According to a report by the Daily News, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has announced that the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium will be the second home of the national football team for the World Qualifying Tournament. Tianjin is actively promoting the organization and reception of the tournament.
It's not often that a northern city hosts a national soccer tournament, largely due to the weather and the turf. The underground heating system was activated a few days ago in order to promote the growth of the lawn, which will be meticulously maintained by a team of professionals for the next month or so.
In addition to the need for the venue to meet international tournament standards, the hospitality surrounding the tournament is also very important. The Tianjin Football Association has already begun preparations for the accommodation arrangements for the home team, visiting team, tournament officials, media and fans. As a rule, the home team and the visiting team, as well as tournament officials, should stay in five-star hotels, and the home team and the visiting team should stay separately as much as possible. The visiting team will be accommodated in a number of compliant hotels provided by the organizers. Officials sent by FIFA, AFC and CFA, including the referee team, will not stay with any of the teams.
The Chinese team has not yet decided on a head coach, and there is no definite word on when the team will concentrate and where they will prepare for the matches.The third round of the 36-team tournament against Singapore will be played on March 21st, and the fourth round on March 26th. The Chinese team will return after the away game to prepare for the second round. According to the time calculation, there should be four days between 22nd and 25th to train at the Water Drop Outfield. The Waterdrop Outfield is also the training ground for the Jinmen Tigers, and coordination is underway.
