Zambia face Japan on Saturday in a Group C tie in what promises to be in intriguing match.
Below is an extract from BBC as the World media turn attention their to Zambia.
Actually BBC’s Rachel Brown-Finnis has predicted a 2-2 draw against the highly rated Asians.
The are also quotes from Bruce Mwape and Japan boss Futoshi Ikeda
Group C | Hamilton | 09:00 CAT | BBC
Zambia may be making their World Cup debut and ranked as the tournament’s lowest team, but recent results show they are a side to not be underestimated.
The Copper Queens defeated Germany, the second ranked team in the world, 3-2 in a warm-up match earlier this month, and held Switzerland to a draw a couple of weeks earlier.
“As far as I’m concerned, we cannot consider ourselves as underdogs,” Zambia manager Bruce Mwape said.
“We regard ourselves as an epic team that can challenge any other team in the world.”
Meanwhile, Japan boss Futoshi Ikeda says the game against Zambia is a must-win fixture to get their tournament off to a positive start in the hope of repeating their 2011 success.
“This is a tournament so we have to win one game after the other. That’s important. We want to get off on the right foot so we have to win,” he added.
Rachel Brown-Finnis’ prediction: This should be a really good game, between two teams with such different playing styles, and I am going to go for a high-scoring draw. 2-2
Key stat: Zambia will become the first landlocked African country to play at a men’s or women’s World Cup.
Our hope is for the midfield and wingers to wake up & drum up a consistent spell of pressure but that can only be done if we have the ball…. Home work for the 2nd half
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