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11 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 四 年一度的足球世界杯意义非同一般。它是全球最 受关注的体育盛事之一，2014年巴西世界杯的观 众遍及每一个国家和地区。 世界杯的意义绝不止步于球场上的竞技，而是一场超 越体育本身的全球嘉年华。它让整个世界为之沸腾，集中 展现了参赛球队以及希望有朝一日有幸跻身32 强的球队的 多彩文化。 请看以下数据：2014年世界杯的64场比赛期间，观众 人数达32亿，近乎全球人口的一半。据估计，世界各地有 2.8 亿人在线或通过移动设备观看了比赛，而阿根廷与德 国一战的全球在家观众人数为6.95亿，与2010年决赛观看 20分钟以上的观众人数相比增加12%。全球共有10.13亿 在家和不在家观众收看了至少一分钟的世界杯决赛电视转 播。 好了，现在我们将目光投向俄罗斯。本届世界杯势必 成为有史以来最难分难解的一届，在WGM看来，具备真 正实力的球队比以往任何一届都多。 卫冕冠军德国在预选赛中表现差强人意之后再次呈现 凶猛势头，但我们最看好的是南美劲旅之一，巴西或阿根 廷。他们阵中有超级领军人物内马尔和梅西，且支持阵容 异常强大。 但就纯粹的球队深度而言，忽视法国将是愚蠢之举， 比利时和西班牙亦不容小觑，而英格兰追求年轻化的努 力，很可能会成为结束他们长期失意的关键。 今年的世界杯有诸多谜底有待揭晓，WGM在此为您 奉上2018年世界杯完整指南。敬请享受！ T here is nothing quite like football’s World Cup. Held only once every four years, it is one of the most watched sporting events on the planet, with the 2014 World Cup in Brazil shown in every single country and territory on earth. More than just a football tournament, this is an event that brings the world together. It is a global festival transcending sport itself – a colorful expression of the many cultures taking part and those who hope to join the 32 lucky finalists sometime in the future. Consider this: in 2014 the World Cup was viewed at one time or another during the course of the 64 matches by 3.2 billion people comprising almost 50 percent of the global population. An estimated 280 million around the world watched matches online or on a mobile device, while the final between Argentina and Germany attracted an in- home audience of 695 million, up 12 percent on the 2010 final for viewers watching for 20 minutes or more. The total audience for the final, including in-home and out-of-home viewers watching for at least one minute, hit 1.013 billion. So now we’re off to Russia for a tournament that promises to be the most closely fought of all time with, in WGM ’s opinion, more genuine contenders than ever before. Defending champions Germany look strong once again after a devastating performance in qualifying, but our pick is one of the South American giants – either Brazil or Argentina to go all the way on the back of their superstar leaders Neymar and Lionel Messi, this time with particularly strong supporting casts behind them. But for sheer depth it would be folly to ignore the claims of France, while Belgium and Spain have legitimate claims and England’s push for youth could well be the key to putting their long-standing demons behind them. There is somuch to look forward to at this year’s World Cup and you can find it all here with WGM ’s complete 2018 World Cup Guide. Enjoy! 世界杯 • 32个国家 • 逾30亿观众 • 全球最受关注的体育盛事 我们的指南包含以下内容 • 完整抽签 • 32支球队简介 • 焦点球员 • 世界杯投注 • 亚洲之希望 The World Cup Inside our guide • 32 countries • Over 3 billion viewers • The world’s most watched sporting event • Complete draw • Profiles of all 32 teams • Players to watch • Betting on the World Cup • Asia’s hopefuls 44页世界杯指南！ 44-page World Cup guide!