体坛英语资讯：US Women Gear Up for World Cup
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="number">number</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="team">team</span>.<span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="recaptured">recaptured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Pia">Pia</span> <span word="Sundhage">Sundhage</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.<span word="Sundhage">Sundhage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2007 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sundhage">Sundhage</span>."<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="again">again</span>.<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="way">way</span>.<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>."</p>
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