China News Service, Doha, November 21 (Reporter Bian Liqun, Wang Xi and Liu Chao) "The moment I stepped into the World Cup venue, I was imagining in my mind, what would it be like if I wore the uniform of the Chinese national team to compete in the World Cup?"

  It has been nearly 3 hours since the World Cup opener in Qatar ended, but the 16-year-old Naiboninlin still couldn't restrain his excitement.

  Before the match between the host country Qatar and Ecuador, he and two other Chinese young players, Tan Bo and Dong Tiehui, served as the flag bearers of the FIFA flag.

Three Chinese young players served as the flag bearers of the FIFA flag in the opening game of the World Cup.

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  When he received the news more than two weeks ago, the 18-year-old Tan Bo was awake half the night. He never dreamed that he would be able to appear as a flag bearer on the stage of the World Cup.

  The three young Chinese players are currently in the youth training echelon of Atlético de Madrid in Spain. Because they love football, they chose this not an easy path.

It's Boning Forest.

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  Neboninglin started playing football at the age of 9, and his father's influence is inseparable from his success in football.

"At that time, my dad went to play football every weekend, and I went up to play during the halftime break of their games." He said.

  His father's love for football was passed on to him.

Naiboninglin believes that in life, one should do something one loves. If one does not like it, the chances of success will not be great.

  Although he is full of love, the road of football is not destined to be smooth.

The World Cup Opening Ceremony.

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  At the age of 11, Naiboninlin went to Spain to play football. While others have been promoted to the echelon, he still stayed in the school team stage.

"There was a lot of pressure at the time, and the people next to me would say, why are you still on the school team when everyone else is in the echelon?"

  Fortunately, Boninlin was promoted to the school team in the end.

But after the excitement, there is more stress and anxiety.

  "I felt the difference was obvious when I came up, and I was very struggling. And the echelon is not always there, if the level is not enough, I will still be transferred back. However, I finally got used to it." He said.

Tan Bo.

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  Like Naiboninglin, Tan Bo and Dong Tiechui fell in love with football and decided to fight for it, which is also inseparable from the support and influence of their parents.

  Tan Bo studied in a special handball school in Beijing when he was in elementary school, but he fell in love with football.

"At that time, I saw some senior students shooting on the playground, and I felt very majestic. I told my parents that I like football very much."

  Although playing football will more or less conflict with studying, Tan Bo's parents are not too scruples, but have always supported his hobbies.

Dong Tiehammer.

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  Dong Tiechui's father liked basketball and wanted to train him to play basketball.

But Dong Tiechui felt that basketball was too big, so he chose football and has persisted until now.

  Speaking of the five years of playing football overseas, Tan Bo believes that his football concepts and awareness have greatly improved, and his Spanish level has also improved a lot, so he can discuss tactics with his teammates.

  When he first entered the Atletico Madrid echelon, due to his introverted personality and language barriers, Tan Bo seldom communicated with others, but his teammates often took the initiative to help him integrate.

Doha night view.

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  Regarding his dream, Tan Bo said that his goal is to become a world-class player who can contribute to the Chinese national team and wear the Chinese team uniform to compete in the World Cup.

  The same is true for Naiboninlin. At the opening game of the World Cup, the moment he stepped into the field as a flag bearer, he imagined in his mind what it would be like on the day he stepped on the World Cup field as a player.

  "When the national anthems of the two teams were played, I was still thinking how wonderful it would be if one day I could wear the national team uniform and sing the national anthem at the World Cup," he said.

  With the experience of being a flag bearer in this World Cup, Naiboninglin is more determined to fulfill his dream: "I will work harder to enter the national team and play more games for the country." (End)