Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be in the spotlight in the late afternoon of July 1, where AFC will host the Qatar World Qualification Asia Zone Phase III and Round of 12 draw extravaganza. Far away in Gusau, the National Football Association senior management as well as skipper Li Tie, will participate in the event through the cloud link. In the face of the FA's complicated preparation tasks, the entry and exit problems of the participating players are particularly tricky. Undoubtedly, affected by the epidemic, if the 12 strong match maintains the home and away match system, the Chinese team will charter a plane to participate in the competition to ensure health and safety. Meanwhile, the Chinese team's intelligence gathering on potential opponents for the Top 12 is also quietly underway.
It is reported that after the results of the draw are announced, the AFC will invite the head coach of each team to interview and interact, in addition to confirming the results of the grouping, will also clarify the schedule and system of play. At present, the AFC is still in accordance with the "home and away system" to prepare for the 12-team tournament.
For the National Football Association (NFA), the number one problem is the immigration of the players.The schedule for the 12-team tournament has been finalized, and the Chinese team will play the first six rounds of matches in September, October and November, with the first and fourth rounds of the tournament away from home, and the rest of the four rounds being home matches. How in the global and domestic epidemic prevention, isolation measures to complete the entry and exit, the need for the National Football Association and the relevant departments to communicate in advance, and develop effective programs.
It is reported that for the 12 strong match may appear all kinds of problems, including extreme situations, the National Football Association and the coaching team has done a good job of full prejudgement, including the game home and away field transfer and other pre-programming has been initially formulated. At the same time, the Football Association has started the intelligence gathering work for the potential opponents of the 12 strong match.
It is worth noting that, in addition to the National Football Association, Japan, Iran and the United Arab Emirates and other member associations participating in the 12-team tournament have already expressed their willingness to "adopt the tournament system". Japan, as the host of the 2020 Olympics, has accumulated a wealth of experience in epidemic prevention. Considering the different standards of implementation of epidemic prevention policies in different countries, the JFA favors the "tournament system". As the Final 12 draws near, more realistic issues will be placed before the WFA and AFC, who will need to carefully judge whether the home-and-away system is feasible while protecting the tournament's stakeholders.
National Football Association and the coaching staff in the attention of the draw results at the same time, but also pay close attention to the 12 strong match program arrangements. After the announcement of the results of the draw, the Association will send the backbone of the affairs of the Advance Group, in advance to the away field to investigate the training site, hotel, transportation and other security conditions, to ensure that "preparedness".
