Australia, Japan go clear in group with World Cup qualifying wins

时间：2008-11-24 08:46:48

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BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australia and Japan have made clear moves in Group A after winning their Asian World Cup qualifiers for South Africa 2010 on Wednesday.

    Mark Bresciano pounced1 on a rare defensive2 mistake by Bahrain to score three minutes into injury time, giving the visitors a 1-0victory in Manama after having been outplayed for most of the match.

    The victory maintained Australia's perfect record of the campaign after three matches, and put them on top of the Group A table.

    Japan also earned a strong position to reach the World Cup finals after thrumping Qatar 3-0 away to move into outright3 second place with seven points, two behind Australia and three clear of third-placed Qatar.

    Also on Wednesday, South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to top Group B with two points ahead of Iran, who scored a late equalizer for a 1-1 draw with United Arab Emirates.

    These were the last Asian qualifiers this year with the next round of fixtures4 scheduled for February.

    The top two sides from each of the five-team groups guaranteed places.


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1 pounced 431de836b7c19167052c79f53bdf3b61     
v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）
参考例句：
  • As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 defensive buszxy     
adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的
参考例句：
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
3 outright Qj7yY     
adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的
参考例句：
  • If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
  • You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。
4 fixtures 9403e5114acb6bb59791a97291be54b5     
（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动
参考例句：
  • The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
  • The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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