Under the blazing sun of Sharjah, the national football team of September 20 stepped into the practice place of Sharjah Salon in a hurry. Naturalized striker Luo Guofu was in the media spotlight and talked freely. Referring to wearing the national football team's uniform, Luo Guofu's eyes glittered with excitement as he said, "This is not only an honor, but also a motivation for me to move forward." Talking about the upcoming Vietnam battle, Luo Guofu firmly said that the team's goal is only one - must win!
In the face of this closed preparation, Lowe confessed, "This is a new challenge for the players and the media, but we must overcome it. Our task is to rise above the difficulties."
This season, Luo Guofu experienced a difficult turn in his life and returned to the national team after a successful weight loss. He was overwhelmed with emotion: "Last year was a tough year for me, with injuries and playing time becoming a nuisance. All I could do was focus, give it my all and hopefully put on the national soccer uniform again. Wearing it is both a special motivation and a symbol of honor and good fortune for me."
Facing the rival team of Vietnam, Luo Guofu is full of confidence: "We have only one goal - we must win. Recently we have been training very hard, training hard every day in order to win. Although we put in a lot of effort in our previous matches against Australia and Japan, we were unfortunately unable to win. Now, we can only train even harder to succeed in the tournament."
At 33 years old, Luo Guofu is well aware that this 12-team tournament could be his last chance to play in the World Cup. Facing this challenge, he said, "This is the closest I've been to a World Cup in my career, and I'm very hopeful. I will do my best to run as much as I can, do 100% and have no regrets."
