The national football team has been put at a disadvantage in the draw for the Asian Cup and World Qualifiers as their ranking has fallen out of the top 10 of the AFC. In the Asian Cup draw, they were placed in the second slot, which means they may meet more powerful teams and may have a harder time advancing. Therefore, if the national football team wants to get out of this predicament, the most important thing is to improve their own strength. At the same time, they need to double their participation in matches and work hard for more points so that they can improve their Asian ranking. If they can squeeze into the top five, they will be back in the top tier and have a chance to hit the top 50 in the world rankings. although some fans may think this is a daunting task, it's not impossible as long as the coaching staff and players take action step by step.
Currently, the national soccer team is actively contacting warm-up opponents. Before that, they have completed two warm-ups with New Zealand. Although the result is not satisfactory, but Yankovic coaching staff saw the gap, the back will summarize in time, make targeted adjustments, improve the tactical system and lineup deployment. According to the plan, the national soccer team will continue to warm up in June, the choice of opponents is crucial. On the one hand, the direct choice of a strong team may not be conducive to the players to restore confidence, the need for a slow process of improvement, so the power of the opponent should be moderate.
On the other hand, another goal of warm-up matches is to help players find their form. Opponents with relatively close strength are conducive to the players' full commitment and increase the fighting power in the confrontation. Just when the outside world is speculating about the opponent, the Palestinian national team officially announced that on June 20 to warm up with the Chinese team. Fans do not know much about Palestine. In fact, this team before in Asia in the third-rate level, but in recent years the rapid development.
The historical record of the two sides shows that the national soccer team has a clear advantage with five victories and two draws. The Chinese team managed to beat their opponents in two world qualifiers before 2006. After that, they also thrashed their opponents by three goals in the summer of 2009. However, it has been 14 years since that was the last time they beat their opponents. The most recent meeting was in November 2018 and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Over the past four years or so, Palestine has grown exponentially, largely thanks to external help. They have adopted a two-pronged strategy of bringing in naturalized players, including some who have stayed in Europe, and inviting foreign coaches to coach them. The national soccer team no longer has a clear advantage and it has been close to five years since we met Palestine again. Therefore, we must go all out and fight against our opponents. If we can beat our opponents, then the national soccer team will also have its first victory in 2023.
