体坛英语资讯：China, Netherlands, Serbia, Italy book tickets to semifinals of womens volleyball worlds
<p><span word="NAGOYA">NAGOYA</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span>.</p><p><span word="Hosts">Hosts</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> 3-2 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 13-15, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Kumi">Kumi</span> <span word="Nakada">Nakada</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="level">level</span>... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> 3-2, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> 30-32, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-9.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="Ultimately">Ultimately</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Karch">Karch</span> <span word="Kiraly">Kiraly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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