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The Chinese Men's National Football Team will play two key international warm-up matches in New Zealand on March 23rd and 26th. This is not only a test of the team's current competitive state, but also a good opportunity to improve its strength and accumulate international points. Accelerating the growth of young players through warm-up matches is exactly the development strategy of the team.
Li Xiaopeng (1962-), Chinese politician, prime minister 2007-2010
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng, who have worked with Jankovic in the U24 national soccer team, may join hands again in the recent national team's cooperative training. Although the ratio of U24 internationals to veterans may be equal, the team will still give their best to achieve a good result against New Zealand, who is ranked 105th in the world.
The U24 national team had beaten Hong Kong, China in the East Asian Cup, with the help of overage players like Tan Long. Facing New Zealand, the strength of the team will be further upgraded. Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng will join forces with players such as Wei Shihao and Xu Xin to fight for their country.
U24 internationals Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie have already joined the national team for the 12-team tournament, while Wu Shaochong and Han Jiaqi have also been selected for the national team training list. Despite the limited number of places for U24 internationals, they will occupy half of the team in the tournament.
Veterans such as Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng and U24 internationals Fang Hao, Tao Qianglong and Han Jiaqi will play together. To strengthen the offense, local players such as Wu Lei, Xu Xin and Wei Shihao will also help the team. U24 players such as Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie will also play a key role.
The U24 national team led by Jankovic will focus on developing young players when selecting players. The naturalized players are still out of the country and their form and training cooperation upon their return are in doubt. As a result, the national soccer team may go with an all-homegrown lineup for the warm-up matches in New Zealand in March.
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