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What the coaches say in Turkey

Ankara, Turkey, August 4, 2005 - In the press conference on the eve of the 2006 Women's World Championship third round tournament - Europe Pool H on Thursday, all four head coaches of the participating teams - Turkey, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Belgium - were hopeful to claim one of the two  tickets on offer for the 2006 World Championship finals.

Turkey, Resat Yaziciogullari:
"We want to play in Japan in 2006 but we need the support of our spectators. We will play without any excuses. I believe that we will be very successful."
Pic: Netherlands coach Avital Selinger
The Netherlands, Avital Selinger:
"We expect to reach the finals. We would like to enjoy the hospitality of Turkey. We want to play well before 6,000 spectators."

Ukraine, Igor Filishtynskyy:
"This is a very important tournament. We expect the referees to be good. We want to win all the matches."

Belgium, Jan de Brandt:
"We are very satisfied to play in the third round. Our opponents, all the three teams are quite strong. We have a chance that we reach the finals having started in the first round, so my team is quite ready. Turkey is a tough team. We are thought to be the weakest team, but maybe we will improve in this round."