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Blatter praises LOC's efforts in World Cup organization
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-13 16:37
CHENGDU - FIFA president Sepp Blatter thanks local organizing committee,
the government of China and the Chinese Football Association on Tuesday
at a press conference for their efforts in organizing a systematical
World Cup, adding his specific impression on Monday night's opening
ceremony.
"It's exactly what in my heart football shall be," said the boss who
arrived here to watch the United States-DPR Korea match which kicked off
the campaign of Group B, the arguable Group of Death of the 2007 China
World Cup.
"Women's football is more than a sport. There's joy, pleasure, music,
dance and entertainment," he added.
Blatter also gave his words to the Chinese women's team, which holds high
expectations for next year's Olympic Games football tournament on home
soil.
"They are good since there's only 12 teams. I think China's women squad
is prepared better than the men's team, who earned bad result from the
Asian Cup," he said.
The Swiss will be back home on 13 and return to China in one or two weeks
to discuss China's bid for the 2018 men's World Cup.
"When I come to China, I see the country has been able to organize the
Olympic Games fielding over 10,000 athletes in 28 sports, and they are
able to organize the women's World Cup. So I think they definitely are
able to organize a men's World Cup," said Blatter.
"But we've not decided the hosts for the 2014 World Cup, and 2018 is too
far away. There may be many contenders when it comes the day for China to
bid for the 2018 tournament, since now football is with good profit and
World Cup is on the top," he added.
Asked his prospect for the 2007 World Cup winners, Blatter joked that
"the team wins the one million dollars (the prize for World Cup
champions) is the team to win the final."
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