To play in the World Cup is always prestigious for a country.

对一个国家来说，在世界杯上踢球一直是声望很高的。

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Who would you like to see Brazil play in the World Cup final?

你希望巴西在世界杯决赛中的对手是谁？

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He was not at all depressed, that we could see, about the ability to play in the World Cup.

可以看出，他并没有因为可能将无缘世界杯而感到十分沮丧。

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He was selected to play for that country's national soccer team, in the Hondurans' first return to the World Cup in 28 years.

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The second major FIFA youth football tournament of the year will kick off Saturday in Nigeria when the host Golden Eaglets play Germany on the opening day of the Under-17 World Cup.

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On Sunday we play in the World Cup final.

BBC: World Cup 2010: Van Marwijk 'so proud' of Dutch

Hook was unable to reproduce his sparkling form of the Six Nations, struggling uncharacteristically with his place-kicking, but it is unthinkable that the Osprey will not play in the World Cup.

BBC: Jenkins hints at World Cup places

Left-back Ashley Cole, 29, had ankle surgery earlier this month but his club manager Carlo Ancelotti expects him to be fit to play in the World Cup which starts in South Africa in June.

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