根据这一观点，今年的世界杯不仅见证了欧洲国家的胜利，因为自从1982年以来第一次欧洲国家包揽全部半决赛队伍，而且，也没有哪怕一丝欧洲情感。
From this standpoint, this year’s World Cup has not only witnessed the triumph of European nations – all semi-finalists were European for the first time since 1982 – but also the absence of even a glimmer of European emotions.