FIFA’s lowest-ranked team advances in World Cup qualifying
The lowest-ranked team in world soccer won again Tuesday and advanced to the second round of World Cup qualifying. 世界足球排名最低的隊伍週二再度得勝,並挺進世界盃資格賽第二輪。
Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom ranked 209th by FIFA, beat Sri Lanka 2-1 at home in the second leg and advanced 3-1 on aggregate. 不丹,一個在國際足球總會排名209的喜馬拉雅國度,第2回合在主場以2:1擊敗斯里蘭卡,以總比數3:1晉級。
Chencho Gyeltshen scored both goals for Bhutan while Zohar Mohamed Zarwan scored for Sri Lanka. 千秋.堅贊為不丹包辦兩球,佐哈爾.默哈梅德.扎旺則為斯里蘭卡踢進一球。
Bhutan had lost all 18 matches it played from 2009 to 2014, including a 20-0 rout against Kuwait in an Asian Cup qualifying match. 自2009年至2014年,不丹在全部18場比賽皆敗陣,包括一場在亞洲盃資格賽遭科威特以20:0擊潰的比賽。
In the next round, Bhutan will be placed into one of eight groups of five teams and could end up facing Asian powers like Japan, Iran or South Korea. 在下一輪,不丹將會進入8個分組其中之一,每一分組由5隊組成,最終有可能跟亞洲強隊日本、伊朗或南韓對上。
India, East Timor, Cambodia and Taiwan also advanced to the second round of Asian qualifying. 印度、東帝汶、柬埔寨與台灣也進入亞洲區資格賽的第二輪。
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