Captain and playmaker of the dark horse of the tournament.

球队队长，同时也是本次世界杯的一匹黑马。

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Korea team got into the semi-finals in the last tournament. I think this Asian team still have a possibility to become the dark horse.

上届韩国队进入了四强，我认为这支亚洲队伍仍然有希望成为黑马。

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In shape, and with the game to defeat anyone on the women's tour, Estonia's Kaia Kanepi is the tournament's dark horse.

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But the underperformance of so many of the world's soccer powers--pre-tournament co-favorites Argentina and Italy, defending champion France and dark-horse favorite Portugal were all eliminated in the first round--diminished the tournament as a showcase of the world's top footballing talent.

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Coming into the tournament, France was unbeaten in 21 games and picked by some as a potential dark-horse contender.

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