In his latest article on July 3, renowned soccer commentator Ma Dexing revealed that the United States, which will be hosting the 2025 World Cup, is eagerly looking forward to playing a friendly match with the Chinese men's soccer team to improve their mutual strength. The U.S. team's offer seems enticing - not only will it cover the cost of the match, but it will also provide a generous travel allowance, which makes people wonder about its sincerity. Against the backdrop of the current US-China relationship, this seems to be an opportunity for both sides to ease their relationship.
However, the CFA did not hesitate to decline the invitation on the grounds that "going to the U.S. tournaments hurt the people and money" - flying over the time difference of more than ten hours, almost upside down; back home immediately after the club tournament, really exhausted. This decision has left many fans perplexed as to why they gave up such a valuable opportunity to exercise. It is often said that the best of the best are the best of the best, so why not take the initiative and actively seek them out?
In fact, the invitation of the United States team was not a "conspiracy". They also invited Uzbekistan and Oman, and may even consider sending the latter to the United States. The real intention of the US team is to play against Asian teams, to keep the team hot, and to prepare for the upcoming tournaments. Aren't the Uzbekistan and Oman local leagues just as exciting? Wouldn't El Salvador and Peru fly thousands of miles to Asia to play Japan and South Korea? Don't they have domestic leagues and international players? It's just baffling.
In the past, some people criticized the national football team's intensive training as futile and should be cancelled. This is not unreasonable, real efforts should not be reduced to useless. In the face of a friendly match with the United States, the national soccer team even used this as an excuse, which is obviously disrespectful to the value of the game. In the World Cup before the top 16 level of competition, the United States team is strong, almost directly to the knockout rounds, the value of the game and the gold content of the self-evident. It is only through the game that we can identify problems and deficiencies, and that is what we should really be focusing on. Unfortunately, we missed an excellent opportunity.
