Chinese Eleven Arrives in S. Korea for Warm-up without Star Trio

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Chinese Eleven Arrives in S. Korea for Warm-up without Star Trio

China will have to face their long time rival South Korea on April 27 in their first World Cup warm-up without at least six first team players.

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China will have to face their long time rival South Korea on April 27 in their first World Cup warm-up without at least six first team players.

There are three players away in Europe, who are not able to return duly for one reason or another.

Striker Yang Chen and defender Sun Jihai have to stay with their respective clubs -- Frankfurt of Germany and Manchester City of England, as the seasons go into the critical closing stage.

Yu Genwei, who scored the decisive goal in the match against Oman to send China into the finals, is nursing a serious knee injury in Belgium.

China's ace striker Hao Haidong has to wait for another two weeks to resume full training due to foot fracture while defender Wu Chengying incurred a groin strain in training two days ago, which made him an absentee for the warm-up.

Midfielder Qi Hong was also out because of a fever caused by tooth problem.

Apart from the friendly against South Korea, China will also play against Nigeria on May 5 in Kunming, Uruguay on May 16 in northeastern city Shenyang, Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on May 19 in Shanghai and then Portugal on May 25 in Macao.

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