Although China's U23 national soccer team has suffered repeated setbacks in recent years in intercontinental competitions, few wins, Japan and the United Arab Emirates has become the key line of defense it needs to break through.
It is worth paying attention to, our U23 in the Asian Cup performance is also not optimistic, five consecutive stop the knockout rounds, the results of a remarkable lack of success. What is more regrettable is that since the 2008 host status debut of the Olympic Games, China's men's soccer team has no more Olympic journey. This heavy burden of history has undoubtedly brought tremendous pressure to the players' psychology. Now, after 16 years, we are looking forward to a return to the international stage!
If our men's soccer team can achieve the miracle of winning the U23 Asian Cup, their schedule in Group D will be relatively easy. However, a more realistic quest might be to strive for third place, thus locking up a spot in the Intercontinental Play-Offs. If they make it to the final round of the Olympics, our men's soccer team will be playing with top teams such as France and the United States, and it will be almost touch and go. Therefore, aiming for the third place is a practical path!
