The Daily News disclosed that the Chinese Football Association (CFA) officially announced that the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium will usher in the second home of the national football team for the World Qualifying Tournament, a move that is quite a milestone in the northern soccer tournament. Tianjin is doing its best to promote the organization and reception of the tournament and other preparations.
It is rare for a national soccer tournament to be held in a northern city, mainly due to climate and field conditions. In order to accelerate the growth of the turf, the underground heating system has been activated a few days in advance, and a professional maintenance team will take care of the turf in the coming month.
In addition to the playing field meeting international standards, the reception of the tournament is equally critical. The Tianjin Football Association has begun to arrange accommodation for the home team, the visiting team, officials, media and fans. According to the usual practice, the officials of the home and away teams will stay in top-class hotels, and the home and away teams will live in different hotels. Away team accommodation will be provided by the organizer, and FIFA, AFC and CFA officials, including the referee team, will avoid staying with any team.
As of now, the selection of the head coach of the Chinese team is not yet clear, and there is no exact news about the time and place of the assembly and preparation for the game. 36 round of the third round of the tournament against Singapore is scheduled to be staged on March 21st, and the fourth round of the tournament will be held on March 26th. The Chinese team needs to return quickly after the away game to prepare for the second round of the competition. According to the time projection, from 22 to 25 days should be in the water drop outside the field for four days of training, and this venue is also the training base of the Jinmen Tigers, the coordination work is in the process of intense.
