体坛英语资讯：What pushes Argentina to brink of World Cup elimination?
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3-0 <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Nizhny">Nizhny</span> <span word="Novgorod">Novgorod</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sown">sown</span>.</p><p><span word="Mauro">Mauro</span> <span word="Icardi">Icardi</span>, 25, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pinned">pinned</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Argentineans">Argentineans</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="Serie">Serie</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span>.</p><p><span word="Icardi">Icardi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="players">players</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 14. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 29 <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Serie">Serie</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Sampaoli">Sampaoli</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="Icardi">Icardi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="players">players</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="Kun">Kun</span> <span word="Aguero">Aguero</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="wingers">wingers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="strikers">strikers</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>' <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Icardi">Icardi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>. "<span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="Icardi">Icardi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="passing">passing</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Gonzalo">Gonzalo</span> <span word="Higuain">Higuain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Aguero">Aguero</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="suited">suited</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Icardi">Icardi</span>?" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Argentinean">Argentinean</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Crespo">Crespo</span>.</p>
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