体坛英语资讯：Brazil, USA secure semifinal berths at FIVB WGP final round
<p><span word="Macao">Macao</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25-- <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="berths">berths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="A">A</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span> <span word="newcomer">newcomer</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> <span word="rallied">rallied</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> 3-1 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="robin">robin</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="subdued">subdued</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="robin">robin</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Dome">Dome</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="rallied">rallied</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2-1 <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22 <span word="and">and</span> 15-10.</p><p><span word="Improving">Improving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Prix">Prix</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11-0, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span>, 3-0 <span word="losers">losers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> 3-0 <span word="losses">losses</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="iced">iced</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Replacing">Replacing</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Steinbrecher">Steinbrecher</span> <span word="Marianne">Marianne</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Fernanda">Fernanda</span> <span word="Rodrigues">Rodrigues</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="scorers">scorers</span> <span word="with">with</span> 17 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="unleashed">unleashed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Garay">Garay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stellar">stellar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span>.</p>
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