This morning at dawn, our
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The Army embarked on a journey from the ancient city of Gusu to South Korea for a crucial two-legged home-and-away clash. This is the match that will determine the Asian region's path to Tokyo.
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The players will be fighting for the last spot in the exciting battle between the Under the epidemic, China and Korea
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The dust has finally settled after all the twists and turns of the Olympic qualifying playoffs: this Thursday (8) at 3:00 p.m. Beijing time, the country's
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will have their first match on the road, with the second round to be played on April 13 at 4 p.m. at the Gusau Olympic Sports Center, when our
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will be sitting at home to face the opponent. Despite the superiority of strength, the epidemic in South Korea is still serious, but the country
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Not only do we have to deal with the challenges of the field, but returning safely to the team should not be overlooked.
Before departing, my country
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A final preparation training session was conducted, which lasted almost an hour. At 11:00 a.m., the whole team departed from Taihu Football Sports Center in Gusu City to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. It is worth mentioning that Chen Xuyuan, the president of CFA, personally saw the team off, saying emotionally, "I specially rushed to Gusu today, and I just want to say one thing, CFA and our women's soccer girls will always be together, go for it!" According to the latest regulations in Korea, our
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will undergo a nucleic acid test at Incheon International Airport, and those with negative results will be exempted from quarantine and will be admitted directly to Goyang City, South Korea, for preparation.
Looking at the two teams' historical records and world rankings, our
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A clear advantage. In the last five times we have faced South Korea, our
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achieved an undefeated record of four wins and a draw, while South Korea
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Never before in history has it entered the
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The main stage of the tournament. In the world rankings, our
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Ranked 15th in the world and 3rd in Asia, slightly ahead of South Korea, who are ranked 18th in the world and 4th in Asia.
For the first time in the history of the circle to enter the
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The Korean team is well prepared for the dream of the final round. The new foreign coaching team led by Colin Bell attaches great importance to psychological construction, technical and tactical emphasis on attack, the overall playing style is becoming more mature. The Korean Football Association has also recently replaced the head of women's soccer, and set up a special study of China's
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tactical group. In addition, the addition of three players returning from overseas has allowed South Korea to
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They are Cho Cho Hyo Hyun of Tottenham Hotspur, Ji Soo Ran of Chelsea and Lee Jeong Min of Brighton. In an interview, Ji made it clear that she came back to China to beat our country.
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Advancement to Tokyo
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facing Korea
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The strong coming of our country, which has not participated in an official tournament for more than a year
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But it seems quite mysterious. The CFA has not announced the list for the last two training sessions, except for a women's soccer training list released in December of last year. As of now, China's
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Exactly which players are traveling to South Korea remains a mystery. However, from the photos of the trip exposed online, Wang Frost, Wu Haiyan and other key players are in the lineup. The coaching team issued a "gag order" to all players, refusing to accept media interviews and prohibited from revealing any information. In addition, the forward Li Ying with Shandong
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Participated in the National Women's Soccer Championship not long ago, and as the national team members will not be attending this tournament, which means she will not be able to travel to South Korea, there are also concerns about who will take her place.
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The match was originally scheduled for March last year, but due to the epidemic outbreak in Korea at that time, our team proposed to hold the match at a neutral venue. This proposal was rejected by the Korean side, who, in addition to the interests of their sponsors, were concerned that their players would have to undergo a long period of quarantine if they traveled elsewhere, thus affecting their condition. The match was then postponed to June of the same year, but ultimately failed to materialize for various reasons. Now this time of the tournament, the distance between
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It's been less than 3 months since the opening.
Reporters show off the special masks for the national team
However, the current situation of epidemic prevention in South Korea remains critical. The cumulative number of cases in the country has exceeded 100,000, with 543 new confirmed cases and four deaths on April 3 alone, and a trend of spreading again in Gyeonggi Province near Seoul. This time our
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The city of Goyang, to which the team traveled, is located right in the west-central part of Gyeonggi Province, just a 30-minute drive from Seoul. In addition, the three players who returned from the United Kingdom were quarantined before joining the team, but the United Kingdom has been the hardest hit by the epidemic in Europe, and the norms of preventive measures vary from country to country, which also posed a hidden danger. It is worth mentioning that the China-Korea
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For the first match, South Korea did not take an empty stadium and sold about 1,600 tickets in order to put pressure on our team with the cheering of the home crowd, which further increased the risk of infection. It can be said that the serious situation of epidemic prevention is more challenging than the game itself.
The last time my country
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beat Korea
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It was in the final of the Meizhou Women's Football Championship two years ago that Wang Frost made a fine assist, and Gu Yasha's airborne shot sealed the deal for our country.
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1:0 to win the tournament.
