体坛英语资讯：World Cup Group B preview: Atlas Lions look forward to upsetting group favourites with compa
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 30-- <span word="Led">Led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Herve">Herve</span> <span word="Renard">Renard</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="Lions">Lions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1986 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 16.</p><p><span word="Unusually">Unusually</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nationality">nationality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span>.</p><p><span word="Renard">Renard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grouped">grouped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iberian">Iberian</span> <span word="duo">duo</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knock">knock</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="Lions">Lions</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="underdogs">underdogs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 16.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="versed">versed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span>, <span word="Renard">Renard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span>, <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>, <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="conceding">conceding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Renard">Renard</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> (<span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlas">Atlas</span> <span word="Lions">Lions</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defence">defence</span>.</p>
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