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19.06.2002
Bush, Wade hope for US-Senegal World Cup final
WASHINGTON
Slow to show much interest in the World Cup, US President George W. Bush on Tuesday shared his hopes for a United States v Senegal final with visiting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade.
"The US and Senegal, as everybody may be aware, are in the quarter-finals and the two presidents said that they look forward to the two teams possibly meeting, which, of course, would be in the finals," said Bush spokesman Scott McClellan.
Although diehard US football fans -- "soccer" fans here -- have packed bars where games are shown live from Japan and South Korea, Bush has shown little interest in the US team`s stunning progress.
He called the squad to wish them luck against Mexico -- who they beat 2-0 -- and earlier declared himself "encouraged" by a 3-2 victory over Portugal in the first round. However aides have yet to disclose whether or not he watched any of their games.
"The president is fully supportive of the USA soccer team, and was encouraged by their first round victory," McClellan said after the match against Portugal.
That same surprise showing led Bush`s chief spokesman Ari Fleischer to comment that Bush had "noted" on the victory, remarkinh "how good the United States is at sports".
The United States next face former world champions Germany.
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