体坛英语资讯：Preview: Traditional heavyweights seek to regain Asian Cup glory
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 2-- <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="AFC">AFC</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="powerhouses">powerhouses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="glory">glory</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="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="February">February</span> 1 <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>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socceroos">Socceroos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="from">from</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Key">Key</span> <span word="playmaker">playmaker</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Mooy">Mooy</span>, <span word="winger">winger</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Boyle">Boyle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Arzani">Arzani</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="starter">starter</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Leckie">Leckie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamstring">hamstring</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>.</p><p><span word="Coach">Coach</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>-<span word="scorer">scorer</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Cahill">Cahill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="skipper">skipper</span> <span word="Mile">Mile</span> <span word="Jedinak">Jedinak</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="strikers">strikers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cahill">Cahill</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="netted">netted</span> 50 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 108 <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>.</p>
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