At the moment only one thing matters to Brazilians: the performance of the national football team in the World Cup, where lifting the trophy for the sixth time is considered almost a right.

此刻，巴西人民只关心一件事情︰国家足球队在世界杯的表现，巴西将在世界杯第六次举起冠军金杯几乎被认为是毫无疑问。

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The next thing we knew Theo was called up for the World Cup squad and we had journalists camping out in our village day and night, knocking on the door.

与西奥有关的第二件大事是他被召入世界杯国家队阵容。 记者日夜驻扎在我们村里，不时敲我们的门。

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Even though I scored a lot in there when I was younger, the one thing you associate me with is the goal against Argentina [in the 1998 World Cup].

既是我年轻的时候进过很多球，但是最令我念念不忘的是那个代表英格兰队打入阿根廷球门的那粒入球『1998年世界杯，欧文横空出世的那个长途奔袭』。

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England were coming off the back of a World Cup that resulted in them being 10 points short of winning the thing.

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But it is the last thing Villa wanted, especially as their rematch with Palace will take place in the week leading up their Carling Cup final against Manchester United at the end of February.

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Why spend the night stepping over pools of vomit when you could watch the entire thing on television, from the comfort of your own home, with a steaming cup of hot chocolate in hand?

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