体坛英语资讯：China coach in upbeat mood ahead of South Africa match
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jia">Jia</span> <span word="Xiuquan">Xiuquan</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1999 <span word="runners">runners</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2 <span word="Germany">Germany</span> 1-0 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="debutants">debutants</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="Jia">Jia</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="match">match</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Parc">Parc</span> <span word="des">des</span> <span word="Princes">Princes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 24 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="finishers">finishers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="differential">differential</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standings">standings</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nipping">nipping</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> 3-1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Parc">Parc</span> <span word="des">des</span> <span word="Princes">Princes</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="players">players</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="U">U</span>-19 <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p>
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