The Chinese men's national team preparing for the Qatar Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi, UAE, will play a warm-up match against Oman at the local Baniyas Stadium on December 29 at 23.15 GMT, with both sides opting to play in a closed environment. As Jankovic said, the match will determine the team's tactical choices for the Asian Cup.
Prior to the match against Oman, the national soccer team had played a warm-up match against a local regional sports team in Abu Dhabi, which resulted in a 5-1 defeat. This warm-up match against Oman was an International A match. This match has already been reported in FIFA and everything will be played according to the official A-grade matches. So for this match the Chinese men might not play all their players as they did in the last match, but they will be selective, which might reveal Jankovic's strategy and tactics for the Asian Cup.
Though it is an international A-level tournament, both the national soccer team and Oman have made a request to keep it closed to the public. According to the poster information released by the Oman Football Association, the match will be held at the Baniyas Stadium. The stadium is more than 20 kilometers away from the hotel where the national soccer team is staying, about half an hour's drive.
In addition to this warm-up match with Oman, the national soccer team is still looking for a third warm-up opponent. It is reported that the national soccer team will play a friendly match with the men's soccer team of Hong Kong, China around New Year's Day. As for what happened in the end, it is still to be officially confirmed.
