Analysis of CFA's intention to bid
According to the official notice issued by the CFA on June 14, local football associations need to submit their intention to host the first two and last three home matches of China's 18-team tournament on June 20th and July 5th. Beijing Youth Daily disclosed on the 23rd that more than 10 cities have submitted letters of intent to the CFA through their local football associations, and Beijing is among them. The city's football association plans to take the Beijing Workers' Stadium and the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) as candidate venues, bidding to host two home matches for the national football team's 18-team tournament.
Cities such as Shenzhen, Tianjin and Shenyang successfully hosted three home matches of the national football team during the 36-team tournament, with remarkable results that not only enhanced the domestic soccer atmosphere, but also brought significant economic benefits to their respective cities. This success has inspired other cities in China to host the National Football League 18 matches.
Since the release of the "notice", a number of cities quickly expressed the desire to bid for the national football 18 home games. As of the 20th, more than 10 cities have submitted their intention to bid. In addition to Shenzhen, Tianjin and other cities, including Qingdao, Dalian, Changsha, Chongqing, Nanjing, Changchun, Jinan and other places, these cities have hosted the national football home games or other national teams of major international tournaments.
The Beijing Municipal Football Association (MFA) also submitted its bid within the stipulated time, marking Beijing's renewed bid to host an official international match for the national football team following its bid in early May 2015 to host the key match of the 2018 World Preliminary League Asian Zone Round of 40 - the match between the national football team and Qatar.
Beijing Municipal Football Association in the letter of intent to bid for the Beijing Workers' Stadium and the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) as a candidate for the game venue, while the specific bid for which game, it is necessary to take into account the needs of the preparation of the national football team, the climate and many other factors.
In fact, Beijing has hosted many home matches for the Chinese men's football team, but the last time the national football team played at home in Beijing was 11 years ago. on June 11, 2013, in the Workers' Stadium in Beijing before the renovation and reconstruction of the stadium, the Chinese team led by the Spanish coach Camacho and the Dutch team played a warm-up match of the international A-level. Although the Chinese team lost 0-2, the match was of high quality and the Workers' Stadium was packed to the rafters.
It is widely recognized in the soccer community that Beijing has a superior soccer atmosphere, and having hosted many major international soccer events and comprehensive sports events, Beijing is trustworthy in terms of venue hardware conditions, service level and management level. Beijing Guoan team has a very high popularity among the Beijing fans, which also makes the Beijing Municipal Football Association and the local sports management department confident in running a good home match for the national football team. It is worth mentioning that after the renovation and reconstruction of the Beijing Workers' Stadium was completed, with the first-class soccer facilities and high-quality service level, the attendance rate has been high, and it is known as the domestic "gold medal" popularity of the match area.
