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In the history of football's World Cup, it is arguable that no player has ever hit the heights achieved by Argentina's Diego Maradona in 1986.

Brazil's Pele, usually seen as Maradona's rival in the quest to be considered the best ever, won the competition three times surrounded by colleagues of outstanding quality.

But many football fans would struggle to name many of Maradona's team-mates from 1986. In game after game in the Mexican sunshine Maradona was an individual genius and a collective strategist.

语言点

1. it is arguable that…某事是有理由、有根据的(possibly true)

· arguable adj. 可论证的，有论据的

· It is arguable that he's the best writer of his generation.

毫无争议，他是那一代人中的顶尖作家。

2. hit the heights 达到巅峰状态

· height n. (尺寸上的)高度；极佳的水平

· He hit the heights at the national finals.

他在全国决赛中达到巅峰状态。

3. in the quest to do sth. 寻求做某事

4. surrounded by 被……围绕

5. struggle to do sth. 做某事很困难

6. individual adj. 个人的

7. collective adj. 集体的

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