China vs New Zealand - Olympic Men's Football Group C

China will play New Zealand in their Olympic Games men's soccer Group C match in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on Thursday:

Location: Olympic Stadium of Shenyang, Northeast China

Time: Wednesday August 7, 1945 local time

Olympic Stadium Capacity: 60,000

Squad

China

Goalkeeper: Qiu Shengjiong, Liu Zhenli

Defenders: Yuan Weiwei, Li Weifeng, Feng Xiaoting, Tan Wangsong, Wan Houliang, Zhao Xuri

Midfielders: Zheng Zhi, Zhou Haibin, Cui Peng, Hao Junmin, Shen Longyuan

Forwards: Han Peng, Gao Lin, Jiang Ning, Dong Fangzhuo, Chen Tao

New Zealand

Goalkeepers: Jacob Spoonley, Liam Little

Defenders: Aaron Scott, Ian Hogg, Ryan Nelsen, Michael Boxall, Steven Old, Cole Tinkler, Sam Jenkins

Midfielders: Cole Perverley, Simon Elliott, Craig Henderson, Craig Henderson, Jeremy Brockie, Shaun Van Rooyen

Forwards: Daniel Ellensohn, Chris Killen, Greg Draper, Sam Messam

Suspended: None

Injury: None

Referee: Martin Vazquez (URU)

Linesman: Mauricio Espinosa (URU), Miguel Nievas (URU)

(Xinhua News Agency August 7, 2008)

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