China Aims for Draw in Uruguay Game

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China Aims for Draw in Uruguay Game

China's head coach Bora Milutinovic expected a draw with Uruguay in a World Cupwarmup game Thursday in Shenyang.

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China's head coach Bora Milutinovic expected a draw with Uruguay in a World Cupwarmup game Thursday in Shenyang.

"If we can hold Uruguay to a draw today, chances are that we can draw Brazil in the World Cup finals," Milutinovic said.

China is drawn with Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica in the South Korea-Japan World Cup.

Sources said that Milutinovic would field a traditional 4-4-2 formation in the game against Uruguay, which is making its 10th World Cup appearance, and for the first time pair Su Maozhen with German Eintracht Frankfurt striker Yang Chen up front.

Su hit a hat-trick in China's 3-1 trashing of Thailand last Saturday.

Milutinovic on Wednesday criticized his players' attitude in the Thailand game and warned against nervousness in the match against two-time World Cup holder Uruguay.

"Attitude decides everything," he said. "A few players didn't keep their cool while facing Thailand. I hope they will keep calm against hard-attacking Uruguay."

Starters for Uruguay Game

Following is a provincial start list of China for an international game against Uruguay on Thursday, according to the Chinese team sources:

Goalkeeper: Jiang Jin

Defenders (from left to right): Wu Chengying, Li Weifeng, Fan Zhiyi, Sun Jihai

Midfielders (from left to right): Ma Mingyu, Qi Hong, Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng

Forwards: Su Maozhen, Yang Chen

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