体坛英语资讯：Brazil deserve to be among World Cup favorites, says Serbia coach
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 27-- <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Mladen">Mladen</span> <span word="Krstajic">Krstajic</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="Paulinho">Paulinho</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thiago">Thiago</span> <span word="Silva">Silva</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="halftime">halftime</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Spartak">Spartak</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="E">E</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>," <span word="Krstajic">Krstajic</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>."</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="bombarded">bombarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="Krstajic">Krstajic</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Rica">Rica</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Krstajic">Krstajic</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deserved">deserved</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>."</p>
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