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SOCCER NN B-NP O
- : O O
JAPAN NNP B-NP B-LOC
GET VB B-VP O
LUCKY NNP B-NP O
WIN NNP I-NP O
, , O O
THE NP B-NP B-PER
CHINA NNP I-NP I-PER
IN IN B-PP O
SURPRISE DT B-NP O
DEFEAT NN I-NP O
. . O O

Nadim NNP B-NP B-PER
Ladki NNP I-NP I-PER

AL-AIN NNP B-NP B-LOC
, , O O
United NNP B-NP B-LOC
Arab NNP I-NP I-LOC
Emirates NNPS I-NP I-LOC
1996-12-06 CD I-NP O

Japan NNP B-NP B-LOC
began VBD B-VP O
the DT B-NP O
defence NN I-NP O
of IN B-PP O
their PRP$ B-NP O
Asian JJ I-NP B-MISC
Cup NNP I-NP I-MISC
title NN I-NP O
with IN B-PP O
a DT B-NP O
lucky JJ I-NP O
2-1 CD I-NP O
win VBP B-VP O
against IN B-PP O
Syria NNP B-NP B-LOC
in IN B-PP O
a DT B-NP O
Group NNP I-NP O
C NNP I-NP O
championship NN I-NP O
match NN I-NP O
on IN B-PP O
Friday NNP B-NP O
. . O O