With a huge amount of prestige at stake, the Japanese and Korean authorities have been working hard, and spending big, to make sure World Cup 2002 is a success. If past evidence is anything to go by, fans of the “beautiful game” around the world are not likely to be disappointed.

用极高的声望做赌注，日本和韩国的有关当局一直在努力工作，并花了大笔钱财来确保2002年世界杯足球赛的成功。如果过去成功的例子可以依循，世界各地“漂亮球赛”的球迷们就不太可能会失望。

(短文节选,本篇始于：世足热蔓延全亚洲)