World Gaming Magazine

16 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 本届世界杯，澳大利亚晋级之路的艰辛程度恐怕非任何其他 参赛球队可比。每一次客场作战，袋鼠军团所面临的长途跋涉都 是巨大的体能挑战，而且他们在错过直接出线之后，最终依靠附 加赛才搭上了通往世界杯的末班车，很可能与此不无关系。 2006年闯入淘汰赛的那支袋鼠军团可谓阵容璀璨，他们在最 后时刻遗憾败给意大利，与1/4决赛失之交臂。今年这支澳大利 亚队与当年相去甚远，但不变的是蒂姆•卡希尔。38岁的卡希尔 已是第四次征战世界杯，且在紧要关头依然有惊人表现。谁能忘 记他在2014年巴西世界杯上对荷兰的凌空抽射？ 在他最后一次洲际大赛中，卡希尔依然是目前阵容中技术最 有天赋的球员。再进一球，他将加入巴西传奇球星贝利、德国足 坛名宿米罗斯拉夫•克洛泽和乌韦•席勒之列，成为在四届世界杯 中均有进球的球员。 或许这支澳大利亚队最大的未知数，将是新教练范马尔维 克。他在波斯特科格鲁突然辞职后刚于一月走马上任。 主教练： 伯特•范马尔维克 队长： 迈尔•耶迪纳克 国际足联排名： 40 夺冠赔率： $301.00 世界杯参赛次数： 4 世界杯最好成绩： 16强（2006） 了不起的劳德鲁普一代自晋级2012年欧洲杯决赛圈之后就退 出历史舞台，随后丹麦面临了数年的沉寂，但如今斯堪的纳维亚 球迷再一次感到乐观。而这种乐观情绪与一个人有关：克里斯蒂 安•埃里克森。 世预赛中，热刺球星是丹麦进球最多的球员，还是全欧洲第 三号射手，仅次于波兰的莱万多夫斯基和葡萄牙的C罗。埃里克 森在与爱尔兰的附加赛中大演帽子戏法，锁定了这张俄罗斯世界 杯门票。 主帅哈雷德围绕埃里克森排兵布阵，4-3-3阵型完美契合这 位领军人物的风格。 丹麦的进攻线将以埃里克森为核心，其他包括鲍尔森、西斯 托、尼古拉•约根森和老将本特纳。在中场，托马斯•德莱尼将与 埃里克森联袂创造威力惊人的组合。尽管被埃里克森的世界级表 现遮住了光芒，德莱尼仍是球队的关键组成部分。 主教练： 艾格•哈雷德 队长： 西蒙•克亚尔 国际足联排名： 12 夺冠赔率： $81.00 世界杯参赛次数： 4 世界杯最好成绩： 1/4决赛（1998） Australia has faced arguably the toughest path to qualifying of any team competing in this year’sWorld Cup. The long distances the Socceroos had to travel for every away match proved to be a massive physical challenge and may well have played a role in Australia eventually needing a play-off against Syria to book their ticket to Russia, having missed automatic qualification. This Australian squad is a long way removed from the star- studded side that reached the knock-out stage in 2006 – falling agonizingly short of reaching the quarter finals with a last-minute loss to Italy. However, the one constant is Tim Cahill – at 38 years of age playing in his fourth World Cup and still displaying an incredible ability to make an impact when it matters most. Who could forget his stunning strike against the Netherland in Brazil in 2014? One more goal and Cahill will join the exclusive club of players to score in four different World Cups alongside Brazil legend Pelé and German duo Miroslav Klose and Uwe Seeler. Perhaps the greatest unknown for this Australian side will be the input of new coach Bert van Marwijk, who was only hired in January following the sudden resignation of Ange Postecoglou. Coach: Bert van Marwijk Captain: Mile Jedinak FIFA Ranking: 40 Odds: $301.00 World Cup appearances: 4 Best World Cup performance: Round of 16 – 2006 After the gloomy football times Denmark faced when the exceptional Laudrup generation that reached the Euro 2012 finals came to an end, Scandinavian fans are optimistic again. And there is one man responsible for such optimism: Christian Eriksen. The Tottenham star has been Denmark’s most prolific striker during the qualifiers and finished just behind Poland’s Robert Lewandowski and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo as top scorer in Europe. Eriksen scored a hat-trick in the play-off game against the Republic of Ireland that booked the side’s ticket to Russia. Coach Åge Hareide has shaped his squad around Eriksen with the 4-3-3 attack formation fitting perfectly with the style of his star man. Denmark will likely rotate those around Erikson in the front line, which includes Yussuf Poulsen, Pione Sisto, Nicolai Jørgensen and veteran Nicklas Bendtner. In the midfield, Thomas Delaney will partner with Eriksen to create a lethal connection. Delaney has been overshadowed by the stellar performances of his teammate, but remains a key component of the team. C o ach: Åge Hareide Captain: Simon Kjær FIFA Ranking: 12 Odds: $81.00 World Cup appearances: 4 Best World Cup performance: Quarter-finals – 1998 丹麦 Denmark 澳大利亚 Australia 世界杯特刊 World Cup Special