However, this appeal has also caused a lot of controversy. Some fans questioned this, arguing that the national soccer team's previous record of chartered air travel was not ideal, leading to criticism of the national soccer team's high-profile travel methods. This time, the FA chose to keep a low profile and use civil aviation for the entire trip in order to avoid external questions and unnecessary public pressure. Some fans even chimed in on social media:Â "Suggesting that media people pay for chartered flights." Others sarcastically said, "Chartering a spaceship doesn't change the fact that the team is underperforming."
The question of whether the national soccer team should travel on chartered flights reflects the different expectations of the fans and the media about the team's performance. Media members want to help the national soccer team achieve better results by optimizing all conditions, while some fans have reservations about the actual performance of the national soccer team, believing that the team's level of competition will remain the issue that determines the outcome of the tournament, no matter what mode of transport they take. The controversy may continue to fester as the Top 18 approaches, but perhaps only the performance of the national soccer team on the field of play will give the strongest answer.
