After a quiet transition on June 1, our men's national soccer team finally finalized its schedule to the UAE.At noon on June 3, the

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It will take off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on a special plane and fly directly to the United Arab Emirates. National team chairman Chen Xuyuan will personally lead the team on the trip.

After the AFC announced on May 31 that the remaining matches of the Group A Top 40 tournament would be transferred to the UAE, the national team was quick to negotiate with all parties.On the 1st, the national team finally confirmed the flights of the special plane....

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will depart from Shanghai at noon on June 3, with an estimated flight time of about 10 hours.

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s departure was delayed by one day from the original plan.

Chen Xuyuan (pictured center) observing the game between our team and Guam's team.

It is reported that our delegation this time consists of more than 90 persons, including

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There are about 60 members and more than 30 people in the protection team, which is divided into six working groups, including epidemic prevention, logistics, competition, media, business and foreign affairs. Chen Xuyuan, the chairman of the national team, will accompany the team on the journey and supervise the whole process until the end of the competition.

Along with Chen Xuyuan, the heads of the FA's finance, media, international departments and other important departments traveled to the UAE in order to provide support at a critical time for the

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Solid logistical support and facilitation will be provided. At the same time, the entire Guam team, which will be competing in our country, will also be traveling on the same flight.

Facing the challenges of the upcoming race.

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On June 1, two players from Shandong Taishan, Liu Binbin and Ji Xiang, were urgently called up, and together with Tan Long, who was previously called up, a total of 29 players will travel to the UAE this time. on June 1,...

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On a day off, the players caught up on their time at the Suzhou tournament to get ready for the trip, and some of the previously unvaccinated players got their first vaccination before they left.

Despite the challenging trip to the UAE.

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Head coach Li Tie remained confident and said, "All arrangements are the best arrangements! Only unite as one and go all out." Fans also said that no matter

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Wherever they are, their home turf is wherever they are, as a way of expressing their appreciation for

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of support.

Previously, the AFC had planned to schedule the Group A matches in Dubai, but the national team received the latest notice from the AFC on the afternoon of June 1 that the remaining Group A matches would be scheduled to be played in Sharjah, the third largest city in the UAE, at the Sharjah Stadium.

The Asian Cup qualifier between China and Iraq was played here on March 25, 2014, where China was defeated 1-3, but advanced in a thrilling way by virtue of a goal difference, catching the last train to the 2015 Asian Cup final round.

In addition, the AFC also released its latest schedule on June 1, making adjustments to our matches, with our match against the Maldives, originally scheduled for June 3, postponed to June 11, our match against the Philippines, originally scheduled for June 9, moved forward to June 7, and the date of the June 15 match against Syria remaining unchanged.

In other words.

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Arriving in the UAE, the first match is the battle between China and the Philippines that will decide second place in the group.

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There will be just three days of preparation in the UAE for this crucial match.

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