１３日法國同瑞士在斯圖加特戈特利布戴姆勒體育場０－０打平，賽後雙方主教練都認為體育場的草皮太差影響了兩隊的發揮。

　　在烈日照射和濕熱的天氣裏，兩隊總共只有７腳射門射正。而裁判則一共出示了８張黃牌。

　　賽後，瑞士球迷對平局歡呼雀躍，而法國隊則黯然離場。

　　“賽前６小時噴灑草皮之後就沒有進行二次噴灑，這樣做並沒有效果，”法國隊主教練雷蒙多梅內克説，“這意味著球會不規則運動，這給球員們製造了困難。”

　　瑞士主教練也同樣抱怨草皮質量不高，他同時也對俄羅斯主裁判頗有微詞。認為他的一些吹毛求疵的判罰導致了很多比賽中斷，大大減低了比賽的精彩程度。

　　他説：“草皮太幹，這就是説球根本不怎麼滾動，從而導致了出現這樣的比賽。”

　　對於這場平局，瑞士人有理由高興，因為這是他們首次在２３場比賽中沒有失球。

　　主教練説：“我很滿意我們的防守，小夥子們踢得不錯。但是我並不理解為什麼我們得到了５張黃牌。當時我不知道發生了什麼，也不理解為什麼主裁判會做出那樣的判罰。“

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

　　原文：World-Both coaches blame pitch for goalless draw

　　World-Both coaches blame pitch for goalless draw

　　STUTTGART, June 13 (Reuters) - Both coaches blamed the condition of the pitch at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion for the poor quality of the goalless draw between France and Switzerland in their dreary Group G encounter on Tuesday.

　　On an afternoon of incessant sunshine and humid heat, the contest between the 1998 World Cup winners and their neighbours and rivals produced only seven accurate shots and, thanks to a pernickety referee, eight yellow cards.

　　The result, in front of a sell-out capacity crowd of 52,000, was greeted like a win by the Swiss fans in front of whom the Swiss team joined hands and bowed while the French trudged away.

　　"To sprinkle the pitch six hours before the game and then not to do it again, before the kick-off, is not very useful," said the French coach Raymond Domenech. "It meant the ball was not rolling properly, it was difficult for the players."

　　His Swiss counterpart Koebi Kuhn was equally critical of the condition of the ground and also took a swipe at the Russian referee Valentin Ivanov, whose fussy approach led to a series of frustrating interruptions.

　　"The pitch was dull, it meant that the ball did not move, it did not roll and that is why it was this kind of game," he said.

　　"When you see things happen to Thierry Henry, with the ball, like we did today, you can see it was not a good pitch at all for these kind of players."

　　WORST RECORD

　　The Swiss, however, had reason to be happy as it was their first clean sheet in 23 World Cup games, ending the worst record of any team in the finals.

　　"I was very happy with my defence," said Kuhn. "They fought well. But we had five yellow cards, yes, and I don't understand why. I did not know what was happening or why the referee made some of those decisions."

　　France, without a goal now in four World Cup games since they beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris in the 1998 final, may now be hoping for a downpour in Leipzig before they meet South Korea on Sunday.

　　作者-北京外國語大學 英語 柳瀚

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