England get their second taste of theTianjin Olympic Centre.
'We're growing'
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| VIDEO: Anita Asante from the Tianjin Olympic Centre |
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As England get a taste of the stadium in which they will face USA on Saturday, Anita Asante gives us her thoughts. |
USA v England
World Cup 2007, Quarter Final
1pm (BST), Saturday 22 September 2007
Tianjin Olympic Centre, Tianjin
Watch it live on BBC One
Anita Asante admits that despite preparing for the biggest game of her career, she is relaxed and confident ahead of the World Cup quarter final with USA.
Speaking to TheFA.com during England's visit to the Tianjin Olympic Centre, where they face Greg Ryan's team on Saturday, Asante also could not hide her delight at the opportunity to play in such an impressive venue.
"It's an absolutely amazing stadium. We came here to watch China play New Zealand on Thursday and the atmosphere was incredible.
"The conditions are really good, it's a nice flat surface although it is a little dry at the moment hopefully come the time of the game it will be a little softer. It's a great size of a stadium and hopefully we'll be playing in front of a sellout crowd."
Looking ahead to Saturday's clash with the Americans, Asante was sure that the confidence built up from impressive performances at the group stage would help the Three Lions' cause as they lined up against the team ranked number one in the world.
"It's certainly going to be the biggest game for most of us here and we're just hoping we can perform and get the result on the day," Asante explained.
"We're pretty confident at the moment. We've played well in the group stage and we're growing in confidence game-by-game, and we're pretty happy with our strategy."