After the Chinese Olympic delegation was established and Lu Wenbin was announced as the captain of the national Olympic team to lead the national Olympic team to the Olympics, Lu Wenbin received tasks related to the Olympics.
The mission of this Olympics is different from previous ones and is no longer just for the champions.
Mission 39: Qualifying from the Group
Requirement: Lead the Chinese men's national Olympic football team to qualify from the Olympic men's football group stage
Reward: 1 million experience points + 10 skill points
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Mission 40: Olympic Champion
Request: Lead the Chinese men's national Olympic football team to win the Olympic championship
Reward: 5 million experience points + 50 skill points
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There are two tasks and two rewards for one cup competition, which shows the system's emphasis on national honor.
If Lu Wenbin really leads the national team to win the Olympic championship, he will receive a total of 6 million experience points and 60 skill points as rewards.
I don't know how much experience rewards there will be for the official matches, but it will definitely be higher than the Champions League. Otherwise, it would be a shame to the name of the Olympics and the generous rewards for these two tasks.
The Chinese Olympic team's first game in the London Olympics was not played in the British capital, London, but in Newcastle, and the venue was Newcastle's home stadium, St. James' Park.
On the afternoon of July 19, as the Chinese Olympic team's plane landed at Newcastle Airport in the UK, Lu Wenbin's arrival immediately ignited the enthusiasm of all Chinese and local citizens who came to greet them.
As the world's top football star today, Lu Wenbin's influence has gone beyond football and he also has considerable influence among other groups.
Even in Newcastle, England, countless local British fans and ordinary citizens warmly welcomed Lu Wenbin's arrival.
In the airport lobby, Lu Wenbin was interviewed by dozens of reporters.
The Chinese team was originally a weak team, but because of Lu Wenbin's presence, it has become one of the favorites to win the championship, but not the number one favorite.
The favorite to win the men's football championship at the London Olympics is the Brazilian team, which has Neymar, known as the "second Pele", as well as Oscar, Lucas, and Lu Wenbin's teammates Marcelo, Silva, Hulk and three other over-age star players.
In terms of lineup strength and popularity, except for Lu Wenbin, the Brazilian Olympic team is ten blocks ahead of the Chinese team.
It was only because of Lu Wenbin's presence that the media listed the Chinese team as one of the favorites to win the championship. During the interview, the reporters also asked about the Chinese team's goals.
Lu Wenbin naturally would not make any random statements. He just told reporters that as long as the Chinese team could win a game and achieve a historic breakthrough, that would be enough.
The Chinese Olympic team has participated in two Olympic Games in history, and only in 2008, as the host country, did they score their first goal, and then nothing happened.
Not to mention winning, just getting a draw and one point at the London Olympics would be a historic breakthrough.
Of course, if the goal of the Chinese team led by Lu Wenbin is just a draw or one point, that would be a joke and no one would believe it.
That’s why Lu Wenbin said that the Chinese team’s goal is to win a game.
Other teammates, head coaches and team leaders also said the same thing in unison. Their purpose was to keep a low profile and paralyze their opponents. As for whether the media or opponents believed it or not, that didn't matter. They just couldn't stand out.
After the interview, the Chinese team boarded the bus and was taken to a hotel next to the Newcastle training base by British Olympic Committee staff. The Chinese team will conduct adaptive training at the Newcastle training base and wait for the start of the first game.
The next day, China's first opponent, the Mexican Olympic team, also arrived in Newcastle, stayed in the same hotel, and trained at the same training base, but on a different stadium.
As time went by, the atmosphere of the Olympics became more and more intense, and more and more reporters and fans came to watch the Chinese team's training. Lu Wenbin signed a large number of autographs for the fans almost every day after training.
Because Mendes has been dragging his feet and has not given a clear reply to Florentino, other wealthy European clubs are pursuing Lu Wenbin.
Therefore, some British reporters asked about the possibility of Lu Wenbin's transfer to the Premier League, but Lu Wenbin pushed them all to Mendes, claiming that he had to concentrate on training and preparing for the Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is on July 27, and the football matches start two days earlier.
On July 25, 2012, the first round of the women's football group stage kicked off. The host British women's football team defeated New Zealand 1-0 in the football opener and barely got off to a good start.
Subsequently, Brazil defeated Cameroon 5-0, the United States defeated France 4-2, and Sweden defeated South Africa 4-1. Basically, the strong teams won.
The Chinese women's football team failed to enter the London Olympics, so the Chinese delegation's first Olympic match was the first group match for the Chinese men's national Olympic team.
On July 26, it was the turn of the first round of the men's football match.
The first match was the men's football Group D match between Honduras and Morocco. After 90 minutes of fighting, the two sides ended up in a 2-2 draw.
The second game is between the Chinese Olympic team in Group B and the Mexican Olympic team. The game will be played at 14:30 noon local time, which is 21:30 pm Beijing time, just in time for Chinese audiences to watch the live broadcast.
The match will be held at St James' Park in Newcastle.
As soon as the sun rose, countless Chinese fans and overseas Chinese gathered at St. James' Park.
By the time the game was about to start, the stadium stands were already full, but the stands were almost entirely occupied by Chinese fans.
At first glance, it's all red.
There are just too many Chinese people.
St. James' Park, which can accommodate more than 50,000 people, has been turned into a home ground by Chinese fans. It is filled with flags, slogans, banners and portraits such as the five-star red flag, "Go Chinese football", "The Chinese team will win", and "Lu Wenbin, I love you".
There were about 30,000 Chinese fans, occupying most of the stands. There were probably less than 10,000 Mexican fans, and the rest were local citizens or other fans who came to see superstar Lu Wenbin.
CCTV-5 also started live broadcast in advance, introducing the game and interviewing fans, etc.
Chinese fans are naturally full of confidence and expressed their confidence and expectation that Lu Wenbin will lead the Chinese team to victory.
Mexican fans were not to be outdone, claiming that the Chinese team only had one Lu Wenbin and the other players were vulnerable. Mexico would definitely defeat the Chinese team with its strong overall strength and eventually win the championship.
Yes, Mexico is also one of the favorites to win the Olympics.
This is a confrontation between two teams that are favorites to win the championship. Not only is China and Mexico paying unprecedented attention to it, but many other countries will also broadcast it live.
After all, the Olympics haven't opened yet and there are no other competitions to broadcast live. The number of countries and TV stations broadcasting this game will probably be no less than that of the World Cup.
Of course, there will definitely be fewer people watching than the World Cup. After all, it is just a U23 Olympic game. Probably only the fans and ordinary people of the two countries participating in the game will pay close attention to it.