China face tough group in Women's World Cup

时间：2007-04-23 08:40:39

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Apr.23 - China will face Denmark and Brazil at the women's World Cup 2007 group stage as the official draw was unveiled on Sunday at Wuhan, the largest city of central China.

 

Host China, which was seeded at the top of Group D, has been grouped with Brazil, Denmark and New Zealand.

 

"It is a tough draw, Denmark seem to be unbeatable recently in Europe while Brazil were the runners-up at the Olympic Games three years ago," said Domanski-Lyfors, newly appointed coach of the Chinese team.

 

"But I think we can make it to the semifinals if we work hard enough before the competition."

 

Domanski's appointment is aimed at ending a tumultuous periods for Chinese women's soccer, which saw the squad1 return from Europe last month in disgrace having lost six games in a row, including an embarrassing 4-1 loss to underdog Iceland during the annual Algarve Cup in Portugal.

 

And Domanski is sure to work under huge pressure when Chinese sport officials have set the squad a minimum target of a semifinal finish.

 

However, the enemies are ranked China as the main threat at the group stage.

 

"I was there to watch the all-star game yesterday and China played a fantastic match. They are skillful and technically2 strong. To beat them, we have a lot of work to do," said Kenneth Heiner-Muller, head coach of Denmark.

 

In spite of a run of six consecutive3 Women's World Cup defeats, the team have improved a lot in recent years, finishing second to the United States at the Algarve Cup final where they lost 2-0.

 

And New Zealand, who have never won a match in a FIFA women's event, also held a conservative view of the clash agaisnt China.

 

"We have played against China before, technically they are a best team and we hope we could find the way to beat them in September," said Maia Jackman, New Zealand's all-star player who played in the world stars game on Saturday.

 

The Women's World Cup, a flagship competition of women's football with sixteen teams competing in, will be played in the cities of Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Wuhan from 10 to 30 September 2007.

 

Defending champions Germany are in Group A with Japan, England and Argentina while the United States, DPR. Korea, Sweden and Nigeria are drewn into Group B, dubbed4 the group of death. Norway are facing an easy draw alongside with Ghana, Australia and Canada in Group C.

 

The final draw, held at Wuhan's Guanggu Science and Technology Exhibition Centre, attracted more than 800 people, and fused Chinese culture and international style, featuring the bianzhong, a traditional Chinese percussion5 instrument also known as a bell set, as well as acrobats6 for which the city of Wuhan is renowned7.

 

The official song of the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 was also performed live at the draw.

 
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1 squad 4G1zq     
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
2 technically wqYwV     
adv.专门地，技术上地
参考例句：
  • Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
  • The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。
3 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
4 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 percussion K3yza     
n.打击乐器；冲突，撞击；震动，音响
参考例句：
  • In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
  • Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。
6 acrobats 0a0a55e618cb6021651a7c7a9ac46cdc     
n.杂技演员( acrobat的名词复数 )；立场观点善变的人，主张、政见等变化无常的人
参考例句：
  • I was always fascinated by the acrobats at the circus. 我总是着迷于马戏团里的杂技演员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The acrobats' performance drew forth applause from the audience. 杂技演员的表演博得了观众的掌声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

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