中国队缺席世界杯 但中国球迷热情不减
<p><span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> -- <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="game">game</span>'<span word="s">s</span>" <span word="showpiece">showpiece</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> 2011, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>' <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="icons">icons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="endorsements">endorsements</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deleterious">deleterious</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="dud">dud</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deflated">deflated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fever">fever</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="crook">crook</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="ostensibly">ostensibly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p>
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