Golden Greenery

The Cossacks, like Americans and Australians, are not a nation but a group.

Hundreds of years ago, some serfs and poor people who did not want to be ruled by the Mongolian Kipchak Khanate fled to the Don and Dnieper River basins and began a free and nomadic life. Later, the dark rule of the Tsar brought more people here. These nomadic people who lived in pursuit of water and grass were the earliest Cossacks.

The word Cossacks (Kozacy, Cossacks) originates from the Turkic language and means "free people" or "brave people".

Three hundred years ago, the Cossacks established a gathering point near the mouth of the Don River near the Sea of ​​Azov. Three hundred years later, this place was known as the ‘Southern Capital of Russia’ and the tenth largest city in Russia - Rostov.

In fact, Rostov is just the abbreviation of the city. Just like Frankfurt-on-Main is simplified, the full name of Rostov is Rostov-on-Don.

The Sea of ​​Azov is not the smallest sea in the world, but it is the shallowest, with the deepest point being only 14 meters. It is connected to the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait.

The Caspian Sea is as big as ten Seas of Azov, but it can only be a lake. Who can I ask for explanation? The northeastern corner of the Sea of ​​Azov is Rostov, the mouth of the Don River.

Sholokhov was a Cossack born in Rostov, and his book "Quiet Don" is also about the life of the Cossacks. There are also Chekhov, who is known as the three major short film writers together with Maupassant and O. Henry, and Solzhenitsyn, who is known as the "conscience of Russia". They were both born in Rostov.

It is said that Solzhenitsyn likes eating crayfish very much, the kind found in our night markets. Crayfish is a specialty of the Don River. It used to be flooded, but since it was discovered by the Chinese, you know.

Zhuo Yang and the Chinese team came to Rostov-on-Don, of course, not to eat crayfish. The cooking skills of the chefs here are full of Cossack roughness. I came here to seek revenge from the Brazilian team.

Rostov is 400 kilometers due north of Sochi. This distance can be considered adjacent to each other in the vast territory of Russia. Taking a plane is just a matter of taking off and landing.

The Chinese team arrived in Rostov one day before Brazil, but there were still many Brazilian media waiting at the airport to greet them.

In fact, the topic of 'revenge' was first raised by the Brazilian media. Of course Zhuo Yang wanted to regain the 0:8 result four years ago, but he did not bring up the topic of 'revenge'.

First of all, four years have passed. Both love and hate can fade with the passage of time. Speaking of breaking the sky, it is just a victory or defeat on the football field, not a hatred between family and country.

Secondly, Brazil’s strength is there.

The competition is always the favorite, and the Chinese team must be at a disadvantage in terms of strength. ‘Revenge’ is a double-edged sword that is always talked about. If we don’t win again, wouldn’t it mean that new hatred adds to old hatred?

Besides, before the schedule is released, we don’t know whether the two teams are likely to encounter each other. If they shout "revenge" all day long, it will be like a fight.

After coming out of the group stage, Zhuoyang and his teammates knew that if they beat Portugal, they would face the winners of Brazil and Mexico. However, it was impossible to look that far ahead at this time. The first task was to serve Portugal wholeheartedly. As for Brazil, they have to get through Mexico first.

In the past four years, especially when he went to Manchester City after regaining his new life, Zhuo Yang never mentioned "revenge" again. He just kept it in his heart and waited for the mountains and rivers to meet again.

But the media never takes things too seriously. Even before the game against Mexico started, the Brazilian media reiterated old stories and settled old scores from four years ago.

In the group stage, Brazil started with a 1:1 draw with Switzerland, and then defeated Costa Rica and Serbia 2:0 to qualify first in the group.

The elimination of Mexico in the top 16 was also 2:0. Although it was not as exciting as the Chinese team's winning streak, it showed a steady state gradually. This is the most correct position for the championship team.

There are only eight teams left in the World Cup, and Germany, Argentina, and Portugal are in trouble. England defeated Colombia with a penalty kick in which Ronaldo was absent due to injury. It is worth mentioning that Kane scored a penalty kick in the second half, increasing the number of goals to 6.

In the warm-up match against China, center back Yerry Mina, who came on as a substitute in the second half, is the Minardo who was bought by Barcelona in the winter window. He gave Colombia the first chance in the game.

Colombia, the only team that had defeated the Chinese team during the entire warm-up period, also went home. After all, coach Pekerman failed to raise a Dogo named "Russia".

The 24-year-old Mina has not been given a chance in Barcelona in the past six months. It is said that Everton is interested in him. If this is the case, he will become Jiang Guangtai's competitor in the new season, because Everton decided to take back Jiang, who was loaned to Preston in the English Championship.

The low-key Sweden defeated Switzerland 1:0, and Ibrahimovic, who was on vacation in the United States, expressed his congratulations generously.

So many penalty shootouts. Croatia drew 1:1 with Uruguay, which had not conceded a goal before, and won 4:3 in the penalty shootout.

France, which knew its shame but then became brave, defeated Spain 4:2 in a strong dialogue. The double goals of Scar, Pavard and Mbappe, and the goals of Xiaobai and Shui Ye just wanted to give themselves peace of mind.

Japan played at a high level and goals from Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui put them ahead of Belgium. This technical and tactical level is impressive, and their performance is no worse than any of the current football powers.

However, the Japanese have flaws. Belgium saw that conventional tactics were not enough, so they resorted to more tactics and took on Fellaini.

It's just a challenge, it's just bullying the little Japanese who are short and not good at heading the ball. The simple and rough aerial work and the minimalist physical confrontation are too much for the Japanese.

Thunder, rain and dew are all your grace. Vertonghen and Fellaini each headed the ball, and Tiran's midfielder Nasser Chadli scored the winner. 2:3. To be honest, Japan lost so much that the Chinese felt it was a pity.

Brazil, China, Russia, England, Belgium, Sweden, France, Croatia, six European teams, one American team and one Asian team, the Eight Immortals of the World Cup cross the sea.

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"I am a reporter from the Sao Paulo newspaper. Mr. Zhuoyang, will the match against Brazil be your revenge?"

I no longer talked about "revenge" before, because the pattern was big enough, but now I am chased to the door and asked, I can no longer deny it. To deny it is to give in.

"why not?"

"So are you confident that your revenge will be successful?"

"Brazil is a strong team, but with all due respect, they are not as strong as me." Zhuo Yang said: "Brazil can lose to Germany, Paraguay and Peru (American Cup), why can't it lose to China? So, We need to be logical when discussing issues, right?"

reporter:"……"

"Moreover, Mr. Journalist, you can publish my words in the newspaper intact, so that everyone in the Brazilian football circle, including my respected seniors and my friends, can see them."

"I've been waiting for this game for four years."