In the early morning of July 17th, the elite Chinese men's soccer team selected with our
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Side by side, on an exclusive Shandong Airlines flight, we set off from Qingdao on a journey destined for far away Japan.
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. The upcoming East Asian Cup soccer tournament kicks off later this month, and the two teams are traveling with the responsibility of competing for their country.
After three days of intensive training in Qingdao, the
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The selection team left early in the morning of the 17th, accompanied by the girls who had been practicing hard for more than a month in Qingdao.
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Team.
The two teams departed from their respective resident hotels early in the morning of the 17th, and in order to ensure safe travel, the CFA specially rented a chartered plane for them to ensure health and safety.
The Mountain Air chartered plane carrying the two teams of elites took off at 8:14 p.m. Beijing time, 16 minutes ahead of schedule. The plane is expected to arrive at its destination around 11:30 p.m. local time.
Upon arrival in Japan.
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The select team is scheduled to have its first practice at 4:30 p.m. local time, but the practice time may be adjusted to take into account the time it takes to enter the country and check into the hotel.
Although compared to teams like Japan and South Korea
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There was a gap in strength between the selected teams, but they were no less committed to the game and serious about their preparation.
Head coach Jankovic revealed that the team's training in Japan will be less intense than during the Qingdao training session, and will mainly focus on the technical and tactical content of the East Asian Cup matches. Given the varying strengths and playing styles of the three opponents, the
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The Select Team's tactics will not be fixed, which is why they immediately went into training upon arrival in Japan.
As the men's and women's soccer tournaments for this year's East Asian Cup are being played at separate venues.
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Selection team and China
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will be staying in separate hotels. While preparing for and competing in the tournament, both teams will be doing their best to prevent epidemics.
