据英国442足球网站6月12日报道，西班牙与荷兰的小组赛比赛可看做是2010年世界杯决赛的重现，也可以看做是电影《搏击俱乐部》（Fight Club）续集。

A re-run of the 2010 World Cup Final, aka Fight Club Pt. II.

赛事前瞻

the lowdown

《搏击俱乐部》续集的第一条规则是什么呢？我们来看看这场比赛：这是一场崇尚进攻的两支球队的较量，尽管他们在淘汰赛阶段会碰到从巴西这个小组出线的队伍，不过这场比赛也可以说是世界杯决赛的预演。

The first rule about Fight Club Pt. II? Talk about Fight Club Pt. II: a game between two of the more attack-minded teams that could quite conceivably be a World Cup final-in-waiting, even if this group's top two face Brazil's group qualifiers in the second round.

上次两队在世界杯碰面时，荷兰队视图破坏西班牙富有灵性和激情的技术足球，最为著名的就是在比赛初期荷兰队德容（Nigel de Jong）对西班牙队阿隆索（Xabi Alonso）狠踹胸口的恶意犯规，当值主裁判韦伯（Howard Webb）不知为何，当时没有出示红牌。

Last time, the Netherlands attempted to thwart Spain's technically superior attacking guile with physicality, most notably Nigel de Jong clattering into Xabi Alonso with a fearsome chest-high challenge in the game's early salvos. Howard Webb somehow neglected to wave a red card.

四年过去了，虽然荷兰队当时被击败，不过两队间的实力已经发生了一些变化。西班牙中场核心伊涅斯塔（Iniesta）和哈维（Xavi）组合年事已高，尽管他们仍然具有大多数球员没有的超高球技，但是与前些年相比他们前进的动力有所不足。

Four years on, and with Holland defeated that night, the balance has shifted a little. The ageing Iniesta-Xavi midfield axis has less impetus than in previous years, though it still possesses superior safe-cracking credentials over most.

而荷兰队主教练范加尔（Louis van Gaal）清理了那些在2012年欧洲杯上令人失望的球员，并加入了一些新鲜血液，如中场球员克拉西（Jody Claise）和德古兹曼（Jonathan de Guzman）等。同时荷兰队还拥有一些经验十足且极具威胁的球员，如范佩西（Robin van Persie）（世界杯预选赛阶段进球王，共打入11球）、斯内德（Wesley Sneider）、罗本（Arjen Robben）等。

Meanwhile, Holland manager Louis van Gaal has shifted out some of the disappointing Euro 2012 personnel and rejuvenated his squad with the likes of midfielders Jody Claise and Jonathan de Guzman. Experience with threat can be found in Robin van Persie (top scorer in qualification with 11 goals), Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben.

比赛结果会是如何？如果两队都卯足干劲的话，这将是一场精彩绝伦的比赛，结果会是平局。

The verdict? If both teams stick to their positive MOs, this could be a mouthwatering tie.