Chapter 116 The Maracana, the Spiritual Symbol of the Brazilians

Chapter 116 The Maracana, the Spiritual Symbol of the Brazilians

Chapter 116 The Maracana, the Spiritual Symbol of the Brazilians

Gently flick the football to the left with the right foot, and then knock the football forward with the left heel. At the same time, the upper body is like a wicker blown by the wind, swinging in the air, avoiding the two thick pipes on the left and right sides.

However, his speed didn't slow down because of this swing and dodge, and he passed the barrier of this line of defense smoothly.Drove the ball and rushed out!
When Rong Guang took the football and prepared to meet the challenge of the next group of pipe defenders, he found that there was nothing in front of him, only a parapet on the edge of the roof.

He was frightened by what he saw, the rhythm of dribbling the ball was completely out of order, he could only be forced to stop, stepping on the football under his feet and kept panting heavily.

The golden light had already spilled onto the roof of the building at some point. It shone from the east, cast a long shadow on his side on the roof, stretched from his feet to the other wall, and then went over the parapet, and merged into the entire blue sky in the west. The sky was divided into two halves, one half was shining with golden light, and the other half was still in the dark night. There are white spots on the curtain.

In the overwhelming golden light, Rong Guang stared at the parapet in front of him, and the darkness receded on this wall as if it were in the sky, retreating westward.

No way.

Then he turned around slowly following the shadows, and what he saw were tubes that were clearly bright and dark in the sunlight, and the silhouettes they cast on the roof, just like themselves, twisted and intertwined, messy, like a mess.It is also like a group of entangled snakes, wriggling on the roof with the movement of the sun, as if to wake up from a deep sleep.

In these light and dark interlacing, Rong Guang couldn't see any patterns at all.

All the pipes are in front of him.

He was a little surprised—did I just... just pass through such a group of monsters?
I... have completed "Passing the Level"?
I... for the first time... cleared the level?
But... what about the goal?

Rong Guang looked back to the direction behind him. There was nothing but a dirty chest-high wall. Where did the goal come from?

When half of Rong Guang's body gradually began to feel warm, he came back to his senses.

He turned to look east.

The sun has jumped into the air at some point, and it is no longer as gentle as it was when it was born, but radiates light and heat unscrupulously in the air, and the rays of light emanating from it make it almost impossible to look directly at it.

Half of the sky seemed to be coated with a layer of flowing gold, the light and shadow flowed, and the golden light was shining!
It turns out that the sun has risen...

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The Maracanã is one of the most famous stadiums in Brazil... no, the whole world.

The main stadium, originally built for the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, has witnessed the honor and disgrace of Brazilian football and has become a symbol and holy place of Brazilian football.

Of course, the moment that made the Maracana most famous was the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay.

At that time, that game was the climax of the entire 1950 World Cup. During the final, 17 fans bought tickets to enter the stadium-this set a record in the history of world sports.If journalists, officials and guests are included, the audience will be as high as 850.

That was the most glorious moment of Maracana, but it was also the darkest moment, because in that game, Brazil was defeated by Uruguay in a reversal and lost their World Cup championship on home soil.

This is a game that changed the whole of Brazil.

The British divided the twentieth century into three parts with the two world wars.The Brazilians regard the 1950 World Cup as a major event that divided the [-]th century. It seems that only during the World Cup does Brazil look more like a country.As the only country that has participated in every World Cup, Brazil's history seems to be analyzed every four years.

Although the runner-up of the World Cup was the best result of Brazil, a young country, in the World Cup at that time.

But losing the championship at home and at home still brought huge psychological trauma to the Brazilians.

Brazilian soccer coach Nelson Rodrigueson even coined the term "stray dog ​​complex" to describe it. "The way Brazilians with low self-esteem lose...we lost in an incredible way for one simple reason: because Barella hit us and we, a pack of stray dogs."

Although when it comes to Brazil, people feel like sunny beaches, enthusiastic people, and naturally cheerful and lively personalities, just like their weather.

But in fact the Brazilians lack self-confidence, they do not have strong nerves.The Brazilians are always looking for their own faults. Their opponent is themselves, the shadow of Maracana.

They have amazing talent in football, but they don't have enough nerves.

This caused the tragedy of the Maracana.

Because of the strength of this final, the Brazilian's attitude towards football is actually very utilitarian.

Brazilians believe that the World Cup runner-up is an absolute failure.It's like when you're in a relationship with a girl and she says you're only her second choice because she likes someone else better.

From another aspect, the Brazilians are also tragic.The Brazilian national team has won five World Cup championships. It stands to reason that their most glorious moment is obviously the 1970 World Cup victory. That Brazilian team played football that did not belong to the earth at all, and swept the traditional European team Italy with four goals in the final.It was a team considered the greatest by fans all over the world.

But the Brazilians themselves don't think so.They believe that the most glorious moment should be to win the gold cup at their own doorstep. It is almost intolerable and unforgivable not to take advantage of their chance to host the World Cup to win the championship.There are seven countries in the world that have won the World Cup, among which Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany, Argentina and France have all reached the top by hosting the World Cup.Only Brazil, although it has won five championships, has never lifted the gold cup high in front of its home fans in front of its own doorstep.

In Brazil, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Maracana tragedy, numerous books have been published describing, analyzing and commenting on that match.A book with live commentary from all the commentators was republished in 1986 (three books on the Maracanã also covered the 1950 game). In 1994 and 1998, two other books were also published.In stark contrast, there are only two books on the 1970 World Cup in Brazil, the first of which was published in the UK because it is only available in English and is not yet available in Brazil.The second book was published just before the 2002 World Cup, and it was interesting that during the launch of this book, people kept referring to the 1982 World Cup.It was also a cup that made the Brazilians sad...

The Brazilians always care so much about losing, far more than winning.

They won five World Cups, but their two defeats in the finals had huge social repercussions and far-reaching consequences. Not to mention the failure of the Maracana in 1950, the loss of the 1998 final also triggered a long-term judicial investigation with a huge scope...

This is the national character of the Brazilian people.

And the maracana is the best symbol of this.

The 1950 World Cup is regarded as the beginning of the first year of modern football, and this year is a lot of torture for the Brazilians, because no matter how much victory and glory they have achieved afterwards, their starting point is this failure that will never get rid of.No amount of victories at the Maracanã could conceal the scene of national humiliation in the first place.

But when Rong Guang first stepped into this huge circular stadium, he had no idea what the stadium represented.

The tears and emotions that the Brazilians put on this stadium are like winking to the blind in the face of glory.

From Rong Guang's point of view, this is just a very big, amazingly big stadium, bigger than any stadium he has been to before.

The Morombi Stadium, which can accommodate 8 people, is big enough in his opinion.

He didn't know until he came to Maracana that Morombi Stadium is really small...

This is the home stadium of many Rio de Janeiro teams, and today, it is the home stadium of Brazil's top giants Flamengo. Looking up, the stands are covered with red and black colors, which are the main colors of Flamenco.

There are not many teams in the world famous for their red and black, and the Italian giants AC Milan is one of them.But their jerseys are red and black with vertical stripes, while Flamengo have horizontal stripes.

When Sao Paulo was warming up, those fanatical Flamengo fans used boos to give Sao Paulo a blow.

The Maracana Stadium can accommodate up to 20 people, but it is obviously impossible for a national championship to attract so many fans to watch the game live.So in fact, [-] Flamengo fans came to the stadium to watch the game.

These 6 people plus 6 fans of the visiting team Sao Paulo will not be able to fill the Maracana.But despite this, the momentum of [-] people at the same time is also amazing.

Amidst the loud boos, Baptista seemed to be worried that Rongguang would be affected, so he ran to his side to communicate with him, but he soon found that his actions were a bit unnecessary...

"Actually, these Flamengo fans are not targeting us specifically. Flamengo's performance is too bad, they need a booster, and we just met them, so they vented all their anger on us." Baptista looked at the stands of the Maracana Stadium and said to Rong Guang.

"This is the Maracana, the greatest building in Brazil. Only three people in history can silence the entire Maracana Stadium. The greatest entertainer of the [-]th century, Frank Sinatra, Pope Paul II, and one..."

Baptista's tone was also complicated when he talked about Maracana.

In the first half of the sentence, his tone was full of pride, but in the second half, his voice was much lower, every word was full of pain, and he didn't even finish the sentence.

Rong Guang is very interested in this.

"Who's the other one, Julio?"

If it weren't for Baptista's knowledge that Rong Guang really didn't know much about the history of football, especially the history and common sense of Brazilian football, questions like Rong Guang would definitely be considered a provocation to the Brazilians.

Although the kind-hearted Baptista didn't want to recall the tragedy that was a great shame to the Brazilians, he still answered Rongguang's question honestly.

"The other one is Jija."

"Who is that?" Rong Guang really didn't know anything about the tragic event that Brazilians care about most...

Baptista really couldn't tell Rong Guang, a novice who didn't understand anything, what the defeat in the 1950 World Cup final meant to the Brazilians and to this stadium. He simply said: "A Uruguayan."

Rong Guang saw that Baptista didn't seem to want to say anything, and he didn't care.It doesn't matter who it is anyway, because...

"I'll be the fourth!"

He clenched his fists and said.

Being able to make such a big stadium silent, just thinking about it will feel like a very cool thing!
This is the simple psychological motivation of rookie glory.

When Baptista heard Rong Guang's words, he hadn't gotten over the emotion of losing in the 1950 World Cup final, so he didn't show too extreme emotions. He just patted Rong Guang on the shoulder: "Come on!"

After speaking, he ran away on his own.

Rong Guang turned his head to look at the back of Baptista running away. From Baptista's perfunctory tone, Rong Guang felt that his teammates didn't seem to believe his words.

But it doesn't matter.

Rong Guang turned his head to look at the flamenco fans in the stands who were baring their teeth.

Just do it for them!

(End of this chapter)