Before playing the first game, Lu Wenbin didn't know what kind of single-game rewards the Confederations Cup system would give.
But after the game, he realized that he had made a lot of money playing for the national team.
Although they didn't win the game, he had a goal and an assist in the first game.
The rewards given by the system are 500,000 experience points for assists, 1 million experience points for goals, and 2 million experience points for winning in the Confederations Cup group stage.
Lu Wenbin speculated that the reward would be doubled in the knockout rounds.
Just based on a goal and an assist in the first game, even though they didn't win, Lu Wenbin still received a very generous reward of 1.5 million experience points.
The system's rewards for national team matches are indeed much more focused.
After the first round of the Confederations Cup, Spain ranked first in Group B with 3 points, China and Nigeria tied for second with 1 point each, and Uruguay ranked last with 0 points.
On June 18, the day after the first game, the final round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers was held, with Australia VS Iraq, China VS Oman, and Japan having a bye.
In the end, Australia defeated Iraq 1-0 at home. The Chinese second team, whose main players all went to Brazil to participate in the Confederations Cup, lost 0-2 to Oman at home.
The matches of the top ten stage of Asia have all ended. China, Japan, Iran and South Korea have directly advanced to the Brazil World Cup, while Australia and Uzbekistan have to play in the play-offs. The winners will also play in the intercontinental play-offs with teams from South America or Central and North America. The chances of winning and qualifying are very slim.
Slalom Confederations Cup.
On June 19, the second round of Group A went on as scheduled, with Brazil defeating Mexico 2-0 and Italy beating Tahiti 4-0.
Brazil and Italy advanced to the next round after two consecutive wins, while Mexico and Tahiti were eliminated after two consecutive losses.
On June 20, it was the turn of the second round of Group B matches. The first match was between China and Spain, and the venue was the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
This is a daunting team that makes people feel hopeless before the game even starts.
Spain is the first team in football history to win three consecutive world championships, the 2008 European Cup champion, the 2010 World Cup champion and the 2012 European Cup champion.
Look at who is in the Spanish team now: Casillas, Ramos, Pique, Xavi, Alonso, Iniesta, Fabregas, Silva, Torres, Villa...
Any one of these people can be called a superstar, on the same level as Shevchenko and Drogba.
But there is only one Shevchenko in Ukraine and only one Drogba in Côte d'Ivoire.
Spain, on the other hand, has a group of superstars like Shevchenko and Drogba.
Xavi, Alonso, Iniesta, Fabregas and some of them will be forced to play as substitutes because there are not enough places in the midfield.
In other words, those sitting on the Spanish bench are geniuses and pillars that other countries rarely see in a century.
In the 2012 European Cup final, Italy's reinforced concrete defense, known as the world's strongest, was beaten 4-0 by Spain. It was a complete bloodbath and they had no power to fight back.
Facing such an opponent, before the game started, Lu Wenbin knew in his heart that no matter how strong he was, it would be useless.
Of course, the game still needs to be played. What if the Spanish team is not in good shape and all the forwards don't have shooting boots
In order to influence the opponent as much as possible, Lu Wenbin also greeted Casillas, Ramos, Alonso and others cordially in the player tunnel before the game.
Xavi, Iniesta, Pique and others who were originally mortal enemies of Barcelona were not spared, as if they had never had any conflicts with them when they were in Real Madrid. They greeted them cordially like old acquaintances.
This made Pique and others a little confused, but it was difficult for them to refuse Lu Wenbin's greeting because Lu Wenbin's current status was too high.
But Lu Wenbin's little trick had no effect.
The Spanish team had experienced as many big games as Lu Wenbin. On the contrary, the Chinese players were a little timid in the face of the Spanish team, and were afraid of the three points before the game even started.
The match against the double champion of the World Cup and European Cup made Lu Wenbin and everyone on the Chinese team, including players, fans and media, realize how big the gap is between them and the world champions.
It’s not that Lu Wenbin is not strong, but that his opponents are too abnormal as a whole.
In the 6th minute, Iniesta got the ball and Lu Wenbin seized the opportunity to steal the ball, but the opponent passed the ball to Xavi behind him with a heel.
Xavi moved to the side and made a long pass. Lu Wenbin, who was separated by Iniesta's body, could only watch the ball roll past him, then evade the interception of Wang Yongpo and Zhao Peng and roll into the penalty area.
David Villa made a ghost-like run into the penalty area from outside, successfully beat the offside, received a through ball from Xavi near the penalty spot, and then made a low shot. The ball passed under Zeng Cheng's crotch and rolled into the goal behind him.
Just six minutes into the game, the Chinese team fell behind 0-1.
The Spanish team, which scored the goal, did not celebrate at all.
Scoring goals and taking the lead are normal things to them.
This was the most powerless Lu Wenbin had ever felt since he started playing football with the plug-in system.
Lu Wenbin also wanted to dribble the ball and counterattack, but Xavi, Iniesta, Alonso, Ramos, Pique and other Real Madrid or Barcelona players were too familiar with him.
It didn’t matter if one or two people couldn’t defend him, as three or four people kept intercepting him, and Lu Wenbin couldn’t break through even once.
If they wanted to cooperate with their teammates, Zheng Zhi, Wu Lei and others were simply unable to adapt to the Spanish team's quick pressing. They could not pass the ball well and could not cooperate with Lu Wenbin to penetrate the Spanish backcourt.
What's more, there were not many opportunities to counterattack: Spain adhered to Barcelona's passing and controlling style of play, and the ball was almost always under the control of the Spanish team, making it difficult for the Chinese team to get the ball and counterattack.
In Real Madrid, Lu Wenbin could still deal with Barcelona and gain the upper hand with the strong strength of his superstar teammates, but in the Chinese team, Lu Wenbin does not have such teammates.
In terms of technology and coordination, the Chinese team was far behind Spain and couldn't even hold on to the bus defense.
Although Lu Wenbin's defense in the defensive midfielder position was somewhat effective, he alone could not plug all the loopholes in the face of Spain's all-round offensive tactics.
In the 27th minute, Alonso passed the ball to the side, Villa made a cross from the bottom, and Torres shot into the goal from the center.
The ball never passed near Lu Wenbin, and he couldn't even interfere. He just watched from the sidelines, powerless.
Before the end of the first half, in the 40th minute, Iniesta suddenly shot from outside the penalty area, a powerful long shot that hit the dead corner, and Zeng Cheng was powerless to stop it.