# 巴西 6-5 波蘭：泥地裡的十一球煙火 1938年6月5日。法國史特拉斯堡。世界盃十六強。巴西對波蘭。下雨——不是一般的雨，是把整片草地變成泥巴浴的那種雨。兩隊的白色球衣在十分鐘內就變成了一樣的棕色。你分不出誰是巴西人、誰是波蘭人——你只能靠他們跑的方向來判斷。 波蘭的前鋒Ernst Wilimowski——這個名字你應該記住——在那場比賽中獨進四球。他是世界盃史上第一個在淘汰賽階段上演帽子戲法的球員（而且還多進了一球）。他在泥地裡跑的姿勢，據當時的報導形容，像一個在泥巴裡游泳的人。但他進了四球。四球都輸了比賽。 因為巴西有Leônidas da Silva——「黑珍珠」。他可能是巴西足球史上第一個被稱為「天才」的人——在Pelé出現之前，Leônidas是巴西最受歡迎的足球員。他發明了所謂的「bicicleta」——倒掛金鉤（雖然有人說他其實是在訓練中不小心做出來的）。在這場泥地大戰中，Leônidas也進了四球——包括延長賽中的致勝球。巴西6-5贏了。 比賽結束之後，兩隊球員互相擁抱——不是因為友誼，是因為他們都活下來了。在泥巴裡踢120分鐘，進十一球——這不是足球比賽。這是一場生存者遊戲。Leônidas賽後脫掉他的球鞋——或者說，試著脫掉，因為泥巴把它黏在他的腳上了——然後說了一句話，後來被刻在巴西足球博物館裡：「那場比賽，我們不是在踢球。我們是在打仗。我從來沒有這麼累過——也從來沒有這麼快樂過。」

Brazil 6-5 Poland: Eleven Goals in the Mud

June 5, 1938. Strasbourg, France. World Cup Round of 16. Brazil vs Poland. Rain—the kind that turns the entire pitch into a mud bath. Within ten minutes, both teams' white jerseys had become the same shade of brown.

Polish forward Ernst Wilimowski scored four goals—the first player in World Cup history to net a hat-trick in a knockout match (and then one more). His running style in the mud looked like a man swimming through the slop. But all four goals were in a losing effort. Because Brazil had Leônidas da Silva—the "Black Pearl," the most popular Brazilian footballer before Pelé. He also scored four goals, including the winner in extra time. Brazil won 6-5.

After the match, players from both sides embraced—not out of friendship, but because they had all survived. One hundred twenty minutes in the mud, eleven goals—this wasn't a football match; it was a survival game. After the game, Leônidas tried to take off his boots—the mud had glued them to his feet—and said, "That match, we weren't playing football. We were fighting a war. I've never been so tired—and I've never been so happy."