After orderly arrangements on June 1, our men's national football team finally finalized the departure date for the UAE. at noon on June 3, the
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It will be on a special plane that will take off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and fly directly to its destination. Chen Xuyuan, President of the Chinese Football Association, will personally accompany the team.
On May 31, the AFC announced that it would move the remaining matches of the Group A Top 40 tournament to the United Arab Emirates, and the Chinese Football Association quickly communicated and coordinated with all parties. 1, the Association finalized the chartered flights.
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It will depart from Shanghai at noon on June 3, with an estimated flight time of about 10 hours, a full day later than originally planned.
Chen Xuyuan (center) observes the game between our team and Guam's team.
It is reported that the size of our delegation is more than 90 persons, of which
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There are about 60 players and more than 30 people in the protection team, which is divided into six working groups, including epidemic prevention, logistics, competition, media, business and foreign affairs. Chen Xuyuan, president of the Chinese Football Association, will personally lead the team and supervise the whole game until the end.
Along with Chen Xuyuan, heads of the FA's finance, media and international departments traveled to the UAE in order to provide support at a critical time for the
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Solid logistical support and facilitation. At the same time, the entire Guam team, which will be playing in our country, will be traveling on the same flight.
Faced with the daunting challenge of the race.
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With the emergency call-up of Shandong Taishan's Liu Binbin and Ji Xiang on June 1, along with the previous call-up of Tan Long, the UAE tour of
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A total of 29 players. on June 1.
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All of them were on vacation and the players caught up on their preparations at the Suzhou tournament, and some of the players who had not yet been vaccinated got their first dose of vaccine before they left.
Despite the challenging trip to the UAE, the
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Skipper Li Tie was full of confidence as he said, "All arrangements are the best arrangements! The only thing is to be united and move forward." Fans also said that no matter
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Wherever they are, their home turf is wherever they are, as a way of expressing their appreciation for
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of support.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Originally, the AFC scheduled the Group A matches to be played in Dubai, but the Chinese Football Association (CFA) received the latest notification from the AFC in the afternoon of June 1 that the remaining Group A matches would be moved to the Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah, the third-largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
On March 25, 2014, our team played against Iraq in the Asian Cup qualifier at this venue, and despite a 1-3 defeat, advanced in a thrilling manner on the basis of a goal difference, catching the last train to the final round of the 2015 Asian Cup.
In addition, the AFC also released its latest schedule on June 1, making adjustments to China's matches, with our match against the Maldives originally scheduled for June 3 postponed to June 11, our match against the Philippines originally scheduled for June 9 moved forward to June 7, and the date of the June 15 match against Syria remaining unchanged.
This means that
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Arriving in the UAE, the first match was the battle between China and the Philippines, which decided the second place in the group.
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There are only three days in the UAE to prepare for this crucial match.
