Many people were skeptical about allowing Japan and South Korea to jointly stage soccer’s biggest tournament. After all, historically, the two nations have been enemies. Nevertheless, both of them have successfully hosted the Olympics in the past, and both are eager to take to the world stage once again.

许多人对于让日本和南韩联合举办足球界最盛大的赛事持怀疑的态度。毕竟在历史上，两个国家曾经是敌人。无论如何，他们过去都曾成功地举办了奥运会，两个国家都希望能再度成为世界的舞台。

(短文节选,本篇始于：世足热蔓延全亚洲)