World Gaming Magazine

24 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 比利时在2018年俄罗斯世界杯的机会，比2014年巴西世界 杯要好得多。四年前，拥有孔帕尼、阿扎尔和卢卡库等天才球星 的比利时，最终在1/4决赛上被阿根廷淘汰出局，但实际上比利 时还从未踢过如此重大的比赛。 主教练的更迭为球队带来新的希望。在2014年世界杯铩羽而 归，2016年欧洲杯又在1/4决赛中不敌威尔士后，更衣室大师马 克•威尔莫茨被解雇，西班牙教练罗伯托•马丁内斯走马上任。 比利时阵中的核心阵容相当诱人。如果你在前锋线上拥有卢 卡库，中场由德布劳内担任创造大师，阿扎尔辅以两翼，库尔图 瓦镇守龙门，那么成功的要素都已具备。但最终还是要看主教练 将一队的冠军，转变为冠军阵容。在马丁内斯任下，欧洲红魔预 选赛很出色，十场比赛拿到28分，同时斩获43个进球。 主教练： 罗伯托•马丁内斯 队长： 艾登•阿扎尔 国际足联排名： 3 夺冠赔率： $11.00 世界杯参赛次数： 12 世界杯最好成绩： 半决赛（1986） 如果最近的故事有借鉴价值，那么在英格兰从2016年欧洲 杯失意而归之后，我们自然应该预见到一次相当成功的世预赛经 历。事实上，英格兰自2009年10月之后，还没有在任何大型赛 事的预选赛上输过球，不管随后他们会在那届赛事上表现多么拙 劣。 不过今年，英格兰球迷感受到了一丝希望。自从山姆•阿勒 代斯短暂任期结束，以及临时主帅开始接手教鞭以来，年轻的格 里斯•索斯盖特很快就坐稳帅位，带领球队轻松从世预赛中脱颖 而出。 索斯盖特做了一些重大改革，比如将韦恩•鲁尼这样的老将 清出国家队，并将传统的四后卫体系变阵为三后卫。如今，三狮 军团年轻十足，充满进攻意识，常用阵型为3-4-2-1。担任箭头的 是哈里•凯恩，在他身后则有状态出色的拉希姆• 斯特林、德利• 阿里以及林加德，他们将为球队提供创造力和速度。 在防守三区，乔丹•亨德森担任防守线前的屏障，掌握比赛 节奏，正如本赛季他在利物浦的成功表演。 主教练： 格里斯•索斯盖特 队长： 哈里• 凯恩 国际足联排名： 13 夺冠赔率： $19.00 世界杯参赛次数： 1 4 世界杯冠军次数： 1（1966） Russia 2018 presents a far better opportunity for Belgium than Brazil 2014. Four years ago, a team full of talented players like Vincent Kompany, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku was knocked out by Argentina in the quarter-finals, but the fact was that Belgium had never played in a match that big before. A change of head coach has brought the team some fresh hope. After the disappointment of that 2014 World Cup and a 2016 European Cup campaign that ended in a quarter-final loss to Wales, the great motivator Marc Wilmots was sacked with Spanish coach Roberto Martinez brought in to replace him. Belgium has a delicious core within the team. If you have Lukaku up front, Kevin De Bruyne as the creative genius, Hazard attacking from the wing and Thibaut Courtois in goal, the ingredients for success are all there. But in the end it will be up to the manager to turn a team of champions into a champion team. The European Red Devils enjoyed a successful qualification campaign under Martinez’s reign, picking up 28 points from 10 games and scoring 43 goals in the process. Coach: Roberto Martínez Captain: Eden Hazard FIFA Ranking: 3 Odds: $11.00 World Cup appearances: 12 Best World Cup performance: Semi-finals – 1986 If recent football history is anything to go by, we should certainly have expected a successful qualification campaign from England after its disappointing Euro 2016. In fact, England have not lost a qualifying match for any major competition since October 2009, no matter how dreadfully they have performed in the tournament proper. This year, English fans sense a glimmer of hope. Having taken over the top job as caretaker coach from the short-lived Sam Allardyce, young Gareth Southgate quickly made the job his own by steering the team from qualification to the World Cup with ease. Southgate made some high-profile changes, including moving out veteran players like Wayne Rooney and switching the system from a traditional bank of four to three defenders. Now, the Three Lions operate with a young and attacking minded 3-4-2- 1 formation, with Harry Kane up front. Behind the in-form striker, Raheem Sterling, Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard provide flair and speed. In the final third, Jordan Henderson sits in front of the back line, dictating the pace of the game, just as he did so successfully for Liverpool this season. Coach: Gareth Southgate Captain: Harry Kane FIFA Ranking: 13 Odds: $19.00 World Cup appearances: 14 World Cup titles: 1 – 1966 英格兰 England 比利时 Belgium 世界杯特刊 World Cup Special