Junguo hopes
China can cause an upset to get past Brazil, Turkey and Costa
Rica in their group.
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This is China's
first World Cup, they'll be hoping Brazil and Turkey go easy on
them.
Nottingham PhD
student Junguo Pang, looks at China's chances in this year's World
Cup finals.
| Junguo
Pang - China |
| How
is your country preparing for the World Cup? |
| This
is the first ever time China has qualified for the World Cup.
We have a very experienced coach: Bora Milutinovic. He has a
lot of experiences. He used to coach four different teams and
all of them have gone into the last 16. We planned to have Five
friendly matches in April and May, including with Korea, Portugal....
Chinese football team will have a close training in Kunming
for about one month, which is the best football training centre
in southwest China. Kunming is also located in high land with
an altitude of 2000 metres. |
| How
do you think China will do in the World Cup? |
| I
think China will try the best to win a game in the group. But
it will be difficult for us to qualify from this Group. Brazil,
Turkey are stronger than us. Also, we need more experience.
I hope we can beat Turkey, then we have chance to go into last
16! |
| Who's
your best player and why? |
| I
think the best player in China is Hao Haidong. He is the best
forward in Asia. He has high speed and very skillful. His style
are similar with Alan Shearer. Also, I want to mention, we have
another best player, his name is Sun Jihai, he is now in Man
City. |
| What
do you think to the England side? |
| I
am a England fan as well. I think England will do well in this
World Cup, at least go into the semi-final. It is always very
excited to watch England game. England vs Argentina will be
the best group match, and I think the result will be 2-2. Also,
I hope David Beckham's foot be healed soon. I am a little bit
worry about the goalkeeper of England team. In order to do well,
a good and reliable goalkeeper is very important. David Seaman
sometimes reacts so slowly. |
| Where
will you be watching the matches? |
| I
will watch the game mostly at home with my friends. For some
important matches, I will go to pub. |
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