体坛英语资讯：(Feature)Syrians celebrate World Cup playoff spot
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 5-- <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="thronged">thronged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>' <span word="main">main</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> 2-2, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Soma">Soma</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="equalizer">equalizer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 93<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> 0-0, <span word="the">the</span> 2-2 <span word="result">result</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span>.</p><p><span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="revived">revived</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="football">football</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ummayad">Ummayad</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="setup">setup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="Crackles">Crackles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebratory">celebratory</span> <span word="gunshots">gunshots</span> <span word="reverberated">reverberated</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>," <span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span> <span word="Salem">Salem</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jala">Jala</span>' <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mazzeh">Mazzeh</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>.</p><p><span word="Holding">Holding</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="honked">honked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p>
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