2017巴西世界杯：小国家也能有大作为
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span>, <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="icebergs">icebergs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="underdogs">underdogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nous">nous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brasher">brasher</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="doormats">doormats</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p>据《外交政策》网站报道，在通往世界杯奖杯的漫漫征程中，比利时和乌拉圭是夺冠热门球队希望避开的两座冰山。在今年的世界杯赛场上，尽管比利时和乌拉圭都是不起眼的小角色，但它们有能力让比盲目自信的对手喝上一壶。虽然它们是历史上的小国，地缘政治上的出气筒，但很明显，他们在足球场上仍然极具竞争力。</p><p><span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> -- <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="S">S</span>ã<span word="o">o</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="so">so</span>?</p><p>例如比利时，它的人口不到小组赛对手俄罗斯的1/10，但被认为是一个巨大的威胁。而乌拉圭尽管人口还不到400万——仅仅是大圣保罗人口的1/6——却是巴西在通往决赛之路上最不想碰到的球队之一。为何如此呢？</p>
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