哥斯達黎加前鋒萬喬普宣佈將在世界盃後退出國家隊，他説“一名球員必須知道什麼時候該停下來，我已經不能夠繼續在為國家隊奉獻什麼了，我將在世界盃後退出國家隊”。今年29歲的萬喬普在同德國的小組賽中攻入兩粒入球，但是自己的國家隊在輸給了厄瓜多爾後將無法從小組出線，同波蘭的比賽將是他在國家隊的最後演出。談及其他球隊的表現，他表示自己看好英格蘭，認為他們將表現的越來越好，同時他也對同組的對手厄瓜多爾表示出讚賞.

　　鏈結：http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=371305&cc=4716

　　原文：

　　Wanchope announces international retirement

　　Paolo Wanchope put on a brave face after seeing his Costa Rica side crash out of the World Cup with a second straight defeat.

　　The 29-year-old striker, who scored twice in his team's 4-2 defeat to Germany but failed to hit the back of the net against Ecuador, will end his international career against Poland.

　　'I will not continue with the national team after this World Cup,' said Wanchope. 'One has to know when to stop and my time has come. I can no longer make certain sacrifices and I prefer to stop now.'

　　The 3-0 defeat against Ecuador left Wanchope and Co with no points, and no hope of advancing to the knockout stage.

　　'It's no drama,' said Wanchope, who is Costa Rica's all-time leading scorer. 'This is not the end of the world. Of course, it is difficult to digest but football is like this, some teams win and others lose.

　　'We expected to progress through to the next round when we arrived in Germany but it was not to be.'

　　Wanchope was particularly impressed by Ecuador's performance.

　　'Ecuador are a very experienced side,' he said. 'They are very well organised and they took advantage of the chances they had and we didn't, that was the difference.

　　'I wish them the best of luck in the tournament.'

　　However, Wanchope believes that should Ecuador meet England in the knock-out stages, they will face a mighty task.

　　'I watched England's first game against Paraguay,' he said. 'I think England will grow as the tournament progresses, they will show more intensity in their next encounters.

　　'They have also recovered Wayne Rooney and I think it's good for football, one always wants the best players to be fit.'

　　The former Derby, West Ham and Manchester City frontman, who currently plays in his homeland with Herediano, will play his last international against Poland.

　　'We really want to win our last game,' he said. 'It's something we owe to our fans.'

　　作者-于歡-北京第二外國語學院-英語系

責編：佟杉杉