This time, a full ten players raised their fists and roared:
"May the Bushido spirit live forever—"
"May the Bushido spirit live forever—"
"May the Bushido spirit live forever—"
The video ended, and the lights in the Training Hall came on.
Watanabe Yuta looked at the players sitting on the floor, each still immersed in grief and indignation.
He was very pleased.
Then he spoke in a ringing voice:
"I know China Team is very strong. Wang Yi is the strongest player in the world."
"Facing such a powerful opponent, we may lose. But even if we do, we must show them what the Bushido spirit means!"
By the time he finished speaking, Watanabe Yuta was worked up too, his cheeks flushed red!
Then he had someone remove the projector and roared, "Practice!"
All the players answered in unison and immediately threw themselves into that day's training.
They were visibly far more fired up than before.
And every one of them was far more proactive than before.
At last, August 13 arrived.
At 8 p.m. tonight, China Team would face Japan at Qatar's largest stadium—Lusail Stadium.
Lusail Stadium had originally been built by a team from China.
When it was first completed, it could hold 80,000 people.
The last time Wang Yi had led China Team to play at this stadium, it could seat only 80,000. But after repeated renovations and expansions, it could now hold a full 100,000.
The stands around the stadium were divided into five levels.
The lowest level had 8,000 seats, while the outermost level had a full 37,000.
To be honest, from the last row of the second level, the court already looked tiny.
From the highest, fifth level, the court floor probably looked about as big as a room.
There was no way to