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22 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 有人说德国在2016年欧洲杯半决赛输给法国的比赛，象征着 勒夫时代的结束。但这个判断看起来为时过早。2014年世界杯冠 军得主随后状态反弹，在俄罗斯世界杯预选赛上十战保持全胜， 打入43个进球，在欧洲区并列第一。去年夏天，尽管多名核心球 员缺阵，他们还是赢得了联合会杯冠军。 德国近年来在世界足坛的垄断优势，是建立在其组织架构非 常合理的青训体系中源源不断涌现的天赋球员之上。2010年南非 世界杯和2014年巴西世界杯，德国都派出了相当年轻的阵容。而 本届世界杯预选赛，他们的队伍是晋级决赛圈球队第二年轻的队 伍，平均年龄只有25.7岁，仅次于尼日利亚。 去年夏天联合会杯的金靴奖得主蒂莫•沃纳，被证明是退役 传奇球星克洛泽的完美接班人。22岁的莱比锡红牛射手本赛季创 造了实现150次联赛出场的最年轻球员纪录，看上去在即将到来 的世界杯上，沃纳还希望打破更多纪录。 主教练： 约阿希姆•勒夫 队长： 曼努约尔•诺伊尔 国际足联排名： 1 夺冠赔率： $5.25 世界杯参赛次数： 18 世界杯冠军次数： 4（1954、1974、1990、2014） 过去六届世界杯，墨西哥无一例外是在16强被淘汰出局。今 年墨西哥同样希望能够从小组赛中突围，而首轮对阵德国的比赛 会是他们面临的最大挑战。不过，目前墨西哥阵容缺少真正的天 才球员，让他们近年来在对阵强队时不堪一击。 对手实力较弱时，墨西哥保持着相对出色的战绩。他们是中 北美及加勒比海地区预选赛第一名，力压哥斯达黎加和巴拿马， 但在打硬仗时结果却惨不忍睹。 尽管哥伦比亚籍教练胡安•卡洛斯•奥索里奥率队轻松晋级俄 罗斯世界杯，但他的成绩还是饱受质疑。问题不仅在于他们输给 强队，而是在于输得难看。他们在联合会杯上0-7不敌智利，又以 1-4输给了德国。 墨西哥国家队历史最佳射手是哈维尔• 埃尔南德斯，迄今为 止100场比赛打入了49个进球。但本赛季他在西汉姆得不到上场 机会，仅为东伦敦球队首发16次。 主教练： 胡安•卡洛斯•奥索里奥 队长： 安德烈斯•瓜尔达多 国际足联排名： 15 夺冠赔率： $101.00 世界杯参赛次数： 15 世界杯最好成绩： 1/4决赛（1970、1986） Some said that Germany’s loss to France in the semi- final of Euro 2016 was the end of the Joachim Löw era. But that judgement appears to be premature. The 2014 World Cup champions bounced back powerfully by qualifying for Russia with 10 wins from 10 matches, scoring a joint European-record 43 goals. They also won the Confederations Cup last summer despite having plenty of key players missing. Germany’s dominance in recent years is reflected by the fact that there is an endless production line of talent coming through its very well-structured youth development system. Germany featured fairly young national teams in both South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014 and were again the second youngest team to qualify for Russia at an average age of 25.7 years, older than only Nigeria. The Golden Boot winner at the Confederations Cup last summer, Timo Werner, has proved to be the perfect replacement for retired great Miroslav Klose. The 22-year-old RB Leipzig forward made history as the youngest player in Bundesliga history to reach 150 top-flight appearances this season and it seems that he is looking to break more records in the upcoming World Cup. Coach: Joachim Löw Captain: Manuel Neuer FIFA Ranking: 1 Odds: $5.25 World Cup appearances: 18 World Cup titles: 4 – 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 In the last six World Cups without exception, Mexico has been knocked out in the Round of 16. Surely El Tri will look be looking beyond the group stage this time, with the opening fixture against Germany to be by far their biggest challenge. However, the lack of truly exceptional talent in the squad has made them vulnerable against stronger opponents in recent times. Against lesser teams, Mexico has a relatively strong track record. They are the winner of their CONCACAF Group ahead of Costa Rica and Panama, but when they played in more demanding fixtures their results were miserable. Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio is still being questioned about his input even though they qualified for Russia with ease. The problem isn’t just their losses to the big guns but the size of the scorelines, including a 7-0 defeat by Chile and 4-1 loss to Germany in the Confederations Cup. Mexico’s all-time top goalscorer Javier Hernández, who has scored 49 times in 100 appearance so far, has been struggling for match time at West HamUnited. C o ach: Juan Carlos Osorio Captain: Andrés Guardado FIFA Ranking: 15 Odds: $101.00 World Cup appearances: 15 BestWorld Cup performance: Quarter-finals – 1970, 1986 墨西哥 Mexico 德国 Germany 世界杯特刊 World Cup Special