On April 13, China's women's soccer team exploded in adversity, defeating South Korea's women's soccer team 4-3 through two rounds of the Olympic Qualifying Round playoffs, and successfully securing a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
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Despite a setback in this OUA preliminaries, the immediate aftermath of the
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The footsteps of the Asian qualifying round of 40 is also getting closer and closer. In the morning of the same day, the business cooperation and exchange meeting of the 40-team tournament in China was held in Suzhou.
At the exchange, CFA Deputy Secretary General He Xiaofeng firstly elaborated on the situation of the 40-team tournament in China. It is reported that the group matches in which the Chinese team is located will adopt the tournament system and will be held from May 30 to June 15, and the Chinese team will sit in the home stadium of Suzhou Olympic Sports Center and face Guam, Maldives, Philippines and Syria in turn.
The appeal of the CFA and World Cup qualifiers in the country is self-evident.In 2019, the performance of the Chinese men's soccer team in the first few rounds of the Top 40 tournament has attracted a lot of attention. Among the matches, China's home match against Guam saw nearly 40,000 viewers, with a CCTV5 rating of 0.91% and a market share of 10.36%, making it the most watched live program of the day across all genres.
The recently concluded Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament also attracted a lot of attention. 13th, China's women's soccer team received support from 13,533 fans at their home stadium in Suzhou, and succeeded in advancing to the Tokyo Olympics. This is the first international tournament held in China after the epidemic, and the women's soccer girls' tenacity and spirit of never giving up have inspired all walks of life in China. After the game, the media and public attention to the Chinese women's soccer team reached its peak, and related news and information instantly hit the screen. The microblog topic #Chinese women's soccer team advances to the Tokyo Olympics# quickly rose to the top of the hot search list, while a total of 11 "Chinese women's soccer team" related topics hit the hot search list. Television broadcast, the game became a segment of the CCTV ratings of the highest program, and hit a segment of the peak ratings in the past two years. According to statistics, as of 12 hours after the game, the number of news reports about the Chinese women's soccer team reached more than 350,000, and the influence and attention of the Chinese women's soccer team can be seen.
At the end of the exchange, Au Chuliang, a member of the current national men's soccer coaching staff, also appeared on the scene. Different from his previous sports attire on the field of play and training ground, Au Chuliang appeared in the formal wear tailored by Hellas House for the national team and interacted with the guests on the spot. He not only recalled the glorious moment when the national football team rushed into the 2002 World Cup, but also shared his experience from the national team goalkeeper to the goalkeeper coach. As for the preparation of the national team, he said confidently that the whole team is full of confidence and high morale, and is confident of achieving the desired results.
