世界杯：布迪米尔关键破门，老练克罗地亚一比零小胜巴拿马，巴拿马出局

说它紧张，是因为整场比赛的大部分时间，比分都是零比零，直到后半段，克罗地亚才用一个进球，锁定了胜局。

What made it tense: the score was nil-nil for most of the match, and only in the second half did Croatia seal the win with a single goal.

我们先来认识一下这两支球队。

Let's first get to know these two teams.

克罗地亚来自欧洲，是世界足坛一支底蕴深厚的强队。

Croatia comes from Europe, a strong team in world football with deep heritage.

在最近的几届世界杯上，他们都有过非常出色的表现，曾经一路走得很远。

In the most recent World Cups they've performed superbly and once went a long way.

这支球队里，拥有不少经验极其丰富的老球员。

This team has a number of hugely experienced veteran players.

他们彼此之间配合默契，比赛阅读能力很强，越是关键的硬仗，往往越能稳得住。

They combine seamlessly and read the game well; the more crucial the battle, the steadier they tend to be.

而他们的对手巴拿马，则来自中美洲，无论是名气还是整体实力，都和克罗地亚有着不小的差距。

Their opponents Panama come from Central America, well behind Croatia in both fame and overall strength.

不过，巴拿马的球员作风顽强，从来不会轻易认输，是一支很有拼劲的球队。

But Panama's players are tenacious in style and never give up easily, a team with real fight.

对这两支球队来说，这都是一场必须全力争胜的关键比赛，因为谁输了，谁就很可能被淘汰，提前结束自己的世界杯之旅。

For both teams this was a must-win match, because whoever lost would likely be eliminated and end their World Cup early.

也正因为如此，比赛一开始，双方都踢得格外谨慎。

For all these reasons, from the start both sides played especially cautiously.

两支球队都先把防守做扎实，不敢轻易压上，生怕被对方抓住机会先进一球。

Both teams secured their defence first, not daring to push up, afraid of being caught and conceding first.

于是，比赛在很长一段时间里，都保持着零比零的比分。

And so, for a long stretch the match stayed nil-nil.

场面上虽然没有太多进球，但实际上，双方都踢得很紧张，每一次进攻和防守，都关系到比赛的走向。

There weren't many goals on show, but in fact both sides were very tense, each attack and each defensive moment shaping the match's direction.

巴拿马的防守相当顽强，他们退守到后场，努力地保护着自己的球门，让克罗地亚一时也难以攻破。

Panama defended quite tenaciously, dropping back to protect their goal, making it hard for Croatia to break through for a while.

有那么几次，巴拿马甚至还利用反击，制造出了一点威胁，让克罗地亚也不敢大意。

A few times Panama even created a little threat on the counter, keeping Croatia wary.

然而，克罗地亚毕竟是一支更有经验、也更有实力的球队。

However, Croatia were, after all, the more experienced and stronger team.

他们很有耐心，并不急于求成，而是稳稳地控制着比赛，慢慢地寻找着对方防线的破绽。

They were patient, not impatient for success, calmly controlling the match and slowly probing for flaws in the opposing defence.

终于，在比赛的后半段，克罗地亚迎来了一次宝贵的机会。

Finally, in the second half, Croatia got a precious chance.

他们的球员布迪米尔抓住这难得的机会，冷静地完成破门，帮助克罗地亚以一比零取得了领先。

Their player Budimir seized that rare chance and calmly finished, helping Croatia take a one-nil lead.

进球的那一刻，克罗地亚的球员和球迷都激动地庆祝起来，因为他们都明白，在这样一场比赛里，这一个球的分量有多重。

The moment it went in, Croatia's players and fans celebrated wildly, because they all knew how much this one goal weighed in a match like this.

在两队机会都不多的情况下，这粒进球显得无比关键。

With both teams having few chances, this goal was extremely crucial.

在这样一场紧张的比赛里，谁能先打破僵局，谁就占据了巨大的主动。

In such a tense match, whoever breaks the deadlock first seizes a huge advantage.

取得领先之后，经验丰富的克罗地亚，立刻摆出了稳守的姿态。

After taking the lead, the experienced Croatia immediately set up to defend solidly.

他们很清楚，在这种比赛里，守住一球的领先，往往就意味着拿下整场比赛。

They knew that in this kind of match, holding a one-goal lead often means taking the whole match.

而落后、又必须取胜的巴拿马，则别无选择，只能放手一搏、全力压上，向克罗地亚的球门发起一波又一波的进攻。

And the trailing, must-win Panama had no choice but to go all out and pile forward, launching wave after wave of attack at Croatia's goal.

看台上的巴拿马球迷，也一次次满怀希望地为球队呐喊，盼着他们能扳平比分。

Panama's fans in the stands cheered hopefully again and again, longing for an equaliser.

然而，克罗地亚的防守同样十分稳固，他们用丰富的经验，化解了巴拿马一次次的冲击。

However, Croatia's defence was just as solid, using their rich experience to defuse Panama's repeated charges.

时间一分一秒地流逝，巴拿马始终未能攻破对方的球门。

Minute by minute the time slipped away, and Panama never managed to breach the opposing goal.

最终，比赛以一比零结束，克罗地亚笑到了最后。

In the end, the match finished one-nil, with Croatia having the last laugh.

对克罗地亚来说，这是一场无比重要的胜利。

For Croatia, this was a hugely important victory.

凭借这三分，他们继续保留着从小组出线的希望。

With these three points, they kept their hopes of qualifying from the group alive.

而对巴拿马来说，这却是一个相当残酷的结果。

But for Panama, it was a rather cruel result.

输掉这场比赛，意味着他们提前被淘汰，世界杯之旅就此画上了句号。

Losing this match meant they were eliminated early, their World Cup journey coming to an end.

不过，巴拿马其实也不必过于沮丧。

Still, Panama need not be too dejected.

作为一支实力相对弱小的球队，能够踢进世界杯，本身就已经是一种成就。

As a relatively weaker team, just reaching the World Cup is already an achievement.

更何况，他们这一场面对的，是克罗地亚这样一支世界级的强队，输球其实并不意外。

What's more, in this match they faced a world-class power like Croatia, so the loss was hardly a surprise.

他们在场上一直拼到了最后一刻，面对强大的对手毫不畏惧，这份顽强的精神，依然赢得了不少中立球迷的尊重和掌声。

They fought to the very last moment, fearless against a strong opponent, and that tenacious spirit still won the respect and applause of many neutral fans.

比赛结束之后，人们的讨论也围绕着这场比赛展开。

After the match, the discussion centred on this game.

有人称赞克罗地亚不愧是一支有经验的强队，越是这种关键的硬仗，越能保持冷静、笑到最后。

Some praised Croatia as a worthy, experienced power: the more crucial the battle, the calmer they stay and the last to laugh.

也有人为巴拿马感到惋惜，认为他们其实踢得并不差，只是最终少了一点运气和经验。

Others felt for Panama, that they played well and only lacked a little luck and experience in the end.

其实，这恰恰正是足球的魅力，也是它残酷的地方：有的时候，仅仅一个进球，就足以决定一场比赛的胜负，甚至决定一支球队的命运。

Actually, this is exactly football's appeal, and its cruelty too: sometimes a single goal is enough to decide a match, even a team's fate.

正因为如此，在世界杯这样的赛场上，每一个进球，每一次机会，都显得弥足珍贵，也正是这种残酷，让胜利显得格外珍贵。

For this very reason, on a stage like the World Cup, every goal and every chance is all the more precious — and it's this cruelty that makes victory so precious.

好了，这就是巴拿马对克罗地亚这场比赛的全部故事，我们下次再见。

Okay, that's the whole story of Panama against Croatia, see you next time.