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'Earth Debry' ends in scoreless draw

China's struggles in the build-up to January's Asian Cup finals continued on Saturday when Italian coach Marcello Lippi's side was held to a 0-0 draw by India in a friendly in Suzhou. It was the first meeting between the countries in more than two decades and was dubbed 'The Earth Derby' as it featured nations that are home to a third of the world's population.