China triumphs over Thailand
Sportal
A Su Maozheng hat-trick helped China recover from a goal down and run out a 3-1 victor over Thailand.
The game was hastily-arranged by the Chinese after Nigeria withdrew from the match just 48 hours earlier after the death of the country's sports minister in an air crash last weekend.
Thailand took a surprise lead but Su equalised in the 78th minute before he added further goals two minutes later and in stoppage time.
An elated Su said after the match, "We started the game out too relaxed, but when they scored their goal we knew we had to take them to task.
"Our team work wasn't that bad, but it will get better, certainly before the World Cup we should be playing much better together," Su said.
China's coach Bora Milutinovic has guided the world's most populous nation to its first World Cup appearance and is drawn against Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica in Group C.
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