According to the latest report from Sohu Sports, the official website of the International Football Organization (IFO) officially announced in the late afternoon of March 3, Beijing time, that the kick-off times for the matches of the Chinese national soccer team in the last two rounds of the upcoming World Cup qualifying round of 12 have been set. Both matches are scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time, which is equivalent to 0 a.m. Beijing time. However, this schedule may only be preliminary and the actual kick-off times will have to be confirmed by the Chinese team and FIFA.
Immediately following the match, the Chinese men's football team quickly assembled in Haikou, Hainan Province on March 3 to prepare for the upcoming Qatar World Cup Qualifying Round of 12 Asian Qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Oman in the ninth round of the tournament, which will be staged in the second half of March. The team arrived at the hotel at Mission Hills Haikou on the same day and began a two-week intensive preparation. It was reported that most of the players had arrived in Haikou City by the afternoon of March 3rd.
Specifically, the matchup between China and Saudi Arabia will be played in Sharjah, UAE, on March 25, with a kickoff time of 0:00 a.m. The match is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates.
China's clash with Oman on March 30, meanwhile, will be held on Omani soil, again with a late-night kickoff at 0000 hours.
