No Chinese Gets it Right on World Cup Quarter-finalists

Home>>Sports

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, June 21, 2002

No Chinese Gets it Right on World Cup Quarter-finalists

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

Over 125 million yuan (15 million U.S. dollars) worth of lottery tickets on who would make it to the World Cup quarter-finals had been sold in China, but none of the lottery buyers got all the eight teams right, said the Chinese Sports Lottery Center on Thursday.

According to statistics released by the center, lottery buyers favored Brazil, Italy, Argentina, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, England to reach the quarter-finals.

The South Korea-Japan World Cup has produced a series of stunning upsets. Brazil, Spain, Germany and England did make it to the last eight, while South Korea, the United States, Turkey and Senegal, the most unlikely choices for lottery, were also through.

While over 90 per cent of the lottery buyers predicted Brazil to romp into the quarter-finals, only one per cent thought Senegal could make that far.

China, who lost all three group matches and conceded nine goals, were more favored than Senegal, winning two per cent of the lottery players.

South Korea got five per cent and the United States three.

The Beijing-based sportswriter Xu Jiren, who has covered five World Cups including the 1994 U.S. tournament where he miraculously guessed right all the quarter-final results, only got three right this time - Brazil, Spain and Germany.

His other choices were Argentina, Italy, France, Belgium and Portugal.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Owen, Scholes Recover Fast for Crucial Quarterfinal Match

Playing Against Brazil, a Dream of Many

China's Soccer Falls Further behind Japan and South Korea

>> Full Coverage

Bill Clinton Has Unexpectedly Become a 'Sweet Cake' ( 15 Messages)

Englishman Hired as Chief Advisor of Yunnan Provincial Government ( 16 Messages)

Two S.Korean Girls Run Over by US Armored Vehicle ( 55 Messages)

Uncle Sam's Policy to Cross-Straits Ties against Its Own Interests ( 5 Messages)

Home-made Auto Sales Head for 3 Million in 2002 ( 8 Messages)