Scolari lines up to bid for duel World Cups


SEOUL, South Korea (AP): Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to become the first coach in history to win the World Cup and the Club World Cup and won't complain if he happens to complete the double in Tashkent rather than the more glamorous surroundings of Chelsea in southwest London.

Scolari led his native Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title and is now preparing his Uzbek club Bunyodkor for the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League against Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The winner of the ACL competition will represent the world's most populace continent at the FIFA Club World Cup in December and could face European giants Barcelona.

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