体坛英语资讯：Feature: Syrian national football team to leave for AFC Asian Cup with high hopes
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> 2019 <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> (<span word="UAE">UAE</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 5 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 1, 2019.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Bernd">Bernd</span> <span word="Stange">Stange</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fayha">Fayha</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="Stange">Stange</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Emad">Emad</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Amiri">Amiri</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p>
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