体坛英语资讯：China lose to Brazil 3-0 in VNL finals
<p><span word="NANJING">NANJING</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 29-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="China">China</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 <span word="defeat">defeat</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Tandara">Tandara</span> <span word="Caixeta">Caixeta</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mojo">mojo</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="leading">leading</span> 19 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 16 <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="from">from</span> 40 <span word="attempts">attempts</span>. <span word="Wing">Wing</span> <span word="spiker">spiker</span> <span word="Gabriela">Gabriela</span> <span word="Guimaraes">Guimaraes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> 14 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kills">kills</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="superstar">superstar</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Ting">Ting</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> 13 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> 12 <span word="spikes">spikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="blocker">blocker</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Xinyue">Xinyue</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Tomorrow">Tomorrow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>," <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="line">line</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>.</p>
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