Marc Wilmots, coach of Belgium, struggled to explain why his side had lost to Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals: “It’s hard to know why we lost. In the first place we saw how experienced the Argentines are. They affected the rhythm of the game, breaking it up, taking 30 seconds to take a throw-in. And they were allowed to do it. I’m proud of the lads. They put in a lot of effort and I can’t say anything bad about them. I want to thank the guys for how they fought. There were people crying in the dressing room. We weren’t impressed by Argentina, they are an ordinary side. But we lost. I think we made mistakes, but I always look to the team. We showed we’re a good side, but they didn’t let us have any space".

据《阿斯报》报道，虽然比利时在世界杯1/4决赛不敌阿根廷止步4强，但比利时主帅马克·威尔莫茨显然并不服气，他在赛后表示：“要了解失败原因很难。首先我们需要来分析分析阿根廷的表现。他们发一个界外球要花30秒，而裁判对此视而不见，这打乱了比赛节奏，球员们尽力了，我对此很满意，我为他们骄傲。我要感谢这群英勇的斗士。在更衣室，我们相拥而泣。事实上阿根廷表现平平，他们不过是一只普普通通的球队，但我们还是输了。我们犯了一些错误，但我始终看好我们队。我们的表现证明了一切，只是对手最终没留给我们任何机会。”

He also said he didn't think Belgium had been beaten by the better side, "if we equalise in the last seconds they are dead", he said.

他也不承认失败源于实力差距，他说：“要是最后关头我们能扳平比分，那么胜利最终就会属于我们。”

Wilmots was also surprised by what had happened with Messi: “He committed three or four fouls and the referee did nothing. Messi is a formidable player. He holds the ball well when they need that”.

在提到裁判对于梅西的吹罚时，威尔莫茨也表示了不满：”裁判至少少吹了梅西3到4个犯规，当然，梅西是一名伟大的球员，当球队需要他时他就能站出来接管比赛。”

The Belgian coach finally concluded that his side had to "lose gracefully", saying "that's what I'm doing".

比利时主帅最后表示球队是虽败犹荣，并称，这就是我所为之努力的。

（译者 HATA 编辑 齐磊）