The match had begun!
Wales could not exactly be called a popular team, but their opponents, the China men's national football team, were one of the hottest teams around.
The reasoning was clear: this was one of the focal matches of the World Cup group stage.
Would Bell punish the arrogant China national football team?
Or would he be killed in return?
Wales (3-5-2)
Goalkeeper: Hennessey
Defenders: Mepham, Joe Rodon, Ben Davies
Midfielders: Connor Roberts, Aaron Ramsey, Ampadu, Harry Wilson, Neco Willems
Forwards: Bell, Kieffer Moore
Head Coach: Robert Page
"The average age of Wales's starting lineup in this match is 27.5, with a total market value of 94.5 million euros!"
"Damn, judging by their total value, there's still quite a gap between Wales and China national football team!"
Fans had analyzed it before the match.
China national football team's starting lineup was worth more than three times as much as Wales's!
A look at Wales's starters made it clear that only Bell and Ben Davies had particularly high market values.
Overall, they were not impossible to deal with. China national football team simply needed to handle Wales's captain properly.
Gareth Bell.
He would be the key to this match!
"Go China!"
"Come on, come on!"
"China national football team is awesome!"
Just like in the first round, this match was effectively a "home game" for China national football team.
Wales had it too rough. They had to face fans from China, Portugal, and England all at once, which was truly difficult in such a compact venue.
Fernando carried the ball inward, looking to link up with Tang Ye!
Aaron Ramsey stayed tight behind Fernando, ready to make a move at any moment.
"Here!"
Tang Ye held out a hand.
Ampadu charged toward Tang Ye!
Facing Fernando's pass, Tang Ye