西班牙主教練路易斯?阿拉貢內斯表示他的球隊將會擊敗前世界冠軍法國隊，在世界盃四分之一決賽中佔有一席之地。他説道，“我對我的球隊充滿了信心，首先是因為這是我的工作所在，其次是因為我非常相信我們能夠取得勝利。如果我們想在世界盃上走的更遠，我們就必須擊敗強隊，毫無疑問，法國隊是一支強隊。但他們並不是不可戰勝的。”

　　阿拉貢內斯表示像齊達內這樣的老將經過一個賽季後可能不能組成最強的陣容，但他們仍有決定比賽的能力。

　　鏈結：http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-worldspainaragones&prov=reuters&type=lgns

　　原文：World-Aragones convinced Spain will oust France

　　By Simon Baskett

　　KAMEN, Germany, June 24 (Reuters) - Spain coach Luis Aragones said he was convinced that his side would beat former world champions France and book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

　　"I've got massive confidence in my team, firstly because that's my job and secondly because I honestly believe we are going to get through," Aragones told a news conference on Saturday.

　　The 67-year-old was in upbeat mood despite the fact that his second string side did not play well in their 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their final group match on Friday.

　　"If we want to carry on in the World Cup we have to beat the good teams and there is no doubt that France are a very good side," he said.

　　"But if we want to get close to the teams that win World Cups then we have to beat France ... They are good but they are not invincible.

　　Spain, who won all three matches to top Group H, play 1998 champions France in Hanover on Tuesday. France went through after beating Togo 2-0 on Friday, having earlier been held to draws by Switzerland and South Korea. Aragones said he was more concerned about the form of his own team than that of his opponents.

　　"My main worry is that we fulfil our potential and play as well as we can," he said. "Our opponents might be very good, but if we play to our strengths then in the end we will beat them.

　　He said that his side tended to play the ball more rapidly and were more creative than France, but added that the former world champions were more direct and had more destructive players in midfield.

　　"It will be more difficult for us to keep the ball than in previous matches," he said.

　　Spain have one of the youngest sides in the tournament and France one of the most experienced.

　　Aragones said that although players like Zinedine Zidane, now 34, might not be able to produce their top form over a whole season they still had the quality to decide big games.

　　"He's still very dangerous in one-off matches," he said. "Now is when you will really see the quality of the teams, the players and the coaches. Up until now our opponents have been inferior to us, now everyone is more or less at the same level.

　　The last time France and Spain met in a tournament was in the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. Les Bleus won through 2-1 after Raul missed a penalty at the death and went on to add the European crown to their world title.

　　作者——韓明冰，北京外國語大學

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