体坛英语资讯：China cut pre-game press conference short ahead of FIFA World Cup qualifier
<p><span word="BACOLOD">BACOLOD</span>, <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 14-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2022 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bacolod">Bacolod</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CFA">CFA</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:15<span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6:30<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="an">an</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>," <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Marcello">Marcello</span> <span word="Lippi">Lippi</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Hao">Hao</span> <span word="Junmin">Junmin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lippi">Lippi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="translator">translator</span>, <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panaad">Panaad</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="left">left</span>.</p><p><span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bacolod">Bacolod</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 48 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bacolod">Bacolod</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>-<span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="A">A</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Stephan">Stephan</span> <span word="Schrock">Schrock</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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