關鍵對位：梅西VS伊朗全隊（Key battle: Lionel Messi v Iran. All of them）

The key question: how to stop Lionel Messi? Even with a clutch of Bosnian defenders trailing him for long periods, he was able to sidewind his way goalwards to score Argentina's second. In those moments, he becomes too good to handle. This threat is one of several banging headaches for Queiroz to medicate, but it will need a team effort to halt Argentina's creative fulcrum - Messi can impact the game from a variety of positions on the pitch. Failing that, they could just resort to kicking him.

最關鍵的問題：如何阻止梅西？即使一群波黑隊員在場上大部分時間圍堵梅西，梅西卻能在邊路拿球，挑過對方防守球員，攻進阿根廷隊的第二粒進球。往往這些時候，梅西出色的發揮使對手更難盯防。這是伊朗主帥奎羅斯排兵布陣頭疼的事情之一，但是需要伊朗全隊一起合作才能阻擋梅西這個富有創造力的進攻核心。梅西無論在場上的任何位置都可以影響比賽的進程，因此阻止不了梅西，對手們也只能對他進行惡意犯規了。

基本資料和數據（Facts and figures）

This is Argentina and Iran’s first World Cup encounter.

此役是阿根廷和伊朗在世界杯賽場的首次對話。

Lionel Messi has scored 1 goal in 1 game at the 2014 World Cup, that’s already as many as in his 8 games at the World Cups 2006 and 2010 combined.

在與波黑一戰中，梅西攻入了他在巴西世界杯上的首粒進球，追平了他在上兩屆世界杯的八場比賽中的總進球數。

The last 2 goals Iran have scored at World Cups have come from corners (both in 2006).

伊朗在世界杯的上兩粒進球均來自角球。（2006年德國世界杯）

FourFourTwo prediction

442比分預測：

An easy 3-0 win for Argentina.

阿根廷以3-0輕取伊朗。

（譯者 小愛Tiana 編輯 王琦琛）