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51 WGM #59 2018/06 wgm8.com 鼓噪的球迷支持，这绝不轻松。另外，他们的对手中还有 目前世界足坛的两大球星：带领埃及晋级决赛圈的默罕默 德•萨拉赫以及乌拉圭的路易斯• 苏亚雷斯。 那么澳大利亚呢？卫冕亚洲杯冠军过去十年一直是亚 洲区强队，不过目前这支国家队看起来和2006年晋级淘汰 赛的那支球队相去甚远。 澳大利亚在最后两场比赛中0-2不敌日本，随后仅以 2-1勉强战胜泰国，错过直接晋级决赛圈的机会，直到附加 赛击败叙利亚才拿到世界杯入场券。 球队的不佳表现最终导致主帅博斯特克格鲁执教五载 后下课，取而代之的是荷兰人贝尔特• 范马尔维克。他此 stage will be difficult given the lack of game time to adapt the team to its new playing style. South Korea has Son Heung-min in its squad, but are also in a very tough group with Germany and Mexico – and the Tottenham Hotspur winger tends to be quiet on big occasions. Likewise, Saudi Arabia finds itself up against host nation Russia – never an easy proposition in front of a raucous home crowd – as well as two stars of the global game in Mohamed Salah, who guided Egypt to the finals, and Luis Suárez with Uruguay. As for Australia? The defending Asian Cup champions have been a powerhouse of the region for the past decade but this squad looks a far cry from the squad that surged into the knockout stage in 2006. The Australians missed automatic qualification on goal difference thanks to a 2-0 loss to Japan and sluggish 2-1 win over Thailand in their final two games, booking their place instead by downing Syria in a play-off. The side’s struggles ultimately saw coach Ange Postecoglou step down after five years in charge, replaced by Dutchman Bart van Marwijk – the same man who led Saudi Arabia to qualify for Russia before a dispute with the football association saw them part ways. Van Marwijk is most famous for leading the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final but with little time to work with his players and a lack of depth in his roster it’s hard to see Australia overcoming a group that features big guns France, plus Peru and Denmark. The Socceroos will rely heavily on aging veteran Tim Cahill to produce more magic following his world-class performances over the past three World Cups, but with only a 4-1 loss to Norway and a 0-0 draw with Colombia to show for their first two outings under the new coach, Australia must improve quickly if it is to produce a World Cup fairytale. 前率领沙特晋级世界杯决赛圈，但因合同纠纷和沙特足协 分道扬镳。 范马尔维克此前最著名的成就，是率领荷兰在2010年 世界杯上一路晋级到决赛。但因缺少时间磨合，同时球队 阵容深度不足，澳大利亚将很难从小组中晋级。他们的小 组中拥有豪门球队法国、秘鲁和丹麦。 袋鼠军团需要仰仗老将蒂姆• 卡希尔创造更多魔术， 他在此前三届世界杯上都有世界级的表现。然而新任主帅 的前两场比赛中，他们以1-4 输给挪威，又被哥伦比亚0-0 逼平。因此澳大利亚想要创造世界杯童话，还需迅速提升 自身表现。