世界杯足球赛在德国拉开帷幕 (Football's World Cup Tournament Kicks Off

阿连

星期五(060906)
世界杯足球赛在德国拉开帷幕 (Football's World Cup Tournament Kicks Off in Germany)

全球数十亿球迷将中断他们的日常生活，围坐在电视机前观赏星期五在德国开幕的世界杯足球比赛。世界杯足球赛每四年在不同国家举办一次，今年的世界杯有32个获得比赛资格的国家球队参加。参赛球队分成八个小组，每组四支球队(循环赛法)。每个队都要进行三场比赛。每个小组获胜的前两名球队、也就是出线的16支足球队将进入第二轮淘汰赛。

本届世界杯在德国12个城市举行。德国作为东道主将在慕尼黑开幕式上的首轮比赛中迎战其在A组中的对手哥斯达黎加队。

Billions of fans across the globe will put their lives on hold and gather around television screens as football's (soccer's) World Cup tournament begins Friday in Germany. Teams from 32 qualifying nations will compete in the tournament, which is held every four years in a different country. The teams are divided into eight groups of four (in round-robin play), so each team is guaranteed three games. The top two teams in each group, or 16 nations, will then move on to the single elimination, or knockout, phase.

The tournament is held in 12 cities across Germany. As the host nation, Germany opened the World Cup with a first round match against Group-A rival Costa Rica in Munich.