（2006年，6月22日）

　　馬爾科范巴斯滕為了準備第二階段與葡萄牙隊的比賽，特意讓他的隊員們在訓練中加練點球。他説：“葡萄牙是一支很優秀的球隊，但我們也不弱。我認為是開始訓練點球的時刻了。”如果荷蘭隊能夠晉級，他們將會遇到英格蘭和厄瓜多爾中的勝者。

　　鏈結：http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=372090&cc=5739

　　原文：Van Basten prepares players for penalties

　　Marco van Basten is planning to put his Holland side through their penalty paces in readiness for their testing World Cup encounter against Portugal on Sunday.

　　The Dutch coach rested five players on yellow cards, including Chelsea's Arjen Robben, as his side last night drew 0-0 against Argentina, both having already qualified from Group C.

　　Then he looked forward to a potentially tight match against Luis Felipe Scolari's side.

　　Said Van Basten: 'They are an excellent team but we are not too bad either. I think it is time to start experimenting with some penalties.'

　　If the Dutch progress, potentially they would meet England in the quarter-finals if, that is, Sven-Goran Eriksson's side also get past Ecuador in Stuttgart on Sunday.

　　作者-岳東興-北京第二外國語學院-英語系

責編：佟杉杉