体坛英语资讯：Russia ready to face first challenge in FIBA Worlds, says coach
<p><span word="WUHAN">WUHAN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 30-- <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Vitaly">Vitaly</span> <span word="Fridzon">Fridzon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 16 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> 74-55 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="figuring">figuring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Sergey">Sergey</span> <span word="Bazarevich">Bazarevich</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="match">match</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994 <span word="and">and</span> 1998 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="and">and</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>," <span word="Bazarevich">Bazarevich</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="matchday">matchday</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>.</p>
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