A flight from Madrid, Spain slowly landed at the capital airport.

Not long after, Yang Yang and Su Ye, holding their son Yang Guang's hand, accompanied by Wei Zheng and Winston Bogard, appeared with a chat and laughter. The media reporters who had been squatting on the scene immediately rushed forward.

When Yang Yang and his group were surprised to see the sudden appearance of the media and fans, they were a little surprised because their itinerary was not disclosed, but they were not surprised. So Su Ye took his son to leave first, and Wei Zheng and Winston Bogard accompanied Yang Yang to deal with the media.

"Yang Yang, how are your injuries? Can you catch up with the World Cup?"

"Of course, I think it's pretty good, no problem."

"Two days ago, the national team played the warm-up match before the first World Cup, and drew with Macedonia by zero to zero. What do you think?"

"I watched the game live broadcast and I thought I performed well, especially our defense, which was well caught."

"But our offense missed a lot of opportunities."

"Yes, this is a question, but I think we should see more advantages, don't we?"

"Many people think that your absence has caused the team's offense to be weak."

"I don't think so. We have many outstanding players, such as Gao Lin, who played well in the Premier League, Feng Xiaoting, and Chen Tao. He used to play as a substitute at Dortmund, but in the past year, he changed to midfield because his competitor was injured. I think he played well and Klopp's transformation was very successful."

"But Gao Lin missed two very good must-scoring goals, and Wu Lei did not show a satisfactory performance."

"We need to look at this issue more tolerantly, because the league has just ended and everyone still needs time to adjust."

In the European top league for many years, Yang Yang's method of dealing with media reporters has long been perfect, especially domestic media, which makes it easier to deal with. He almost always answers immediately as soon as the other party asks questions, as if he can completely guess what the other party wants to ask.

This also made the media reporters on the scene feel a little depressed because they are very passive.

"Yang Yang, can you talk about your views on this World Cup?" asked an authoritative domestic media.

Yang Yang then paid attention to it and nodded, "Yes, many people have high expectations for this World Cup, but what I want to say is that our football level is not high, and football development cannot be achieved overnight. We need time and accumulation, but I still believe that we can make some achievements on the stage of the World Cup this year."

"I think we have the ability to shock the world!"

Yang Yang's last sentence was loud and powerful, and it also made everyone feel his determination and confidence.

"Can you win the championship?" someone in the crowd asked in a cheering voice.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and it was obvious that everyone was amused by this question.

Is the Chinese team going to win the World Cup?

Are you sure this is not a joke? Not a daydream?

Yang Yang also smiled, but replied confidently: "I can't answer this question, but what I can be sure is that we will do our best to play every game and strive for every victory. As for which step we can go, no one knows."

This is very honest and direct.

The strength of the Chinese team is there, the ability of the players is there, and the gap with the world's top teams is there, and these are things that cannot be deceived.

Yang Yang did not answer any questions about World Cup results and goals. He avoided the important points because he was not sure. No one knew what this World Cup would look like, so he could only play with all his strength.

Since 2014, under the call of the top leadership, a huge football reform is being launched in China, not only the league, but also youth training and overseas study. These have made people see the positive side of Chinese football.

And Yang Yang is the goal and direction of countless Chinese people!

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After Yang Yang returned to China, he went directly to the national team to report the next day.

Regarding his injury, Queroz and the national team doctor have already contacted Real Madrid. Real Madrid also said that during the World Cup, a team doctor will specially arrange for a team doctor to follow the Chinese team to be responsible for Yang Yang's injury treatment.

Yang Yang's return to the team greatly improved the morale of the national team, and all international players warmly welcomed him.

In this game against Macedonia, Yang Yang was absent due to injury, which made the national team's frontcourt offense weak. Gao Lin and Wu Lei missed many scoring opportunities and were criticized. Now that Yang Yang is back, although he is still recovering from his injuries, the team has found the backbone.

When Yang Yang saw his teammates, he still reiterated what he said in an interview with the media. He hoped that everyone in the team could unite and continue to work hard to surprise everyone in the Brazil World Cup.

"We will meet many old opponents in this World Cup, such as Argentina. They are mainly players from the World Youth Championship, such as Zabaleta. Now he has changed to play on the right back, as well as Biglia, Mascherano and Messi. These are our opponents back then."

"Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil are also mainly of that age, but what's interesting is that many of the opponents who played with us were no longer in these national teams."

When Yang Yang said this, the surroundings were quiet, and everyone showed a thoughtful look.

Football is cruel, especially professional football.

All the players who participated in the World Youth Championship were among the best among their peers in their country, and all were young rookies who were valued and focused on cultivating. However, many of them, even most of them, ended up missing everyone and not meeting the expectations of the outside world at that time.

The most typical one is Mikel. How powerful was back then?

Even for the Chinese team, less than half of the teams that won the championship, can still play in the national team, and almost all of them are studying abroad. This proves how wise it was to recommend Yang Yang's teammates to study abroad. It also ensures the competitiveness of Chinese international players.

“I think, for us, it’s like an exam.”

Feng Xiaoting and others thought about it and immediately understood what Yang Yang meant.

"When we won the World Youth Championship, many people thought that we were lucky, accident, luck, coincidence, and some even thought it was the referee's partiality and care for us. But now, almost ten years have passed, and we are all mature. We need to show performance and achievements to prove ourselves."

"That's why I said, I hope we can shock the whole world in the Brazil World Cup!"

All international players, regardless of whether they participated in the World Youth Championship that year, were infected by Yang Yang's words.

The Dutch World Youth Championship was a glory for Chinese football. Although it was just a youth team competition, it was the first world champion of Chinese football. Nine years later, those young men back then have now transformed into the backbone of the national team.

In European clubs, some of them are functional players, some are role substitutes, some are dispensable marginal people, and some have even reached the point of being sold out of the team...

But each of them was full of anger and a lot of energy. They were unwilling to accept it and were not convinced.

Yang Yang is right. They were once world champions. Even if they were just world champions of the youth team, they once trampled Messi on their feet, making the arrogant Argentines, Dutch, Brazilians, and Germans tremble under their feet.

As time goes by, what we could do back then may not be able to do now.

But they are willing to try and fight.

Even if it is just to fulfill the dream and wish in your heart.

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According to the three group match opponents in the World Cup, the Chinese team specially arranged three warm-up matches in a targeted manner.

Macedonia targets Greece, Côte d'Ivoire arranged Mali, and Colombia arranged Costa Rica.

After drawing Macedonia by zero to zero, the Chinese team then ushered in a warm-up match in Costa Rica. This time, the Chinese team scored the only goal for the team with a long shot from Chen Tao in the second half, and finally narrowly defeated Costa Rica by zero.

But after playing against Perfect Continental, the Chinese team played a very stalemate and passive again in the last warm-up match against Mali, and finally drew with the opponent by zero to zero, and the whole game was very passive.

Since Queiroz coached the Chinese team, his biggest feature is to focus on defense and play overall football. The frontcourt offense revolves around Yang Yang, but due to a left shoulder injury, Yang Yang did not play in three warm-up matches, which seriously affected the performance of the Chinese team, especially the offensive end.

However, the good news is that there is no problem with Yang Yang catching up with the World Cup. On the contrary, Colombia's number one star Falcao was not selected for the Colombian national team roster and missed the World Cup due to injury, which also made the Chinese team and the other two group opponents breathe a sigh of relief.

Judging from the current situation, the three opponents in the group where the Chinese team is located are of great strength.

Needless to say, Colombia is missing. Although there are no Falcao, there are also famous European stars such as James Rodriguez, Jackson Martinez, and Cuadrado. Côte d'Ivoire are generally older, but stars such as Drogba, Côte d'Orde and Yaya Toure cannot be underestimated. There are also stars like Gervinho in the Mesozoic generation.

Greece has relatively poor cards, but it is a team that has won the European Cup championship. Its overall strength is very strong and its defense is very solid. This is the foundation that has been passed down from the European Cup to the present.

If we look at strength alone, these three teams are extraordinary. No matter which team the Chinese team faces, they do not have enough chances and confidence to win, so they can only try their best in every game and fight to the death.

Judging from past records, if you want to qualify in the group, you must at least get a victory and a draw.

Queros' strategy is also very pragmatic. The whole team defends, and the offense can only rely on Yang Yang.
Chapter completed!