意大利
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How they qualified Does it really matter? They are there. They are always there. OK then, they strolled their group finishing six points clear of Denmark in second place. World Cup high England can never forget 1966, but most Italians probably can’t even name the four, yes four, times they have won the World Cup. The 2006 victory stands out as a triumph against the odds played out to a backdrop of scandal and controversy. World Cup low Defeat on penalties to Argentina on home soil in the 1990 semi-final. Familiar faces Emanuele Giaccherini (Sunderland), Pablo Osvaldo (Southampton), Davide Santon (Newcastle United). The manager Cesare Prandelli has rejected the stereotypes and turned into a stylish attacking side. He has held on to at least one Italian tradition however: there will not be a better-groomed manager at this World Cup. How in danger is he? 7/10. Prandelli is hugely popular but Italy always expects. Most likely to light up Brazil ... There are younger legs and livelier talents in this squad but for one last time at a major tournament just sit back and savour each and every perfectly-placed pass from Andrea Pirlo. Most likely to be sent home in disgrace ... Mario Balotelli. Why? Lets not ruin the surprise. Title odds: 20/1 The stereotype is ... Solid defence, counter attack, slow starters, tournament know-how, lavish gestures, long hair. The reality is ... Free (ish) flowing attacking football, dodgy defence, lavish gestures, long hair. What they're known for La Dolce Vita 30 per cent Pasta 18 per cent Their hair 12 per cent Their mothers 40 per cent How Brazilian are they? No, they’re not Brazil. They’re Italy. How Google translates the national anthem We were for centuries downtrodden and derided, we are not one people, we are divided. How long does it last? One minute 40 seconds of chest-pumping national pride. Note to any budding young countries out there: this is how you do a national anthem. How to dress like their fans It’s almost impossible for an outsider to look like an Italian man or woman so instead try and behave like them, which basically involves overreacting to every single incident waving your hands in the air and looking to the heavens in disgust. Commentator's go-to stat Only Brazil (93) and Germany (99) have played more games in World Cup finals than Italy (83). The Italians have drawn more games than anyone else (21).
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晉級(jí)之路 這個(gè)問(wèn)題真的有意義嗎？世界杯一直都有他們的身影。事實(shí)上，在最后一輪預(yù)選賽中，意大利隊(duì)以6分的優(yōu)勢(shì)淘汰位于小組第二的丹麥，成功晉級(jí)巴西世界杯。 世界杯高光時(shí)刻 英國(guó)人或許永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記1966年他們作為東道主首次取得世界杯冠軍的榮耀。然而大多數(shù)意大利人可能甚至都說(shuō)不清楚他們4次（是的，總共4次）獲得世界杯冠軍的具體時(shí)間。其中，2006年在國(guó)內(nèi)裁判門(mén)丑聞的陰影下，意大利國(guó)家足球隊(duì)排除萬(wàn)難奪得世界杯冠軍，這一勝利尤為激動(dòng)人心。 世界杯低谷時(shí)刻 在1990年世界杯半決賽中，意大利隊(duì)在主場(chǎng)與阿根廷隊(duì)的點(diǎn)球大戰(zhàn)中敗下陣來(lái)，未能進(jìn)入決賽。 知名球員 埃曼努埃爾.賈凱里尼（桑德蘭足球俱樂(lè)部），巴勃羅?奧斯瓦爾多（南安普頓足球俱樂(lè)部），大衛(wèi)?桑頓（紐卡斯?fàn)柭?lián)足球俱樂(lè)部） 主帥 切薩雷?普蘭德利掛帥后，一改意大利隊(duì)傳統(tǒng)的防守反擊戰(zhàn)術(shù)，“藍(lán)色軍團(tuán)”的風(fēng)格讓人眼前一亮。不過(guò)，他保持了意大利隊(duì)的至少一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)：在世界杯賽場(chǎng)上，沒(méi)有比他更有風(fēng)度的教練了。 他的下課幾率 7/10. 普蘭德利確實(shí)非常受歡迎，但意大利人的期待是永無(wú)止境的。 本次世界杯最可能大放異彩的球員 在這支隊(duì)伍中永遠(yuǎn)不乏年輕、充滿活力的足球天才。但是對(duì)于最后一次參加重大比賽的安德烈亞?皮爾洛，屆時(shí)他每一次完美精準(zhǔn)的傳球?qū)⒊蔀楸緢?chǎng)比賽最大的看點(diǎn)。 本次世界杯最可能不光彩地被遣返回國(guó)的球員 馬里奧?巴洛特利。為什么？我們還是拭目以待吧。 奪冠幾率：20/1 固有印象 堅(jiān)固的防守反攻，慢熱型，嫻熟的比賽技能，豐富的手勢(shì)，一頭長(zhǎng)發(fā)。 球隊(duì)實(shí)情 自由隨意的進(jìn)攻，狡猾的防守，豐富的手勢(shì)，一頭長(zhǎng)發(fā)。 意大利知名之處 《甜蜜生活》(La Dolce Vita) 30% 意大利面 18% 意大利人的頭發(fā) 12% 他們的媽媽 40% 他們有多巴西范？ 不，他們是十足的意大利范。 谷歌翻譯的意大利國(guó)歌 遭凌夷受嘲譏，至今已數(shù)世紀(jì)， 只因?yàn)榫梅至眩L(zhǎng)渙散不團(tuán)結(jié)。 國(guó)歌時(shí)長(zhǎng) 在1分40秒的歌聲中，意大利人邊唱邊拍打胸脯，充滿了強(qiáng)烈的民族自豪感。給所有正在發(fā)展的年輕國(guó)家的建議：你們就應(yīng)該像這樣唱國(guó)歌 如何裝扮成意大利隊(duì)球迷 外國(guó)人幾乎不可能化妝成意大利人的樣子，那么就只能試著模仿他們的行為，主要包括對(duì)每一件事都要做出過(guò)度的反應(yīng)，具體表現(xiàn)為：在空中使勁揮手，然后表情惡心地望著天空。 評(píng)論員常用的解說(shuō)詞 在世界杯決賽中，只有巴西（93次）和德國(guó)（99次）的比賽次數(shù)超過(guò)意大利（83次），而且意大利隊(duì)的平局次數(shù)（21次）是最多的。
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