【英语生活】朝鲜队能打败巴西队吗？

A North Korea defeat of Brazil in their World Cup match Tuesday would rank as one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

And North Korea Coach Kim Jong Hon believes it's possible.

'Regarding the match results, I can be very optimistic,' he said through a translator at a news conference Monday. 'Our players are very qualified.'

North Korea is ranked 84th on the FIFA tables, the lowest in the tournament. Brazil is ranked first.

Brazil has won five championships, North Korea none. In fact, it hasn't played in the World Cup since 1966.

Brazil has 195 goals in World Cup history. North Korea has five.

Brazil, with stars like Kaka and Lucio, is the best-known team in the world. North Korea has just a handful of athletes who play on clubs outside their own country.

Brazil's Coach Dunga has been famous since 1994, when he was captain of his country's World Cup-winning team.

North Korea's Coach Kim is a virtual unknown. He touts a defensive approach. North Korea qualified by drawing with Saudi Arabia 0-0.

Mr. Kim will often play three defenders in the back and clog the middle of the field with six midfielders, who focus on dropping back whenever the other team brings the ball into he North Korean half.

At the news conference, Mr. Kim conceded Brazil is a very strong team. But he expressed confidence that North Korea could repeat the success that took the team to the 1966 World Cup quarterfinals following a victory over Italy. This year's team, he said, has a 'strong mentality. That is what will prevail.'

如果朝鲜在周二的世界杯比赛中战胜巴西，将是体育史上最具颠覆性的事件之一。

朝鲜队主教练金正勋(Kim Jong Hon)相信这是有可能的。

AP朝鲜队主教练金正勋他周一在新闻发布会上通过翻译说，关于比赛结果，我非常乐观，我们的球员能力非常强。

朝鲜在国际足球联合会(FIFA)世界排名表上位列第84位，在参加世界杯的32支队伍中敬陪末座。巴西则排在第一。

巴西曾获得过五次世界杯冠军，而朝鲜从未问鼎。实际上，1966年以来朝鲜就没有再踢过世界杯。

巴西在世界杯历史上共有195个进球，朝鲜则有五个。

巴西有卡卡(Kaka)和卢西奥(Lucio)这样的球星，是全球最赫赫有名的球队。而朝鲜只有屈指可数的几名球员在国外俱乐部中踢球。

巴西队主教练邓加(Dunga)1994年作为队长、带领球队赢得了世界杯冠军，此后就声名远扬了。

朝鲜队主教练金正勋则实际上鲜为人知。他宣扬的是防守战略。朝鲜与沙特阿拉伯0比0战平后获得了世界杯的参赛资格。

金正勋通常会在后场安排三名后卫，在中场安排多达六名中场球员。中场球员的主要任务就是在对手将球踢到朝鲜队半场的时候回防。

金正勋在新闻发布会上承认巴西是一支实力非常强大的球队。不过，他表示对朝鲜队再现1966年进入世界杯四分之一决赛的辉煌充满信心；当时朝鲜打败了意大利进入四分之一决赛。他说，今年的朝鲜队有顽强的意志力，这将是取胜的关键。