the 61st minute, Roberto Carlos sent a corner kick. Lúcio shot in the melee, but Rüştü pressed the ball under him.

In the 63rd minute, Juninho turned and shot. Rüştü struggled to save the ball from going out of bounds. After the corner kick, Rivaldo scored with a header, but was called offside. In the 72nd minute of the game, Scolari made a substitution, and Oliveira replaced Ronaldo, the hero of the goal.

Oliveira quickly stood up in the envious eyes of the substitutes, but Scolari did not leave, but looked at Kaká.

Kaká's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

"Kaká, warm up."

"Got it, Boss."

Kaká replaced Juninho.

"The Brazilian team made continuous substitutions. It seems that Scolari is very dissatisfied with the team's offense. Oh, he actually replaced Ronaldo and Juninho Paulista. Oh my God, is Scolari crazy? He actually replaced two young players, not Denílson, not Vampeta, but Oliveira and Kaká, who just turned 20 this year! Now it's the World Cup game, the score is 1:1, not a friendly match, not Brazil leading 5:0, Scolari is playing a joke on the fate of the Brazilian team..."

The commentator from Brazil said a lot of things, and the crying tone and intonation made Oliveira and Kaká's fans unhappy. The hot-tempered ones even cursed directly at the TV.

Ronaldo had just recovered from a serious injury, and Scolari replaced him out of caution. Oliveira was the only pure center on the bench, so this substitution was understandable, but Kaká's appearance made some people unhappy.

Kaká's fans couldn't help but look forward to it, and couldn't stop worrying.

Although Kaká has been subject to some controversy due to the omission of some players, after all, with a series of outstanding performances before, everyone can still accept that he was included in the 23-man roster.

No one can ignore his potential, and no one doubts that this young man will be the most important member of the Brazilian national team in the future.

But that is in the future.

It is reasonable to let him sit on the sidelines and see the world, but playing? And playing at such an important moment... Sao Paulo fans and Kaká fans said it was right, but other fans said it was worth discussing.

Compared with the Brazilians' fuss, neutral fans were more open-minded, and the tone of commentators from other countries was more bland and formulaic.

"... Juninho also left the field, and he was replaced by No. 23 Kaká, a young player from the Sao Paulo club in Brazil. Sao Paulo won four championships last year, and successfully defended the title in the state league and an important domestic championship this year. Kaká was an important contributor, and Kaká also led the team to win the World Youth Championship last year. I believe that friends who have watched the World Youth Championship must have an impression of him."

"This is the most popular young player in Brazil now: Kaká. He is only 20 years old, but he has won many honors such as the best player and top scorer of the Sao Paulo State First Division, and the best rookie of the Brazilian League. His value in the transfer market is as high as 15 million euros, and many teams are very interested in him." The commentator's introduction made everyone look forward to Kaká's appearance.

In fact, every country has a similar tradition. When it comes to the world championship, bring the most promising new stars in the country. On the one hand, it allows them to follow the big brother to gain experience, and on the other hand, they can feel the atmosphere of the competition up close and prepare for the future succession.

This phenomenon is called "the old leading the new" in the workplace, also called key training.

Those who can be brought to the World Cup for training are naturally the focus of the focus, the rising star among the rising stars.

The last person on the Brazilian team who enjoyed this treatment was Ronaldo.

Of course, for some female fans, they are not interested in whether they are rising stars or not. What makes them shine is Kaka's face.

The looks of the players on the field what can i say. Most of them belong to the "can't find a wife in our village if you can't play football" series. Kaka, who has a face value of more than 90 points, is set off to a nearly perfect effect, which is dazzling.

For a large number of female fans who suddenly appear every time the World Cup comes, the score does not matter, just looking at the person is enough.

After all, scoring a goal is just a matter of one game, but being handsome is a matter of a lifetime, and the priorities must be made clear.

(end of chapter)