"...In the just-concluded 2013-2014 season of the European Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund, the team of Chinese players Zhou Yi and Yan Min, defeated the La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid with a score of 4:3 after a fierce match, successfully defending the Champions League title. They broke the curse that no team has been able to successfully defend the title since the Champions League was reformed... But Zhou Yi was injured by his opponent's tackle in the final moments of the match..."

"...After Zhou Yi was injured, his condition quickly affected the hearts of fans and the media across the country. With the World Cup approaching, as the absolute core of the Chinese team, he suffered an injury... We don't know how serious the injury is yet. But it can be seen from the live broadcast of the game that Zhou Yi was carried off the field on a stretcher... Hopefully, it's not too serious, and hopefully Zhou Yi will not miss the World Cup finals because of this..."

"Carvajal said in a post-match interview that he did not intentionally injure anyone, and he was very sorry for Zhou Yi's misfortune. He also said that he had called Zhou Yi to apologize and had been forgiven by Zhou Yi... But despite this, Carvajal's social media account was flooded with angry Borussia Dortmund and Chinese fans, who condemned Carvajal's unnecessary tackle at the last moment..."

"...The diagnosis of Zhou Yi, who was tackled by Carvajal in the final moments of the Champions League final, has come out. A contusion of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot—fortunately, it's not a fracture or a crack, otherwise Zhou Yi would have completely said goodbye to this World Cup. Unfortunately, doctors predict that even if Zhou Yi can recover from his injury, he will only be able to play in the third group match or the knockout stage... And by then, it's hard to say whether the Chinese team, without Zhou Yi, can enter the World Cup knockout stage. In addition, Zhou Yi will also miss all the preparatory training time, which means he will not be able to cooperate with his teammates to strengthen their understanding. After a long time without training and competition, what kind of state can he bring when he comes on the field? This is what everyone is worried about..."

"...Lippi flew to Portugal immediately after the Champions League final to meet with Zhou Yi. The two had a closed-door talk, and no one knows what they talked about... Subsequently, when facing reporters, Lippi said that he and the national team would not give up on Zhou Yi. Although he does not yet know how long it will take for Zhou Yi to return to the field, he has decided to take Zhou Yi to Brazil. And he said that Zhou Yi also agreed to this arrangement..."

"...Lippi said that he will wait with the team for Zhou Yi to pay, and it seems that in order to prove his determination, he has decided to hand over the captain's armband of the Chinese team to Zhou Yi. According to sources inside the national team, this decision has also been approved by all the players..."

"...Some people worry that Zhou Yi's absence from the pre-World Cup training and warm-up matches will affect the team's preparations. Lippi did not respond positively to this. There are indeed many such concerns online now. The Chinese team's previous tactics were obviously built around Zhou Yi, but as a result, Zhou Yi was unable to participate in training and warm-up matches due to injury. So should the Chinese team's tactics be adjusted, and should the personnel arrangement be reconsidered? These are all things Lippi has to consider... It can be said that Zhou Yi's injury caught Lippi off guard. Of course, it also caught all of us Chinese fans off guard..."

"...Zhou Yi appeared in the national team's training camp in Spain today. He was dressed casually, but the crutches in his hand were very dazzling... He was wearing special protective shoes on his left foot, and the inside could not be seen. But his appearance is really worrying... The only consolation is that Zhou Yi's mood seems to be okay, not as bad as everyone imagined. He even smiled and waved at the reporter's camera. He chatted with Lippi on the sidelines of the training ground for a while, and then he talked and laughed with his national team teammates. Judging from his expression, you can't tell that he was injured at all..."

"...Subsequently, Zhou Yi accepted an interview with the media. He said that he will meet with the team again when they go to Brazil. As for whether he can make it to the World Cup, Zhou Yi expressed his confidence. At the same time, he also responded to the views on the Internet. Some netizens believe that Zhou Yi's injury is related to Borussia Dortmund's high-intensity and high-load use of him this season. In response, Zhou Yi thanked netizens for their concern, but he did not agree with this view. This injury was just an accident, and accidents can happen in any situation, regardless of the club's method of using him..."

"...He Ying said in an interview that Zhou Yi's injury will definitely bring some adverse effects to the team, but he is also very confident in his teammates. He said that they will definitely persevere until Zhou Yi returns..."

"Sun Pan joked that after Zhou Yi was injured, it would be his turn to be in the limelight... But the Chinese team does need to rely on him very much after losing Zhou Yi. There are signs that Lippi is studying how to let the Chinese team play defensive counterattacks... After losing the organizing core, playing defensive counterattacks is indeed the most likely tactic Lippi will implement... When Zhou Yi returns to the field, whether or not it will be his last game in this World Cup really depends on Sun Pan's performance..."

"...Zhou Yi's injury is not only of concern to domestic media and fans, but also to foreign media. Especially the three countries that are in the same group as the Chinese team in this World Cup. The Chinese team's training camp happens to be in Spain, so there have suddenly been many Spanish reporters outside the training camp these days. Dutch media have also been tracking and reporting on Zhou Yi's injury in detail... It can be seen that they are all concerned about Zhou Yi being able to make it to the World Cup, especially to make it to the match against them..."

"...Today, the Chinese national men's football team announced the final twenty-three-man list for the Brazil World Cup finals, and Zhou Yi is on the list. It seems that the national team has high hopes for Zhou Yi's recovery... At the same time, due to Zhou Yi's accidental injury, Zheng Zhi, who was originally uncertain whether he could go to Brazil, also stayed on the list. In Zhou Yi's absence, he may have to take over the responsibility of organizing the attack..."

"...Today, the entire Chinese team set off for Brazil, where they will do their final training, and there will also be a warm-up match waiting for them. We saw Zhou Yi at the airport, he was with his teammates on crutches, wearing a uniform. In addition, we also saw his girlfriend Kotana next to him. Kotana will also go to Brazil with the team. It is said that this was specially approved after the Chinese Football Association and the national team coaching staff discussed it after Zhou Yi's injury. She will be solely responsible for Zhou Yi's injury recovery treatment... Because Kotana is an excellent physical therapist and team doctor at Borussia Dortmund, and she is also Zhou Yi's lover. With this relationship, I believe that under her loving care, Zhou Yi's injury should recover faster..."

"...The Chinese team has arrived at their training camp in Vitoria, Brazil... The Chinese team who got off the plane was warmly welcomed by representatives of the local Chinese community at the airport, who presented flower garlands to the Chinese team's players. Zhou Yi once again accepted an interview with reporters at the airport, and he was full of confidence that he would be able to make it to the World Cup. He said: '...We are here to create history, and I believe in my teammates, we will never go home early after playing two group matches...'"

"...The Chinese team has been in Brazil for almost a week, and the opening of the World Cup is getting closer and closer. These days, Zhou Yi has been training alone in the gym, accompanied by Li Te, the Chinese team's physical coach, and his 'personal physical therapist' Kotana... Although he still can't touch the ball for training, he can do physical training to maintain his physical condition... But everyone can't help but worry, Zhou Yi, who has not been able to train with the ball or with the whole team until now, what kind of state will he be able to bring when he returns?"

"The good news is that we no longer see the protective shoe on Zhou Yi's left foot. From Zhou Yi's walking movements, we can hardly see anything different. It seems that Zhou Yi's injury is recovering at a speed that makes us happy. But walking is fine, it doesn't mean that running and playing football are fine. After all, the little toe of the left foot is a part that needs to touch the ball frequently. If that place hurts as soon as it touches the ball, then it is obviously impossible to play..."

"...There are still five days before the opening game of the Brazil World Cup, and six days before the Chinese team's first game in this World Cup. Zhou Yi has not been able to train with the ball until now, which makes people have to put a big question mark on whether he can make it to the World Cup... We interviewed several national team players, and they all avoided talking about whether Zhou Yi could make it to the game. Zhou Yi's injury seems to have become a sensitive topic for the national team..."

"Lippi said in an interview with us that he still has full confidence in Zhou Yi, but he hopes that reporters will not pay too much attention to Zhou Yi's injury, because it is not fair to other national team players..."

"...The Chinese team has just finished their last warm-up match. This warm-up match has attracted much attention. The Chinese team's performance in this match can give people some idea of how they will perform in the World Cup. With it already confirmed that Zhou Yi will miss at least two group matches, what kind of performance the Chinese team without Zhou Yi can put on will directly determine whether the Chinese team can go further in this World Cup... This warm-up match may give everyone some clues. The Chinese team's opponent in this warm-up match is Costa Rica, the same group opponent in the 2002 Japan-Korea World Cup... In the end, with He Ying's goal, the Chinese team drew 1:1 with Costa Rica. This result is not satisfactory, but in the game, we can still see Lippi's ideas. He does want to base himself on defense and play counterattacks. In the game, the Chinese team used direct passes and long passes to launch attacks many times, but the error rate was very high. It can also be seen that this team has not yet fully integrated into this new tactic. After all, they have always been playing pass control tactics before..."

"With only three days left before the opening of the World Cup, the Chinese team ended their last warm-up match. A total of three warm-up matches, two losses and one draw, and it was difficult to win a victory. Coupled with Zhou Yi's injury, these have all brought a blow to the Chinese team's morale. They did not win the warm-up match, so naturally they could not find confidence through the warm-up match... In addition, the result of the grouping is also very unfavorable to the Chinese team. Now many people are already very pessimistic, believing that the Chinese team will not escape the fate of failing to qualify after three group matches... Some people even think that Zhou Yi should simply not play with an injury and withdraw from the World Cup directly to avoid leaving any hidden dangers. Let's still look at the long term and think about the Russian World Cup four years later. After all, the 'Five Little Dragons'... no, it's the 'Six Little Dragons' are still very young, and they are far more than just this World Cup... But if they are forced to play in this World Cup and their injuries worsen, the impact will be significant..."