体坛英语资讯：Spain coach Lopetegui shows respect for rivals following World Cup draw
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1-- <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Julen">Julen</span> <span word="Lopetegui">Lopetegui</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 16, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="consolidated">consolidated</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lopetegui">Lopetegui</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="depth">depth</span>, <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="are">are</span>; "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>.</p><p><span word="Lopetegui">Lopetegui</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="games">games</span>," <span word="while">while</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Queiroz">Queiroz</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> (7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>." <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
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