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26 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 上世纪九十年代的哥伦比亚黄金一代包括了天才球星伊基 塔、巴尔德拉玛和阿斯普里拉之辈。风华逝去之后，哥伦比亚足 球终于在四年前的巴西世界杯重返大舞台。多亏了哈梅斯•罗德 里格斯和胡安•夸德拉多的出色表演——他们分别是该届世界杯 的射手王和助攻王，哥伦比亚一路走到了1/4决赛，最后在一场 相当有争议的比赛中，最终不敌东道主巴西。 在俄罗斯，哥伦比亚再次需要依赖其明星球员，如罗德里格 斯、夸德拉多和法尔考等，来重现昔日辉煌。他们晋级俄罗斯之 路颇为跌宕起伏，只是在预选赛最后一轮，才锁定了南美赛区第 四名的席位自动晋级。如主帅何塞•佩克曼所说，“晋级世界杯 着实艰难。” 好消息是，本赛季罗德里格斯从皇马租借到拜仁慕尼黑，因 饱受伤病困扰刚开始发挥不好，但他逐渐找回状态，在欧冠半决 赛对阵老东家皇马时，攻入了一个非常精彩的进球。 主教练： 何塞•佩克曼 队长： 拉达梅尔•法尔考 国际足联排名： 16 夺冠赔率： $41.00 世界杯参赛次数： 5 世界杯最好成绩： 1/4决赛（2014） 世界杯开幕之前，日本今夏在俄罗斯世界杯上的希望遭受重 击，率队晋级决赛圈、经验丰富的波黑教练瓦希德• 哈利霍季奇 被解雇，取代他的是西野朗。 本次换帅也在意料之中，但时机是最大问题。哈利霍季奇执 教的日本风格和此前不同，这支来自东亚的球队传统倾向于控球 战术打法，但哈利霍季奇要求他的球队寻找防守反击机会。其战 术改革让日本最出色的两名球星——本田圭佑和香川真司都因无 法适应其技战术而失去了位置。或者说，这两名球星都更习惯于 日本传统的技战术打法。 主帅的足球哲学在日本引起极大争议，但临阵换帅的时机引 起了更大隐患。那么在过去三年都没有执教经验的西野朗，是否 有足够时间来重组球队呢？ 主教练： 西野朗 队长： 长谷部诚 国际足联排名： 60 夺冠赔率： $301.00 世界杯参赛次数： 5 世界杯最好成绩： 16强（2002、2010） After the fading of the golden generation of Colombian football, which included the likes of René Higuita, Carlos Valderrama and Faustino Asprilla in the 1990s, Colombia finally returned to the big stage in Brazil four years ago. Thanks to the amazing performances of James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado, who produced the most goals and assists in the World Cup respectively, Colombia reached the quarter-finals before succumbing to host Brazil in a highly controversial match. In Russia, Colombia will again rely on their star men such as Rodríguez, Cuadrado and Radamel Falcao to repeat the achievement. Their way to Russia was patchy to say the least, as they only sealed their spot on the final day as the fourth placed team in South America. Manager José Pékerman admitted, “Qualifying was really hard.” The good news is that, after a slow start in Bayern Munich on loan from Real Madrid, largely due to injuries, Rodríguez has gradually rediscovered his form, scoring a fantastic goal in the Champions League semi-final against his former team. Coach: José Pékerman Captain: Radamel Falcao FIFA Ranking: 16 Odds: $41.00 World Cup appearances: 5 Best World Cup performance: Quarter-finals – 2014 Japan’s hopes in Russia this summer suffered a big hit two month before their opening game when the manager who led the team to qualify, veteran Bosnian-Herzegovinian coach Vahid Halilhodžić, was sacked and replaced by Akira Nishino. The sacking was not unexpected, but timing is problematic. Japan under Halilhodžić was largely unrecognizable, as the East Asian team have traditionally preferred a possession-based style while Halilhodžić demanded his side look to play on the counter. His drastic reforms saw Japan’s two biggest stars, Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa, dropped from the squad as they failed to fit into this philosophy – or, in other words, they preferred Japan’s traditional approach. The philosophy caused big debate in Japan, but the timing of the sacking has caused even greater concern. Will Nishino, who hasn’t coached any team in the last three years, have enough time to reorganize the team? C o ach: Akira Nishino Captain: Makoto Hasebe FIFA Ranking: 60 Odds: $301.00 World Cup appearances: 5 Best World Cup performance: Round of 16 – 2002, 2010 日本 Japan 哥伦比亚 Colombia 世界杯特刊 World Cup Special