China Prepares for Sidney Olympic Women's Soccer Games

With all fees at the expense of China Football Association, Russian women's football team will visit China as part of the preparations for fighting at Sidney Olympic women's soccer games with their Chinese counterparts.

Russian women's football team will turn up in full top lineup. They will arrive in China on February 20 for two warm-up games with Chinese women's football team at Fanyu and Foshan, Guangdong Province. After dual games held against Russia, Chinese women's football team will leave for France to meet French National Football Team. From March 12 to 20, they will participate in the international women's football invitational tournament in Portugal. CFA sources say they will probably head for Norway and Sweden for more exertions.

After a series of matches Chinese women's football team will take part in the Pan-Pacific Cup in Australia and a game in Germany organized to mark the 100th anniversary of Germany Football Association.


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