To supporters of a certain age, it feels like it. West Germany in 1990, Germany in 1996, Argentina in 1998, Portugal in 2004 and 2006, and most recently Italy in 2012 have all benefitted from England's inability to score from the spot. Only Spain, in 1996, bucked the trend.
对于某个年龄层的球迷来说确实是这样的。1990年的西德，1996年的德国，1998年阿根廷，2004和2006年的葡萄牙，最近的当然就是2012年的意大利都让英格兰在12码上眼泪飞。只有1996年赢过西班牙。
Is it the world's worst? You can certainly make the case. Romania can point to their 0% record in World Cup shootouts, but they've taken part in only two. Holland fare little better than England, with one win in five shootouts, and even Italy, once abysmal from 12 yards, have started winning when it comes to spot kicks.
但这是世界最次的吗？差不多。罗马尼亚在世界杯点球战上一次没赢过，但他们只踢过2次。荷兰比英格兰稍好，5次点球只赢过1次。即便是总被点球伤害的意大利也开始走出阴霾了。
In terms of international tournaments no one can match the Three Lions, but England, despite their 14% success rate, are not the world's worst. In fact, two African sides vie for that dubious honour. In terms of sheer numbers Malawi can lay claim to the title. Their penalty misery began in the 1975 Cecefa Championship, the mini-continental tournament for the East and Central African Championship. A 5-4 defeat on penalties to Kenya in the final set the tone for the next 18 years.
到了国际大赛上，没能比得上三狮军团。不过英格兰还是有14%的生存率，这不算最差的。事实上，有2支非洲球队更次。马拉维才是点球点上最倒霉的。他们的点球噩梦开始于1975年的Cecefa Championship，这是中东非洲的一个小型国际赛事。他们4-5输给肯尼亚给以后的18年定下了基调。
They lose to Zambia at the same tournament nine years later, then to Mozambiquein Africa Cup of Nations qualifying in 1985. Then to Kenya at the 1987 African Games. Then 2-1 in what must have been a pretty miserable shootout against Uganda in another Cecefa final in 1989. Ten years later Namibia were the victors from the spot at the Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) Cup. In 2000 Angola beat them 5-4 in the quarter-finals of the same competition and in 2002, after a 4-4 draw over two legs, South Africa were victorious from the spot in qualifying for the African Games. Eight shootouts, eight defeats for the Flames.
他们9年后还是在这项赛事中输给了赞比亚，然后是在1985年的非洲杯预赛中输给了莫桑比克。之后是1987年在非洲杯正赛上输给肯尼亚。1989年在Cecefa决赛上的2-1可能是史上最纠结的点球战。10年后纳米比亚在Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) Cup的点球点上成为胜利者。2000年安哥拉在同一项赛事的1/4决赛中点球5-4击败他们。2002年两回合与南非打成2-2之后又是在欧洲杯预选赛上点球饮恨。8次点球，无一胜绩。
The curse was finally broken in the 2003 Cosafa Cup when Malawi triumphed 4-1 in Botswana in the quarter-finals. That sparked an astonishing turnaround in fortunes and the scenes on the terraces must have been something to behold when they followed it up with a 4-2 win on home soil over Zambia in the following round. It took them into the final for only the second time in their history, but they didn't get chance to test their new-found accuracy from the spot. Zimbabwe won comfortably over two legs, with Peter Ndlovu, then of Sheffield United, scoring the final goal in a 4-1 aggregate win.
2003年Cosafa杯上终于破天荒，马拉维在1/4决赛上4-1击败了博茨瓦纳。从此之后他们似乎就屌丝逆袭了，下一轮4-2击败赞比亚之后历史上第2次进入决赛。但津巴布韦两回合轻松取胜，没给马拉维再上点球点的机会。当时在谢联踢球的Peter Ndlovu打进了最后一个进球。
And since then the Malawians have returned to type – shootouts against Zambia at the 2005 Mozambique Independence Cup, Uganda at the 2006 Cecefa Cup and South Africa at the 2007 Cosafa Cup all ended in defeat. That gives Malwai a total record of 11 defeats in 13 penalty shootouts.
从那以后马拉维又原形毕露，2005年在莫桑比克独立杯上输给赞比亚，2006年在Cecefa杯上输给乌干达，2007年在Cosafa杯上输给南非。这样马拉维在点球战的总成绩是13战11负。
But for a truly impressive 0% record we turn to Madagascar. Egypt turned them over from the spot in Olympic Games qualifying in 1979 and then after being close to a stunning upset in World Cup qualifying in 1985. Ivory Coast did likewise in the 1987 African Games and, after 11 years of blissful penalty-free football, Reunion brought it all back in the 1998 Indian Ocean Games. South Africa then inflicted another shootout defeat in the 2002 Cosafa Cup.
但真正震撼的屡战屡败是马达加斯加。埃及在1979年的奥运预选赛上击败他们，1985年在世界杯预选赛上遗憾出局。科特迪瓦1987年在非洲杯上也淘汰了他们。11年后，留尼汪在1998年的印度洋运动会上往他们的伤口上又撒了把盐。南非2002年在Cosafa杯上又给了他们一次失败。
Then came the two cruellest blows. Trailing 3-1 to a Ghana side that included Michael Essien, John Mensah, Sulley Muntari and Stephen Appiah with 10 minutes to go of their Four Nations Tournament third-place play-off in Tunisia, Madagascar scored two late goals to force extra time then a penalty shootout. Which they lost 10-9.
之后是2次残酷的失败。在一次四国邀请赛上1-3落后于拥有埃辛、蒙萨、蒙塔里和阿皮亚的加纳，马达加斯加在10分钟里连进两球把比赛拖入点球，但还是9-10落败。
And to cap it all off it's back to the Indian Ocean Games in 2007. Despite being the big boys of the competition, Madagascar hadn't won the title since 1993. Reunion had done them on penalties in that 1998 final and little Mauritius dumped them out in the group stage five years later. But in 2007, the Games were on home soil, with all matches played at the picturesque Stade Mahamasina.
回到2007年的印度洋运动会，虽然在这里算是强队，但马达加斯加1993年后就再没夺冠。留尼汪1998年决赛点球获胜，5年后小小的毛里求斯让他们小组都没出线。2007年，比赛是在马达加斯加本土举行。
The group stages were comfortably negotiated, the semi-final won with a 4-0 hammering of Mayotte. Reunion awaited in the final. 40,000 fans packed into Mahamasina … to watch a 0-0 draw and a 7-6 capitulation on penalties. Seven shootouts, seven defeats. Ashley Young and co still have a little way to go.
小组赛很轻松，半决赛4-0大胜马约特岛。留尼汪在决赛等着他们。4万球迷涌进Mahamasina球场，他们看到的是0-0的比赛。点球6-7落败。7次点球全败。要赶上这几位，阿什利.杨和他的同伴们还得加油啊。
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