4. Brazil vs. North Korea, June 15, 2:30 p.m. -- Under coach Dunga, Brazilian soccer is more bump and brawn, less Joga Bonito. But that doesn't mean the five-time champion isn't blessed with fine players. It starts with the phenomenal center-back pairing, Luicio and Juan. Yes, the bid to reclaim World Cup glory starts in defense for the Selecao. North Korea? Who knows? But the tournament's mystery guests don't appear to have enough protective armor -- not for facing global soccer's aristocrats, anyway. If Brazil is going to toy with a side, it will be this one. So catch this one from Johannesburg for the potential train wreck factor, if nothing else.
4. 巴西vs. 朝鮮,6月15日下午2:30 鄧加帳下的巴西足球更為樸實(shí)無華,注中實(shí)效,所謂 “美麗足球”影子,更少了一點(diǎn)。然而,這并一意味著五次奪冠的隊(duì)伍因此就缺少精兵強(qiáng)將。首發(fā)上陣的中后搭配盧西奧和胡安就是神來之筆。不錯(cuò),巴西如若想棒起大力神杯榮歸故里,首先要做的就是鞏固自己的后防不出紕漏。朝鮮嗎?誰知道呢?不過本屆杯賽上的這支神秘之旅,要想啃下如此堅(jiān)硬無比的硬骨頭,看樣子還沒有長出一副象樣的好牙口——需知他們要碰面的是怎樣的豪門貴族,無論如何牙好,胃口才好。只要巴西愿意,想把它當(dāng)什么玩具耍,就當(dāng)什么耍。所以,要擒這樣一支弱旅,除非陰溝翻船,否則,別的什么事都沒有。(注:“Joga Bonito”,意為“美麗足球”。它出自球王貝利之口,所體現(xiàn)出的并不是專為競技項(xiàng)目、 只追求比賽結(jié)果的足球,而是最原始的足球含義。Selecao: 巴西隊(duì), 桑巴軍團(tuán))