China falls to 76th in FIFA rankings

时间：2007-06-18 00:18:57

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China has dropped three spots to 76th in the Federation1 of International Football Association (FIFA) world rankings for June.

The fall follows consecutive2 losses the Chinese side conceded to Thailand and the United States on May 16 and June 3 respectively.

In Asia, China slipped by one spot to the 8th. Japan leapfrogs Iran to be the continent¡¯s front-runner and 40th in the world.

World champions Italy is still leading the table, while France leapt over Brazil to become second. Argentina and Germany came fourth and fifth.

China coach Zhu Guanghu¡¯s squad3 is to face tough challenges in the upcoming Asian Cup tournament, where they will play Iran, Malaysia and Uzbekistan in group C.

The team will have their last opportunity at the continent¡¯s biggest football tournament to earn enough points for remaining in the Asian top eight. If not, they will have to play qualifying competitions of the World Cup 2010 unseeded without a home pitch advantage.

The 2007 Asian Cup, co-hosted by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, will kick off in mid-July.

 

 



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1 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
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  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
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2 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
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  • 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。
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n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
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  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
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