原文网址：https://reurl.cc/VajGQ
England vs. Belgium : When second place is better than first
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大家好，中午贴了Lukaku的新闻，刚刚又看到一篇，分享给各位
当然还是会翻译一些重点
报导是由两个人写的，原文网址底下有提到
就当做参考文章吧
内文：
When the World Cup group schedule was first announced, England-Belgium looked like a potential contender for match of the tournament — a rollicking, high-scoring and group-deciding match on the final day of group play.
Well, the match will still decide the top two spots in Group G, just not in the manner we’d hoped. With both teams safely through to the round of 16, the stakes are far, far lower. To further diminish the potential entertainment value, both England and Belgium will likely be eyeing second place. Why? Just look at the bracket. The winner of Group G has a route to the finals that includes Brazil or Mexico in the quarterfinals then either Uruguay, Portugal, France or Argentina in the semifinals. Yeah, no
thanks. Meanwhile, the Group G runner-up faces either Sweden or Switzerland in the quarterfinals and then either Spain, Russia, Croatia or Denmark in the semifinals — a destination vacation by comparison.
At this point fans of Group H teams may take umbrage with the fact that these scenarios discount the round of 16, and while that is true, those teams are fairly comparable in talent and don’t carry the same matchup incentive as avoiding decidedly tougher teams in the later rounds. So let’s assume both teams are rational actors and want to finish second. Following FIFA’s tie-breaking rules, Belgium and England are not only tied on total points (six), but also goal difference in all group matches (six)
and goals scored (eight), the first tiebreakers FIFA uses to determine place in the group standings.
Here’s where it gets weird. The next tiebreaker is what FIFA deems “fair play,” meaning teams will lose points for yellow and red cards (minus-one for a yellow card; minus-three for an indirect red card, as a result of a second yellow card;inus-four for a direct red card; minus-five for a yellow card plus a direct red, with only one of the deductions applied to a player in a single game). So the worse they behave, the more likely they are to finish second.
Entering the match, England has two yellow cards and Belgium has three. Neither side has a red card. So we could be in store for a 0-0 tie with decidedly uninspiring attack play (think France-Denmark, but worse) and a lot of sloppy, cynical fouls, as both teams play their backups. There may even be a how-did-he-not-stop-that goal due to a suspiciously-timed goalkeeper gaffe.
If you’re a fan of sports anarchy, it’s appointment viewing. If you value the aesthetics of the beautiful game, you may want to find something more pleasant to do with your afternoon.
不负责任翻译：
世界杯分组比赛宣布小组日程表时，比利时及英格兰看起来在小组赛中很有竞争潜力，将会小组赛最后一场热闹、高比分与决定性的比赛
但是，这场比赛虽然会决定出小组的一二名，只是不是像我们想像的比赛。两队都确定晋级16强了，根本毫无风险可言。(应该这样翻译吧？)
两队都相中小组的第二名，势必会降低比赛的娱乐性，为什么呢？去看看树状图，赢的都要碰上传统强队就不赘述，排第二还可以对阵相稍弱的队伍，较有机会往上爬。
中间一段在讲他们的积分，反正就是全同分，然后说明同分的情况下，要用球员纪律的算分方式来决定小组一二名。
大概如下
黄牌-1 两黄牌换红牌-3 直接红-4 一黄直接红-5
最后-5这个是很严重的犯规才会出现，
这段结尾提到他们表现的越糟糕，越有机会拿第二
英格兰这边已经有两张黄牌；比利时则有三张，双方没有红牌
而很有可能会上演一场0：0且毫无进攻热情的比赛(可以想像法国丹麦那场，这场会更糟)，节奏也会相当散漫(sloppy)，充斥着犯规，同时两队也都会派候补选手上场，甚至守门员还可能在可疑的时间点犯下“你怎么不去阻止那颗球！”的失误。
最后一段大家可以看原文，翻给各位
如果你是运动狂热者(sports anarchy其实我不知道怎么翻)那还是可以看一下，但如果你追求有水准价值且精彩的比赛，那还是建议你找些愉快的事情去度过你的午后时光(报导是美国写的，比赛时间是当地下午2点)
原文后面有双方介绍我就不弄了，因为差不多就这样，手机真难翻译…
有误麻烦大大鞭小力点囉！