Led by Wang Frost, Zhang Linyan, Wang Shanshan, Wu Haiyan and Tang Jiali, China's women's soccer team officially announced its 23-player roster for this summer's World Cup, with Zhao Yujie and Shen Menglu unattached.
Specific list -
Goalkeepers: Zhu Yu, Xu Huan, Pan Hongyan
Defenders: Wu Haiyan, Yao Wei, Wang Linlin, Gao Chen, Chen Qiaozhu, Li Mengwen, Dou Jiaxing.
Midfield: Zhang Rui, Yao Lingwei, Gu Yasha, Zhang Xin, Yang Lina, Wu Chengshu, Zhang Linyan, Shen Mengyu
Forward: Wang Shanshan, Wang Frost, Tang Jiali, Xiao Yuyi, Lou Jiahui
Specific fixtures (Beijing time) -
July 22, 20: China Women's Soccer vs Denmark
July 28, 18: China Women's Soccer vs. Haiti 00
August 1, 18: China Women's Football vs. England
As for the failed players, Li Yanfei and Fang Jie have previously left the women's national team and returned to their clubs, while Yang Qian has withdrawn from the Chinese women's soccer team due to an injury. Zhao Yujie and Shen Menglu, who have returned from overseas teams, have now left the national team and have decided that they will not join the team for the Women's World Cup.
Of course, this 23-player World Cup roster is not absolutely final. The Chinese women's soccer team also has a contingency plan. If individual players are injured, they will make adjustments according to the actual situation.
According to the plan, the Chinese women's soccer team will depart from Guangzhou to Australia on July 7th. Wang Frost, who is fighting in the United States, will directly rush to Australia to meet the whole team. The Chinese women's soccer team will form a delegation of about 46 members for this trip to Australia. Sun Wen, vice president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), as a famous FIFA women's soccer player, will also be invited to watch this Women's World Cup and cheer for the women soccer players.
On July 13 and July 17, the Chinese women's soccer team will play warm-up matches against the world's No. 8 Brazilian women's soccer team and the world's No. 25 Colombian women's soccer team on the Gold Coast and Sydney. on July 22, the Chinese women's soccer team officially starts its World Cup tour. The first group stage match will be against Denmark in Perth, Haiti on July 28 in Adelaide and England on August 1 in Adelaide.
