BEIJING， Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The China Cup international soccer championship will be inaugurated in January， 2017， with the participation of three overseas teams and the Chinese national squad， organizers said here on Wednesday.
"We are only inviting overseas teams that ranked among the top 30 in the FIFA world rankings，" said Wang Jianlin， president of the Wanda Group who initiated the China Cup， under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
"We hope that China Cup will become a great platform for the Chinese national squad to play against the top-class teams in the world， and also a great opportunty to promote the development of sports industry in China，" said Wang.
Organizers said that both Wanda Group and CFA have inked a 10-year agreement for the China Cup， an A-grade international soccer tournament acknowledged by the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA).
For the opener of the first China Cup on January 10， hosts China will play Iceland who currently ranked 21st and made the miracle by making the last eight for the first time during the 2016 European championship.
Also invited to the first China Cup are the fourth-ranked Chile， who won the last two America Cups， and the star-studded Croatia who ranked 14th in the world.
The first China Cup will be played in Nanning， capital of Southwestern China's Guangxi Autonomous Region. The winner between China and Iceland， will play against the winner between Chile and Croatia for the crown on January 15.
Zhang Jian， CFA vice president， said that China Cup will provide an opportunity for both the national team coach Marcello Lippi to tune up his squad， and the Chinese players to whetstone their skills for their remaining World Cup qualifiers which will resume in March.
"Great thanks to the organizers for providing us the chance to play and learn from world-class opponents. Our coaching staff are trying to work out a list of players for the championship. Players who had good performance during the 2016 Chinese Super League are going to be called up， and we will also choose players from the U-22 national team，" said Li Tie， assistant coach of the Chinese national team.
MADRID Nike Air Max 95 Womens UK , Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States booked their place for the final of the FIBA Basketball World Cup thanks to a comfortable 96-68 win against Lithuania.
However, although the Americans look to be on course to retain the title they won four years ago in Turkey, power forward Kenneth Faried says he is disappointed they won't meet hosts Spain in the final.
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On Wednesday, Pau Gasol played despite injury, while Marc Gasol was not at his best after having become a father for the first time 24 hours earlier and Reyes was sidelined with a physical question.
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BUENOS AIRES, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that defeating the Islamic State (IS) is an "absolute priority."
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In response to criticism from Republicans that he had stayed in Cuba and Argentina instead of returning home after the Brussels attacks, Obama said that he would use military force only when needed, adding that it is important not to rush into pointless action.
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"We spoke about the importance of increasing trade between our countries. Argentina has much to offer but there is very small trade today," said Macri.
Obama said that the two countries would identify the obstacles impeding the progress of commerce.
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Obama on Tuesday concluded his three-day visit to Cuba, and flew to Argentina for a state visit, the first by a U.S. president in nearly 20 years.
Left-wing supporters marched in Buenos Aires to protest Obama's visit. Protesters walked through the streets of the district of Palermo before ending up outside the U.S. Embassy.
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