周六亚洲杯前的最后一场热身赛中，国足大胜排名高于自己的阿曼队，已做好充分准备要打进淘汰赛。请看本报昨日的报道：

    China is ready for a must-win opener at the upcoming Asian Cup and determined to enter the knockout stage for the first time since 2004.

    Alain Perrin’s youthful China side wrapped up its preparations for next week’s Asian Cup in clinical style by bouncing back from a goal down to thump fellow finalist Oman 4-1 in a friendly Saturday.

    Mohammed Ali put the West Asians in front in the 18th minute of the closed-door friendly in sweltering Sydney, where the referee twice stopped play so both teams could get refreshments.

    报道中的knockout是“淘汰赛的”，即输的一方就被淘汰。例如：

    Many matches in the knockout stages also have been decided in shootouts.

    许多淘汰赛阶段比赛也由点球决胜负。