憑藉44分鐘時卡卡的進球,巴西隊在14日的比賽中戰勝克羅地亞隊.此次勝利也是巴西隊在世界盃中連續第八場勝利。

　　克羅地亞球迷對球隊的表現十分滿意。

　　克羅地亞主教練茲拉特科克拉尼察爾説“其實克羅地亞並不應該輸。在比賽的絕大多數時間裏，我們表現得都更出色。不幸的是，我們沒能抓住機會。在隊巴西這樣的球隊時，你沒能抓住機會的話必定就會得到懲罰。”

　　原文：Brazil a bit shaky in 1-0 win over Croatia in opener

　　BERLIN (AP) -- Brazil was ready to bring on Carnival, and so were the thousands of proud, loud fans who sambaed their way to Germany to cheer for the defending World Cup champions.

　　Croatia had other ideas.

　　Kaka scored in the 44th minute Tuesday night, but Croatia made the Brazilians work for every bit of the 1-0 victory that preserved their record eight-straight winning streak at the World Cup.

　　While the Croatian fans were delighted with how their team played, the Brazilians were relieved to get out with a win.

　　But no one will be thinking the world champs are invincible anymore.

　　"Croatia did not deserve to lose," Croatia coach Zlatko Kranjcar said. "We were better for most parts of the match. Unfortunately, we didn't exploit our chances and half-chances. If you don't take your chances against a team like Brazil, they will punish you."

　　鏈結： http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=371066&cc=4716

　　作者--丁曉晨 北京第二外國語學院 英語系

責編：佟杉杉