Marc Wilmots, coach of Belgium, struggled to explain why his side had lost to Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals: “It’s hard to know why we lost. In the first place we saw how experienced the Argentines are. They affected the rhythm of the game, breaking it up, taking 30 seconds to take a throw-in. And they were allowed to do it. I’m proud of the lads. They put in a lot of effort and I can’t say anything bad about them. I want to thank the guys for how they fought. There were people crying in the dressing room. We weren’t impressed by Argentina, they are an ordinary side. But we lost. I think we made mistakes, but I always look to the team. We showed we’re a good side, but they didn’t let us have any space".

據《阿斯報》報道，雖然比利時在世界杯1/4決賽不敵阿根廷止步4強，但比利時主帥馬克·威爾莫茨顯然并不服氣，他在賽后表示：“要了解失敗原因很難。首先我們需要來分析分析阿根廷的表現。他們發一個界外球要花30秒，而裁判對此視而不見，這打亂了比賽節奏，球員們盡力了，我對此很滿意，我為他們驕傲。我要感謝這群英勇的斗士。在更衣室，我們相擁而泣。事實上阿根廷表現平平，他們不過是一只普普通通的球隊，但我們還是輸了。我們犯了一些錯誤，但我始終看好我們隊。我們的表現證明了一切，只是對手最終沒留給我們任何機會。”

He also said he didn't think Belgium had been beaten by the better side, "if we equalise in the last seconds they are dead", he said.

他也不承認失敗源于實力差距，他說：“要是最后關頭我們能扳平比分，那么勝利最終就會屬于我們。”

Wilmots was also surprised by what had happened with Messi: “He committed three or four fouls and the referee did nothing. Messi is a formidable player. He holds the ball well when they need that”.

在提到裁判對于梅西的吹罰時，威爾莫茨也表示了不滿：”裁判至少少吹了梅西3到4個犯規，當然，梅西是一名偉大的球員，當球隊需要他時他就能站出來接管比賽。”

The Belgian coach finally concluded that his side had to "lose gracefully", saying "that's what I'm doing".

比利時主帥最后表示球隊是雖敗猶榮，并稱，這就是我所為之努力的。

（譯者 HATA 編輯 齊磊）