Title:Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic: Argentina will be our 'easiest game'

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia -- Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic's analysis of the World Cup game against Argentina required a double take.

克罗地亚教练达利奇分析了世界杯对阿根廷的比赛。

He said on Wednesday that Argentina would be the "easiest game" for the Croatians in the group stage.

周三，他说，阿根廷将成为克罗地亚人在团体舞台上的“最简单的游戏”。

Say what?

Dalic clarified: "I didn't say that Argentina was the easiest opponent. I said that this was the easiest game for us. We have nothing to lose. We are playing against one of the best."

达利奇澄清道：“我没有说阿根廷是最容易的对手。我说这是最简单的比赛，我们没有任何损失，我们正在对付最好的对手。

Dalic argued that no one expects Croatia to beat Lionel Messi and Argentina in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday and so the pressure's off.

达利奇认为，没有人指望克罗地亚周四在尼诺沃戈罗德击败莱昂内尔·梅西和阿根廷，因此压力会缓解。

"We have three points in the bag," Dalic said.

达利奇说：“我们的袋子有三点。”

Croatia impressed to beat Nigeria 2-0 to open their World Cup. Argentina are at the other end of the pressure spectrum. A surprising 1-1 draw with Iceland -- which included a missed Messi penalty -- means the South Americans desperately need to win to put their World Cup back on track.

克罗地亚击败尼日利亚2-0举行世界杯，给人留下深刻印象。阿根廷处在压力谱的另一端。与冰岛的惊人1-1平局（其中包括错过的梅西罚）意味着南美人迫切需要获胜，才能重新回到世界杯轨道上来。

It's true that Croatia are the underdog in the Group D meeting, but Dalic is being modest about his team.

诚然，克罗地亚是D组会议的失败者，但达利奇对他团队并不感兴趣。

Argentina has Messi, sure, the player Dalic and Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic both referred to as the best in the world.

阿根廷有梅西，这位达利奇和克罗地亚中场球员伊万·拉基蒂奇都是世界上最好的球员。

"I will just repeat once again: For me, Lionel Messi is the best player of all time," said Rakitic, Messi's teammate at Barcelona.

梅西在巴塞罗那的队友拉基奇说：“我再说一遍：对我来说，莱昂内尔·梅西是最好的球员。“

But Croatia has fabulous individuals on their team, too, specifically the midfield pairing of Rakitic and Real Madrid's Luka Modric.

但是克罗地亚队里也有着令人难以置信的个人，特别是拉基蒂奇和皇马的卢卡模式（LukaModric）的中场配对。

Rakitic and Dalic, full of praise for Messi and Argentina, also said that Croatia will be lifted by playing against them.

拉基蒂奇和达利奇，对梅西和阿根廷充满赞扬，也表示克罗地亚将因对抗他们而解除。

And it wasn't necessary, Rakitic said, to use his knowledge of playing with Messi at Barcelona to advise Croatia's defenders on how to stop him.

拉基蒂奇说，没有必要运用他在巴塞罗那与梅西玩耍的知识，向克罗地亚的维权者建议如何阻止他。

"What can I tell them that they don't know?" Rakitic said. "The world knows. Messi is one of the best players in the world. He will have his moments, clearly. It is up to us to stop him, to play the right way against him, and to enjoy the match and play our best.

拉基蒂奇说：“我能告诉他们他们不知道的是什么？”世界知道，梅西是世界上最好的球员之一。我们必须阻止他，为他打正确的路，享受比赛，发挥我们最好的水平。

"It's a beautiful thing to play against one of the best teams in the world. We are especially motivated."

面对世界上最好的球队，我们特别有动力。

Croatia will qualify for the knockout stage with a win, which would be the first time they have made it past the group stage since reaching the semifinals and finishing third in 1998.

克罗地亚将有资格通过获胜进入淘汰赛阶段，这将是他们在1998年进入半决赛之后第一次进入淘汰阶段。