South Korean players gather for a training session on the eve of their World Cup football qualifying match against China in Changsha, China's central Hunan province.
China: China coach Marcello Lippi has sought to bolster player confidence ahead of a do-or-die World Cup qualifying clash with South Korea today as the Italian attempts to encourage his squad to display more self-belief.
China have picked up just two points in five games to sit bottom of Group A in AFC third round qualifying and defeat against Uli Stielike's side in Changsha's Helong Stadium would all but end any hope of a top-three spot for Lippi's side. "Tomorrow's game is the most important and our mentality is crucial," the 68-year-old former Guangzhou Evergrande coach, who took over the job after Gao Hongbo stepped down in October, told reporters.
"I have repeated that very often to the players since day one and they have to forget about all the pressure and fear."
