In today's spotlight, China's soccer will face a series of major tournaments next year, according to Sports Weekly. The men's soccer team will embark on the Asian Cup and World Qualifier, while the women's soccer team is aiming for the World Cup and Olympic qualifiers.
Just this weekend, our U19 National Youth Football Team is approaching the U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers, which will be the prelude to the next four years of the men's and women's soccer journeys. Immediately after that, the U17 women's soccer team will compete in the U17 World Cup in October, while the U16 National Junior will also challenge for the U17 Asian Cup Qualifier in October. If the National Youth and National Junior advance, the two teams will compete in the U20 and U17 Asian Cup in March and May next year respectively.
Entering June, China's men's and women's soccer schedules will become more intensive. First is the Men's Asian Cup (June 16-July 16), followed by the Women's World Cup (July 20-August 20.) In September, the National Olympic Team will open the first phase of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, while the Men's and Women's Asian Football Teams will prepare for the Asian Games.
In November, China's men's soccer team will go all out for the 2026 World Cup, participating in the 36-team Asian zone tournament. Meanwhile, the women's soccer team will fight for Olympic qualification from Nov. 27 to Dec. 6. According to the schedule, the Men's World Cup Asian Zone 36 tournament will start next November and last until June the year after next, while the 18-team tournament is scheduled for September 2024 to June 2025, with the six-team play-offs and the cross-continental play-offs to be played from September to November 2025.
