体坛英语资讯：Experts: Arab football has a long way to go
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="The">The</span> 2018 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 5-2 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tunisian">Tunisian</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="defeats">defeats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="Tunisian">Tunisian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Nabil">Nabil</span> <span word="Maaloul">Maaloul</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Taha">Taha</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span>, <span word="football">football</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Ahly">Ahly</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="club">club</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>' <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="inadequacy">inadequacy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="professionalism">professionalism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seriousness">seriousness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="finance">finance</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>," <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="our">our</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p>
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