European champions Spain won their second World Cup on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
当地时间 7 月 19 日,在东卢瑟福大都会人寿体育场进行的世界杯决赛战至加时赛,西班牙凭借加时进球击败阿根廷夺冠。赢得了他们的第二座世界杯冠军。
Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game in extra time — his first of the tournament — kicking in a cross by Nico Williams, who had a goal 10 minutes early disallowed for a foul.
费兰·托雷斯在加时赛中攻入全场唯一进球,也是他在本届赛事上的首粒进球——他接尼科·威廉姆斯的传中破门。威廉姆斯在10分钟前曾有一粒进球因犯规被判无效。
A second goal by Torres in extra time was deemed offside and disallowed.
托雷斯在加时赛中的第二粒进球被判越位无效。
Argentina played extra time down one man, after Enzo Fernandez received a second yellow card and was sent off near the end of regulation.
阿根廷在加时赛中少一人作战,恩佐·费尔南德斯在常规时间临近结束时吃到第二张黄牌被罚下场。
Spain's only other World Cup championship was a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the 2010 tournament hosted by South Africa.
西班牙此前唯一一次世界杯夺冠是在2010年南非世界杯上,当时他们以1比0战胜荷兰队。
On their way to the championship, Spain knocked out other tournament favorites Portugal and France.
在夺冠之路上,西班牙先后淘汰了另外两支夺冠热门球队葡萄牙和法国。
Following a surprising 0-0 draw against Cape Verde in its first game, Spain went on to win its next seven games, allowing only one goal while scoring 14.
在首场令人意外的0比0战平佛得角之后,西班牙在接下来的七场比赛中取得全胜,攻入14球仅失1球。
Spain's defense did not even allow Argentina a shot on goal in the entire 120 minutes of the final, while Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez set a World Cup final record with 10 saves.
西班牙的防线在决赛120分钟内甚至没有让阿根廷队完成一次射正,阿根廷门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯则贡献了10次扑救,创下了世界杯决赛纪录。
The loss ended a drive by Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, to win back-to-back World Cups, a feat only accomplished by Italy in 1934-38, and Brazil in 1958-62.
这场失利终结了梅西率领的阿根廷队实现世界杯卫冕的征程——这一壮举此前仅有意大利(1934-1938年)和巴西(1958-1962年)完成过。
A fourth Argentine victory would have put them in a tie with Germany and Italy for second place with four titles. Brazil, the only nation to appear in every World Cup, has five championships.
如果阿根廷第四次夺冠,他们本将以4座冠军与德国和意大利并列历史第二位。巴西队则以5座冠军领跑——巴西也是唯一一支参加了每一届世界杯的国家。
This year's World Cup was the first time three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — have co-hosted the tournament, with games in 16 cities. It was also the first time the field had been expanded to 48 teams.
本届世界杯是首次由三个国家——美国、加拿大和墨西哥——联合主办,比赛在16座城市举行。这也是世界杯首次扩军至48支球队。
Japan and South Korea co-hosted in 2002.
此前2002年世界杯由日本和韩国联合主办。
The next World Cup in 2030 will again see three host countries — Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
2030年世界杯将由西班牙、葡萄牙和摩洛哥三个国家联合主办。
knocked out /nɒkt aʊt/淘汰
favorites /ˈfeɪvərɪts/夺冠热门
draw /drɔː/平局
shot on goal /ʃɒt ɒn ɡəʊl/射正
saves /seɪvz/扑救
back-to-back /bæk tə bæk/卫冕,连续夺冠