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揭幕战Senegal shock champions

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Senegal shock champions

=============France 0 - 1 Senegal================

World and European champions France were sensationally¹ beaten 1-0 by African minnows Senegal in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup in Seoul this afternoon.

The multi-talented French side were humiliated² by Papa Diop's scrambled³ effort after 30 minutes and though they piled forward for the remainder of the contest there was no way through the Senegalese defence.

It was the most stunning⁴ start to a World Cup since nine-man Cameroon defeated Argentina 12 years ago and could have massive implications for England.

Sven Goran Eriksson's men know the top two teams in their Group F will take on the qualifers from pool A in the last 16.

Tournament favourites France were expected to comfortably advance in top spot, but that already looks unlikely.

Senegal's victory was based initially⁵ on the impressive efforts of striker El Hadji Diouf, whose pace was too much for the ageing French defence, then on a rearguard action which kept their illustrious opponents at bay even though David Trezeguet and Thierry Henry both struck the woodwork.

Senegal's victory was even more ironic⁶ given the former French colony are in the interesting position of having a complete squad⁷ of French-based players while the holders⁸' line-up contained only one man, former Chelsea defender⁹ Frank Leboeuf, who earns his living at home.

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Man of the Match:

21-year-old Senegal centre forward El Hadji Diouf played alone up front, creating trouble with every flick¹⁰ and run, and making the Frenche defence - especially Leboeuf - look very old, slow and half-hearted. Midfield playmaker Cisse sprayed balls around in the first half, and was solid as the French applied¹¹ pressure in the second. Strange this natural worldbeater was turned down after a brief trial at West Ham!

Moves of the Match:

David Trezeguet hit the post for France early on. Fadiga smacked¹² the bar for Senegal at 1-0 with a fantastic dribble¹³ and rocket. And Thierry Henry also hit the woodwork with great control and a curling effort that would've saved France's blushes.

Moan of the Match:

The fact that alleged¹⁴ ITV expert Gazza admitted he'd "never heard of Senegal" in-between his bumbling mispronunciations. And that was just the French team.

Cool fact for the boozer:

A starting line-up all based in France beat a starting line-up with just one member who plays his football for a French team.

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1 sensationally

参考例句：
Newspapers reported the incident sensationally, making it appear worse than it really was. 报纸大肆渲染这件事，描述得更不像话。来自辞典例句 However Gattuso has sensationally come out against the 28-year-old's signature. 然而加图索已经公开的站出来反对签下这名28岁的球员。来自互联网

2 humiliated
感到羞愧的
参考例句：
Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。 He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

3 scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 stunning
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
参考例句：
His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。 The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

5 initially
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 ironic
adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的
参考例句：
That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。 People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

7 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。 A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

8 holders
支持物( holder的名词复数 )；持有者；（支票等）持有人；支托（或握持）…之物
参考例句：
Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。 It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

9 defender
n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人
参考例句：
He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。 The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

10 flick
n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动
参考例句：
He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。 By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

11 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。 This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

12 smacked
拍，打，掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴，一声也不言语。 She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。

13 dribble
v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水
参考例句：
Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。 He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。

14 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

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