China Fields Line-up Concentrating on Defense

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China Fields Line-up Concentrating on Defense

China's head coach Bora Milutinovic fielded a defensive 4-4-2 lineup Monday in Kwangju for his team's first World Cup match against Costa Rica.

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China's head coach Bora Milutinovic fielded a defensive 4-4-2 lineup Monday in Kwangju for his team's first World Cup match against Costa Rica.

As expected, star defender Fan Zhiyi of Dundee, returned to the team for China's first-ever World Cup game.

China is the record fifth team Milutinovic has led to the World Cup finals. He took Costa Rica to the second round of the competition in Italy, 1990.

The Costa Ricans are returning to World Cup play for the first time in 12 years. The team's coach Alexandre Guimarae is now the head coach.

Guimarae will deploy an offensive 3-5-2 formation with star forward Paulo Wanchope up front.

Lineups for China-Costa Rica Game

China: Jiang Jin, Wu Chengying, Fan Zhiyi, Sun Jihai, Li Tie, Ma Mingyu (c), Hao Haidong, Li Weifeng, Li Xiaopeng, Yang Chen, Xu Yunlong

Costa Rica: Erick Lonnis (c), Luis Marin, Mauricio Wright, Gilberto Martinez, Rolando Fonesca, Mauricio Solis, Paulo Wanchope, Walter Centeno, Ronald Gomez, Harold Wallace, Carlos Castro

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

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