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- SOCCER NN B-NP O
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- JAPAN NNP B-NP B-LOC
- GET VB B-VP O
- LUCKY NNP B-NP O
- WIN NNP I-NP O
- , , O O
- CHINA NNP B-NP B-PER
- IN IN B-PP O
- SURPRISE DT B-NP O
- DEFEAT NN I-NP O
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- Nadim NNP B-NP B-PER
- Ladki NNP I-NP I-PER
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- AL-AIN NNP B-NP B-LOC
- , , O O
- United NNP B-NP B-LOC
- Arab NNP I-NP I-LOC
- Emirates NNPS I-NP I-LOC
- 1996-12-06 CD I-NP O
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- Japan NNP B-NP B-LOC
- began VBD B-VP O
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- title NN I-NP O
- with IN B-PP O
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- lucky JJ I-NP O
- 2-1 CD I-NP O
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- against IN B-PP O
- Syria NNP B-NP B-LOC
- in IN B-PP O
- a DT B-NP O
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- match NN I-NP O
- on IN B-PP O
- Friday NNP B-NP O
- . . O O
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- But CC O O
- China NNP B-NP B-LOC
- saw VBD B-VP O
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- , , O O
- crashing VBG B-VP O
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- a DT B-NP O
- surprise NN I-NP O
- 2-0 CD I-NP O
- defeat NN I-NP O
- to TO B-PP O
- newcomers NNS B-NP O
- Uzbekistan NNP I-NP B-LOC
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- China NNP B-NP B-LOC
- controlled VBD B-VP O
- most JJS B-NP O
- of IN B-PP O
- the DT B-NP O
- match NN I-NP O
- and CC O O
- saw VBD B-VP O
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- the DT B-NP O
- 78th JJ I-NP O
- minute NN I-NP O
- when WRB B-ADVP O
- Uzbek NNP B-NP B-MISC
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- Shkvyrin NNP I-NP I-PER
- took VBD B-VP O
- advantage NN B-NP O
- of IN B-PP O
- a DT B-NP O
- misdirected JJ I-NP O
- defensive JJ I-NP O
- header NN I-NP O
- to TO B-VP O
- lob VB I-VP O
- the DT B-NP O
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- Chinese JJ I-NP B-MISC
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- and CC O O
- into IN B-PP O
- an DT B-NP O
- empty JJ I-NP O
- net NN I-NP O
- . . O O
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- Oleg NNP B-NP B-PER
- Shatskiku NNP I-NP I-PER
- made VBD B-VP O
- sure JJ B-ADJP O
- of IN B-PP O
- the DT B-NP O
- win VBP B-VP O
- in IN B-PP O
- injury NN B-NP O
- time NN I-NP O
- , , O O
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- the DT B-NP O
- area NN I-NP O
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- The DT B-NP O
- former JJ I-NP O
- Soviet JJ I-NP B-MISC
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- Asian NNP I-NP B-MISC
- Cup NNP I-NP I-MISC
- finals NNS I-NP O
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- Games NNPS I-NP I-MISC
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- Two CD B-NP O
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- Syria NNP B-NP B-LOC
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- Takuya NNP B-NP B-PER
- Takagi NNP I-NP I-PER
- scored VBD B-VP O
- the DT B-NP O
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- 88th JJ I-NP O
- minute NN I-NP O
- , , O O
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- Yanagimoto NNP I-NP I-PER
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- Abbas NNP I-NP I-PER
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- Bitar NN B-NP B-PER
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- Nader NNP B-NP B-PER
- Jokhadar NNP I-NP I-PER
- had VBD B-VP O
- given VBN I-VP O
- Syria NNP B-NP B-LOC
- the DT B-NP O
- lead NN I-NP O
- with IN B-PP O
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- well-struck NN I-NP O
- header NN I-NP O
- in IN B-PP O
- the DT B-NP O
- seventh JJ I-NP O
- minute NN I-NP O
- . . O O
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- Japan NNP B-NP B-LOC
- then RB B-ADVP O
- laid VBD B-VP O
- siege NN B-NP O
- to TO B-PP O
- the DT B-NP O
- Syrian JJ I-NP B-MISC
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- for IN B-PP O
- most JJS B-NP O
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- rarely RB B-VP O
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- the DT B-NP O
- Syrian JJ I-NP B-MISC
- defence NN I-NP O
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- Bitar NN B-NP B-PER
- pulled VBD B-VP O
- off RP B-PRT O
- fine JJ B-NP O
- saves VBZ B-VP O
- whenever WRB B-ADVP O
- they PRP B-NP O
- did VBD B-VP O
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- Japan NNP B-NP B-LOC
- coach NN I-NP O
- Shu NNP I-NP B-PER
- Kamo NNP I-NP I-PER
- said VBD B-VP O
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- proved VBD B-VP O
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- . . O O
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- The DT B-NP O
- Syrians NNPS I-NP B-MISC
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- Japan NNP B-NP B-LOC
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- co-hosts VBZ B-VP O
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- FIFA NNP B-NP B-ORG
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- here RB B-ADVP O
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- Hosts NNPS B-NP O
- UAE NNP I-NP B-LOC
- play NN I-NP O
- Kuwait NNP I-NP B-LOC
- and CC O O
- South NNP B-NP B-LOC
- Korea NNP I-NP I-LOC
- take VBP B-VP O
- on IN B-PP O
- Indonesia NNP B-NP B-LOC
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- Group NNP B-NP O
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- All DT B-NP O
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