In 2022, the storm clouds of the Qatar World Cup are about to descend. However, our men's soccer team suffered an unprecedented defeat in the third stage of the world qualifying tournament at the beginning of the year and regretfully bid farewell to the World Cup stage!
This is the fifth consecutive time that our national soccer team has missed out on the World Cup finals.
However, at the same time, the Women's Asian Cup in China's women's soccer team in the veteran water Qingxia's leadership, tenacious struggle, against all odds to win the championship, writing a brilliant chapter in the history of China's soccer. They are self-transcendence at the same time, but also for the Chinese soccer won the long-lost glory and dignity, can be called a song and tears!
Although the scenery of the men's soccer field is no longer the same, China's men's soccer referee team has made a historic breakthrough, advancing to the Qatar World Cup for the first time. This year, three Chinese referees, Ma Ning, Shi Xiang and Cao Yi, were successfully selected, which is the second time that Chinese referees stood on the stage of the World Cup following the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup Golden Whistle Army.
When it comes to Lu, we can't help but recall the dark days of Chinese soccer. The "Golden Whistle", who had enforced the World Cup in Korea and Japan, was caught up in a scandal and ended up behind bars for his misconduct, ruining his reputation and damaging the international image of Chinese soccer and referees.
However, since then, China's soccer referees have gradually disappeared from international matches. It wasn't until 2019, when former Football Association (FA) vice-president Du Zhaocai was elected chairman of the AFC Refereeing Committee, that China's local referees began to make their mark in international competitions.
After three years of hard work, China's referees have finally arrived on the stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Three Chinese referees will represent our country's soccer and show their skills in Qatar!
It has been reported that in our country referee Manning will be the fourth official to assist referee Jassim in the first round of the World Cup match between the United States and Wales. This Jassim is one of the best of the elite AFC refereeing team and has enforced many international competitions.
As the fourth official, Manning will assist Jasim in his enforcement duties. If the referee has an unforeseen situation during the match, Manning will enforce on his behalf. And there is an unwritten rule in the international refereeing industry: a referee who has served as a fourth official is likely to be the duty referee in the next match!
I would like to wish Ma Ning, as an outstanding representative of Chinese referees in this World Cup, to create a wonderful world match for himself and Chinese soccer enforcement, and to show the elegance of Chinese referees. Meanwhile, I also wish Shi Xiang and Cao Yi well in their positions as assistant referees in the upcoming World Cup, providing strong support to the duty referees.
Cheer up! Let's work hand in hand to build a new image for Chinese soccer in the international arena!
