Hiddink took over as coach in 2006 and guided Russia through a difficult qualifying group involving England and Croatia to a historic semi-final place at the 2008 European Championship.

希丁克于2006年开始执教俄罗斯队。2008年欧洲足球锦标赛中，面对分在同一个预选赛组的英格兰队及克罗地亚队这样的强队，他带领俄罗斯队突破重围，历史上首次闯入半决赛。

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They were hugely impressive in qualifying, winning every game until they were over the line and finishing as top scorers in the European section.

他们在预选赛中给人留下非常深刻的印象，在提早出线前取得全胜，在欧洲区拿到最高分。

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But in the qualifying matches the previous year, a triumph over Australia in Melbourne had brought unexpected problems, showing the fickle side of football.

但是在那前一年于墨尔本举行的一场世界杯预选赛中，伊朗队虽然取得了对澳大利亚队的胜利，却引发了一些未预料到的问题，这表现出了足球不稳定的一面。

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His best throw was 18.65m - over a metre behind the qualifying mark.

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