A 26-year-old Chinese woman lost her unborn baby after staying up for four consecutive nights to watch World Cup matches broadcast from Brazil, local newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Xiaolan, who was around two months pregnant, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen when she was watching the game between Germany and Portugal Tuesday morning, the Chongqing Evening News reported.
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She was then rushed to the hospital but still suffered miscarriage, the newspaper said.
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This was not the first sad news since the World Cup kicked off last Thursday in Brazil.
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According to reports, three Chinese soccer fans have died after staying up all night to watch World Cup matches on TV.
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Despite the fact that Chinese national soccer team only played in the World Cup finals once, in 2002, without scoring a goal, China never lack soccer-mad fans who usually pick themselves a second "home team" from the world's top teams. Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and England all enjoy huge fan bases in the populous country.
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During the group stages, the World Cup matches take place at midnight, 3 am and 6 am Beijing time.