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China Football Association (CFA)
With the strong support of Vice Master Sun Wen, Shui Qingxia was elected as our
women's soccer
Head Coach. Rumor has it that Sun Wen even risked her resignation in her recommendation. At the start of her tenure, Shui Qingxia took over a team trained by Jia Xiuquan, who will represent China's
women's soccer
Asian Cup campaign. Before the match, our
women's soccer
It was not well received, especially in Tokyo
the Olympics
of the fiasco and against the backdrop of only one month as the new head coach.
However, Shui Qingxia responded to all the skepticism with a satisfactory answer. Still fresh in the minds of many fans, the successive defeats of our men's football team to Japan, Vietnam and Oman during the New Year sparked widespread criticism. Just in time for the New Year, there was a great deal of skepticism about China's
national soccer team
The attention has peaked with the undoubtedly disappointing performance of the men's soccer team, with some fans even calling for its disbandment.
At the same time, our
women's volleyball
Against unfavorable odds, the team made it all the way to the semifinals. In the semifinals, facing Japan, whose strength and soccer culture are both superior to ours
women's soccer
Under the leadership of Shui Qingxia, the women's volleyball team showed strong self-confidence and indomitable spirit. Veteran Lou Jiahui fought until she was carried in on a stretcher, and it's worth mentioning that Jia Xiuquan had thought she was too old not to take her to the
the Olympics
Lou Jiahui's fighting spirit did not make our country
women's soccer
Give up, coupled with Shui Qingxia's bold substitutions and tactical adjustments, equalized the score in stoppage time and reversed Japan in the penalty shootout, allowing hundreds of millions of fans to boil, sweeping away the haze of the men's soccer team's loss. In the final, facing the first half of 0-2 behind South Korea
women's soccer
Many fans believe that our country
women's soccer
The big moment came when Wang Frost was injured and the team fought Japan to exhaustion in the semifinals.
During the halftime break, Shui Qingxia gave a passionate speech in the locker room, encouraging the players to cherish the moment of the final and grit their teeth. At the beginning of the second half, Shui Qingxia made bold substitutions, adjusted the tactics and strengthened the front line offense. Tang Jiali helped our country with a free throw and an assist.
women's soccer
Equalizing the score. It is worth mentioning that Tang Jiali had been injured during the Olympics, and Jia Xiuquan thought she was injured and didn't take her to play. In the end, after killing South Korea in extra time to win the Asian Cup, China
women's soccer
Standing on top of Asia again after 16 years.
This is the confidence that Shui Qingxia brings to the women's soccer team, and she has given our country
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Pouring all her heart and soul. Shui Qingxia had her nose broken twice during her playing days and had to undergo reconstructive surgery, and also suffered injuries such as a broken leg and a ruptured cruciate ligament in her knee, but these didn't stop her love for soccer. Even for the sake of soccer, she gave up childbearing, and now at the age of 56, she still has no children, so it can be said that most of her life has been dedicated to our country!
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Balls.
