曾經獲得過世界盃的大約170名隊員，包括貝利和馬拉多納將會在週五德國和哥斯達黎加的揭幕戰之前，齊聚安聯球場。賽前的慶典儀式上，曾經隨巴西隊3次奪得世界盃的貝利和德國名模席費爾Claudia Schiffer 將會一起捧著世界盃獎盃進入體育場。

　　國際足聯主席布拉特在週二時説，德國總理默克爾Angela Merkel將會正式宣佈德國世界盃的開幕，隨後德國總統克勒Horst Koehler會致開幕詞。

　　在新聞發佈會上，布拉特還透露，默克爾將會參加週三開幕的國際足聯第56屆會議。

　　他説，是國際足聯想出的主意，來邀請自從1930年以來獲得過世界盃冠軍的球員，一起舉行開幕大遊行。布拉特説：“就我目前得知的情況來説，將會有１７０名曾經的隊員到場。”

　　德國曾經在１９７４年獲得勝利的那支球隊的２２名隊員將會齊聚這次的慶典，而那天的天氣情況，據巴伐利亞的天氣預報預測，前幾天的陰冷潮濕的天氣將會不復存在，天氣將會以晴天為主，會恢復到夏天的炎熱天氣。

　　鏈結：http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060606/7/75ig.html

　　原文：Pele and Maradona to parade before opening match

　　6 June 2006

　　by Reuters

　　A total of 170 FIFA World Cup?-winning players including Pele and Diego Maradona will parade at the Allianz Arena before Friday's opening match between Germany and Costa Rica.

　　The pre-match ceremony will see also Pele, who won the FIFA World Cup three times with Brazil, and German super-model Claudia Schiffer carry the FIFA World Cup Trophy into the stadium.

　　The tournament will be opened officially by Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel, following a welcome speech by the president Horst Koehler, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Tuesday.

　　Speaking at a news conference, Blatter said Merkel would also attend the 56th FIFA Congress which opens on Wednesday.

　　He said it was FIFA's idea to invite all the players who had won the FIFA World Cup since 1930 to the opening parade. "As far as I know, 170 have said they will be there," said Blatter.

　　The entire 22-man squad of Germany's triumphant 1974 campaign will also be together at the event which, according to weather forecasts in Bavaria, will be blessed by the return of summer after days of cold and wet conditions.

　　作者-北京第二外國語學院英語系，岳東興

責編：佟杉杉