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Q & A: China coach Bora Milutinovic

Posted: Tuesday April 23, 2002 3:02 PM

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What do you think of the draw?
When you have Brazil in your group, it's already more difficult. When you are with a team like Brazil, France or Argentina then it leaves everyone else fighting for one place. Turkey have made huge progress and Costa Rica are the best team in Central America. They had a good Copa America and it's going to be tough for us.

Who are your key players?
 Fan Zhiyi, Li Tie, Li Weifeng and Qi Hong, who scored some important goals for us during the qualifying tournament.

Can you reach the second round?
If we play the way we played in the second phase of qualifying then we will be OK. But it still won't be easy.

Who will be the surprises?
It's hard to be a surprise these days because the same teams are always involved, although you had Croatia in 1998 and Sweden in 1994. Maybe Portugal or Cameroon can find a way to do something this time.

Will the conditions affect you?
The conditions will be the same for everyone. You never play in perfect conditions, you can always find something wrong. But I'm sure the pitches will be the best ever in a World Cup.

 
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