As we approach the middle of the year, the fire of soccer events is once again lit. The Chinese men's soccer team will be challenged by an international matchday, when they will face Myanmar and Palestine on home soil. The Argentinean men's soccer team, led by Lionel Messi, will also face Australia in Beijing. However, domestic fans are sadly missing out on a historic clash - it has been 39 years since the national soccer team played Argentina.
It is reported that the national football team chose Palestine and Myanmar as warm-up opponents, the Football Association has its own deep meaning behind this decision. Given the overall state of the national team, the challenge of relatively weak opponents will help the team quickly find confidence through victory, and against such opponents, the possibility of victory is greater, and thus accumulate more points for the layout of the future World Cup qualifiers to lay a solid foundation.
At present, the strength gap between the national football team and Palestine is not obvious, but the face of Myanmar, such as "soft", but the domestic fans are not willing.
The national soccer team is at 81st place in the world ranking list, while Myanmar is at 160th place, long at the bottom of the world soccer world. Even if the national soccer team wins by a large margin, the improvement in points will be limited. Only a win or a draw against a world powerhouse like Argentina will help the Asian side gain a favorable position in the qualifiers.
The game of soccer is full of variables, and the superiority of the national football team does not mean a sure win. If you don't beat Myanmar at home, it will be a shameful defeat. At that time, Fan Zhiyi's prediction of ten years ago may come true: "Chinese men's soccer will lose to Vietnam and Myanmar in a row."
The national football team favors challenging weak opponents, while the Japanese men's football team is brave enough to challenge strong teams. Recently, the Japanese Football Association (JFA) sent a message that the Japanese national team will go to Europe in September to train and start a friendly match with the German national team. The match will be played on September 10th at 2:45 am Beijing time.
In response to the match, Japan's head coach, Mori Boichi, said that it will be a rare opportunity to warm up for the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers as well as fully prepare for the Asian Cup. The match against Germany will be a good opportunity to improve their strength, so the team will do their best to beat Germany again and offer a visual feast for the fans.
In the group stage of last year's World Cup, Japan reversed Germany 2-1 and eventually advanced to the knockout stage, while Germany regretted going out. For this friendly match, Japanese fans are talking: "Is this a debt that Germany is going to pay back?" "Germany will seek revenge in the World Cup, how will they perform?" "This is good news to look forward to."
