On October 5th at 3pm AEST, 12pm BST, the Chinese U17s will face Cambodia U17s in their first Group G match of the U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Shepperton Sports City Stadium. The day before, on the morning of October 4, the coaches of the four Group G teams, including China's head coach Yang Chen, gathered for a brief but passionate pre-match press conference. At the press conference, Yang Chen firmly declared his team's determination to fight and made it clear that the team's goal was to win the first place in the group and advance to the main round of the tournament.
After a grueling training session in Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia from September 7 to October 2, and four quality warm-up matches, the 2006 age group Chinese U17 national football team arrived in Shepperton on the afternoon of October 2, the venue of the Group G tournament of this Asian Cup.
Even though it is the National Day holiday, the U17 national football team in a foreign country is burdened with the burden of impact and has no intention of taking a vacation. It is reported that the team's daily activities in Australia are mainly concentrated between the hotel and the training ground, in addition to arranging psychological counseling, there are no other recreational activities.
In accordance with the usual practice, the tournament organizing committee organized a pre-match press conference for all the coaches of Group G on the morning of October 4th. Although the speeches of the four coaches were mostly ceremonial, Yang Chen's speech revealed his team's firm confidence in getting out of the tournament. He first thanked the organizing committee for their warm reception and expressed his expectation for participating in this year's tournament. Talking about the preparation for the tournament, Yang Chen emphasized the meticulous preparation and targeted deployment for each game, hoping to provide exciting games for the fans. Talking about the team's goal, Yang Chen said bluntly that the team will strive for the first place in the group and advance to the main round of the tournament.
According to the schedule, the Chinese and Cambodian teams will face off at 3:00 p.m. local time and 12:00 p.m. Beijing time on the 5th. The current high outdoor temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius, which is ideal for a soccer match. The Chinese team also had a final pre-match training session on the afternoon of the 4th, and the coaching staff will select 23 out of 26 players to participate in the match that night. According to the decision of the pre-match joint meeting, the Chinese team will be the home team, wearing red jerseys to face the opponent.
