World Gaming Magazine

12 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 效力利物浦的前锋尖刀萨拉赫，无疑是欧洲球坛最炙手可热 的球星。本赛季他的表现极为耀眼，带领球队11年来首度闯入欧 洲冠军联赛决赛。 足球队当然不是一人球队，但埃及若要在决赛圈杀入淘汰赛 阶段，萨拉赫这位星级球员的星级表现可是关键。 他在欧冠决赛 利物浦1-3输给皇马的比赛中受到肩伤，埃及将急切希望他能够及 时康复。本赛季，萨拉赫为利物浦踢进32个进球，不仅刷新英超 纪录，更赢得了所有个人奖项。萨拉赫的价值，更在于其带领埃 及自1990年以来首度杀入世界杯决赛圈。 在预选赛中，他上阵五场攻入五球，是为队中的神射手。他 更踢进关键点球，确保埃及得以第三次闯入决赛圈。 阿根廷籍主教练库珀以星级前锋萨拉赫为主将，辅以艾兰尼 及哈桑等优秀中场球员，成功磨合出一支战斗力甚强的球队。库 珀向来以稳健的防守组织著称。 主教练： 赫克托•库珀 队长： 埃桑•艾尔•哈达里 国际足联排名： 46 夺冠赔率： $126.00 世界杯参赛次数： 2 世界杯最好成绩： 小组赛 对任何球队而言，主场作战的优势均不容小觑。由于享有自 动进入世界杯决赛圈的待遇，主办国球队无需在预选赛中露出底 牌，更可从容不迫地进行训练及调整。然而，缺乏高强度的竞赛 以及肩负本国球迷的巨大期望，却有可能将主场作战的优势转变 为劣势，这从巴西在上届世界杯四强以1 比7惨败给德国便可见一 斑。 在俄罗斯国土上裁跟斗的，岂止拿破仑一人？曾作客俄罗斯 的球队都知道，每一座球场对主队均发挥着重要作用。俄罗斯的 世界杯最佳成绩，是在1966英格兰世界杯上以前苏联身份闯入四 强。 此番凭藉主场之利，俄罗斯将期望能更上一层楼；对广大俄 罗斯球迷来说，进入淘汰赛阶段应是最低要求。 于2016年执掌俄罗斯的切尔切索夫，此前曾是国脚级人马， 以守门员身份为俄罗斯出战1994及2002两届世界杯。从球员转变 为教练，他对俄罗斯球员可谓了如指掌。 主教练： 斯坦尼斯拉夫•切尔切索夫 队长： 伊戈尔• 阿金费耶夫 国际足联排名： 66 夺冠赔率： $51.00 世界杯参赛次数： 10 世界杯最好成绩： 半决赛（1966 作为苏联） Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the player everyone is talking about in Europe. A wonderful performance this season helped his team storm into their first UEFA Champions League final in 11 years. A football team is more than one man, but in Egypt’s case it’s hard to ignore just how important Salah is to their chances of progressing through the group stage in Russia given his phenomenal EPL season and Egypt will be anxiously hoping he recovers in time from the shoulder injury he suffered in Liverpool's 3-1 Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. The striker broke the record for goals in a Premier League season with 32 this year as well as winning just about every individual awards on offer. His presence on the pitch has been the catalyst for Egypt’s first World Cup appearance since 1990. He has been the top scorer for the team in the qualifiers with five goals in five games and fired home the winning penalty that cemented Egypt’s presence in their third World Cup finals. Coach Héctor Cúper has done an impressive job in molding a competitive side with the likes of Mohamed Elneny and midfield maestro Trézéguet among those he will be looking for to provide solid support for their star striker. The Argentinian is renowned for implementing strong defensive tactics in his squads. Coach: Héctor Cúper Captain: Essam El-Hadary FIFA Ranking: 46 Odds: $126.00 World Cup appearances: 2 Best World Cup performance: Group stage Playing at home gives any team an obvious advantage. With automatic qualification, they don’t have to show their cards until the competition starts and can work calmly on fine tuning their squad. On the other hand, the lack of intense competition and extreme pressure can prove too much, as Brazil discovered when they lost 7-1 to Germany in their 2014 semi-final. However, it was not just Napoleon who had trouble when fighting Russians. Every side that has played in Russia knows the difficult pitches play an important role when facing its national team. So can Russia match its best ever World Cup result – a fourth place finish in England in 1966? At the very least Russian fans will like their chances of progressing through the group stage. At the helm of the team since 2016, coach Stanislav Cherchesov is a previous member of the national team – having kept goal for Russia at the 1994 and 2002 World Cups – so he knows what his players can expect. Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov Captain: Igor Akinfeev FIFA Ranking: 66 Odds: $51.00 World Cup appearances: 10 Best World Cup performance: Semi-finals – 1966 (playing as Soviet Union) 埃及 Egypt 俄罗斯 Russia 世界杯特刊 World Cup Special