Injuried Chinese Midfielder Yu Genwei Hopes to Play in World Cup

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Injuried Chinese Midfielder Yu Genwei Hopes to Play in World Cup

Chinese midfield Yu Genwei, one of the main character to help China into the World Cup finals, was injuried in the domestic league, but still hope to play in the 2002 World Cup.

Despite being hospitalized, Yu continues to do some possible power training of his upper limbs and belly muscle, racing against time to maintain fine form.

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Soccer Player: Yu Genwei

Date of Birth: January 7, 1974

Height: 178cm

Weight: 72kg

Position: midfielder

Yu entered into the national team in 1996.

Chinese international Yu Genwei said Tuesday in Tianjin that he would strive for early recovery from knee injury to play in the upcoming 2002 World Cup finals starting late next month.

Yu, also a forward with the club Tianjin Taida, picked up the injury at last round's league competition, tearing his ligament in the joint of his left knee.

His injury has fed speculation that he might have to skip the premier soccer tournament, for which China qualified for the first time in its history.

The door, however, is not completely shut for the 26-year-old player as doctors said that Yu could return to training in three weeks if the treatment goes smoothly.

Despite being hospitalized, Yu continues to do some possible power training of his upper limbs and belly muscle, racing against time to maintain fine form.

China was drawn alongside Brazil, Costa Rica and Turkey in group C of the World Cup, which will be co-hosted by South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.

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Injuried Chinese Midfielder Yu Genwei Hopes to Play in World Cup