American defender Kate Markgraf said on Thursday that the United
States are confident to beat the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea in their women's World Cup opener.
The United States will open their World Cup campaign against the
DPRK team on September 11.
"I believe that we can beat the DPRK, we have played twice with
them, and we've had two victories," said Markgraf.
The American team arrived in Chengdu on Thursday. Before getting
on the bus, the 36-year-old star Kristine Lily also had a short
conversation with reporters.
"The champion is too far to talk about. We have just arrived
here. The first thing to do is to think about how to beat the DPRK
in our first match. I wish I can get a goal," Lily said.
"The other three teams in our group are very strong, I think
every match is important for us. All that we can prepare now is too
keep on training. "
(Xinhua News Agency September 7, 2007)