体坛英语资讯：Figo expects Portugal to reach World Cup final
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 26-- <span word="Portugese">Portugese</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Figo">Figo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="Portugese">Portugese</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ballon">Ballon</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Figo">Figo</span>.</p><p><span word="Figo">Figo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cristiano">Cristiano</span> <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Cristiano">Cristiano</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="score">score</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Figo">Figo</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Figo">Figo</span>.</p>
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