With a major announcement on the official website of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), a new wave of soccer energy is surging. Numerous national teams are about to pull off a new chapter and step on the threshold of the preparation cycle.
Focus on the 2023 National Men's Football Asian Games first assembly, the location of the lock Foshan, scheduled for February 4 to February 14th. The assembly aims to warm up for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, in-depth examination of the tacit understanding between the players, to strengthen the national team's reserve force. 24-man list of stars, Zhu Chenjie, Dai Weijun, Jiang Shenglong and many other new stars in the list, the leader of the team by the Serbian coach Yankovic.
In 2023, the national football team is shouldering the double burden of the Asian 36 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup. At this critical moment, the core strength of the Asian Games team will undoubtedly become the backbone of the national football team. For these players, this is a valuable opportunity for real-world training and selection.
On Feb. 1, the Football Association made waves again by announcing that the national soccer team will depart for New Zealand in March to start two warm-up matches with the New Zealand national team. It is worth mentioning that this year's national team training schedule and head coach selection has not yet been revealed. Meanwhile, the Asian Games team will play the New Zealand national team in March.
Preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers and the 2024 Qatar World Cup, the 2001-born men's Olympic team will travel to Shanghai to gather from Feb. 7 to 27. The 29-man roster is led by Cheng Yaodong. After the training, the team will travel to Croatia to start a series of warm-up matches with first division teams.
The second phase of training for the 2023 men's national team has been unveiled, aiming to warm up for the Asian Cup in Thailand in May. The u17 men's national team (2006 age group) coached by Yang Chen will go to Zhuhai, Guangdong Province for the second phase of training from January 28 to March 10. 33 players have been called up and the team is scheduled to train abroad from March to April.
In preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup to be held in Uzbekistan in March, the u20 Asian Cup team has started its first training session in Chongqing since January 15, recruiting 31 players. Spanish coach Antonio is leading the team, with Shao Jia as assistant coach and leader. The team has now arrived in the United Arab Emirates to start five warm-up matches with local teams.
