ADELAIDE : China coach Shui Qingxia brought her Asian Cup-winning team to Australia hoping to move a step closer to restoring the Steel Roses to their former glories, more than two decades after losing to the United States in the Women's World Cup final. The Chinese have struggled to hit similar heights s
ADELAIDE : China coach Shui Qingxia brought her Asian Cup-winning team to Australia hoping to move a step closer to restoring the Steel Roses to their former glories, more than two decades after losing to the United States in the Women's World Cup final.
But a last-minute 1-0 loss in their opener against Denmark in Perth last Saturday put that record in peril, with Shui's team facing early elimination should they have failed to defeat tournament debutants Haiti at Hindmarsh Stadium. "I can take up all the pressure, so long as you display your skills during our daily training and practice. Play the game with a good mood and that's the best that you can show to the world.
She led China to their first Asian Cup win since 2006 in India three months after her appointment and now takes them into a make-or-break meeting with European champions England on Tuesday knowing a win could take them into the last 16.
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