World Qualifying Asia 40 Group A Schedule Adjustment: National Football Team Meets Philippines in Advance of the Duel
On June 1, 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the detailed schedule for the remaining matches in Group A of the Asian Qualifying Round 40 World Cup. The order of the three remaining fixtures for the Chinese national team has been changed, with the first match against the Philippines on June 7 local time in the United Arab Emirates.
After the match with the Philippines, the national football team will face the Maldives and Syria on the 11th and 15th respectively. In view of the Philippines is the main opponent of the national football team to compete for the ticket to the final 12, the schedule adjustment also marks the national football team "decisive moment" in advance.
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It is worth mentioning that the venue for the Group A matches has been confirmed to be held at the Sharjah Stadium. The stadium seems to be a "blessed place" for the national football team, as in March 2014, the Chinese team played here in the final round of the Asian Cup qualifiers, although 1-3 against Iraq, but Zhang Xizhe scored a penalty in the 73rd minute to help the national football team to advance to the 2015 Asian Cup in the main round of the competition in a thrilling way. However, the current temperature in the UAE is upwards of 35 degrees Celsius and the Sharjah Stadium is not a closed, air-conditioned stadium, which will be a huge physical challenge for the national football team, which is playing three matches in nine days.
According to the latest program, the national football team will fly from Shanghai to Dubai on June 2nd. Considering the hot climate of the United Arab Emirates, as well as possible injury problems, the coaching staff of the national football team decided to recruit Changchun Yatai players Tan Long and Shandong Taishan players Ji Xiang and Liu Binbin to join the traveling lineup. It is reported that these three players have arrived in the evening of June 1, the national football team is located in the residence of the Suzhou tournament.
