On the evening of February 15, 2023, Beijing time, the National Football League U20 played a warm-up match against Slovenia U20 in Croatia. As a result, the National Football League U20 drew with Slovenia -0. The National Football League U20 is said to have done their best and the match was kept secret.
Although Slovenia U20 failed to qualify for the European U20 Asia Cup, the strength of the European teams is there. In terms of actual strength, even our adult national team may not be able to play against others. Due to the need for high tactical secrecy, no live streaming was scheduled for the match and media reporters were prohibited from conducting live interviews, let alone starting information. This has been the case for all warm-up matches played in this format since the U20 national soccer team arrived in Croatia.
However, judging by the feedback on social media platforms, the game could have been drawn with Slovenia U20 - 0, which seems to be the best effort of the national U20 as well. Unlike Syria U20, Oman U20 and other teams usually change their lineups in the first and second half. At that time, under the leadership of Jangovic, the national soccer U20 was just to investigate the players.
Although the national U20 football team won only one of the first six matches, three young Xinjiang players in the U20 lineup such as Aifir Jiang played a very eye-catching role, including Huhetao, Yang Minjie, and Huo Shenping, who could lock down a starting position.
On March 3, 2023, at 18:00, the National U20s will face the Japan U20s.Honestly, this is a game that is won by losing less. Let's take a look at the U20 players. Hitoshi Takahashi is a mixed-race player currently playing for Barcelona U19, Taichi Fukui is currently playing for Bayern 2nd team, Jodai Nakai is playing for Real Madrid 2nd team, and Shiho Fukuda is playing for Menkyo 2nd team. Like Tsutomu Maeda, who currently plays for Premier League side Blackburn U18, he was not selected for the U20s at all, so there is a wealth of talent in the rest of the Japanese squad.
In addition to playing Japan on March 3, China will also face its second group rival Kyrgyzstan on March 9, and then Saudi Arabia on March 9th. So, the only possible opponent for China U20 to beat is Kyrgyzstan, while Japan and Saudi Arabia have almost no chance to win. Kyrgyzstan has also become the rising star of Asian youth teams in recent years. If China doesn't pay attention, it will be at the bottom of the group.
China U20's initial goal was to qualify for the group and enter the World Youth Championships, but in the current environment of Chinese soccer, where even the president of the Football Association has been taken away for investigation, the next step for Chinese soccer is waiting for a "fresh start". As a result, the national team, and even the youth team, are now in an even more awkward position.
