The Chinese men's warm-up match for the Qatar Asian Cup, which will be held at the Baniyas Stadium in Abu Dhabi on December 29 at 23:15 GMT, will be played against Oman. The warm-up match will be played in a strictly closed environment, and as manager Jankovic said, this match will directly affect the tactical layout of the team in the Asian Cup.
Prior to the match against Oman, the Chinese national soccer team had already had a warm-up match with the Abu Dhabi Regional Sports Team, which they won 5-1. This warm-up match with Oman is classified as an international A-level match and has been reported by FIFA. As a result, the Chinese men's soccer team may no longer play with a full strength team in this match, but rather have some trade-offs, a move that may reveal Jankovic's tactical conception for the Asian Cup.
Despite being an A-Level tournament, both the Chinese men's soccer team and Oman have said that the match will be closed to the public. According to a poster by the Oman Football Association, the match will be played at the Baniyas Stadium, which is about 20 kilometers and half an hour's drive from the national football team's hotel.
In addition to the warm-up match with Oman, the national football team is still actively looking for the third warm-up match opponent. It is reported that the national football team plans to play a friendly match with the men's football team of Hong Kong, China during the New Year's Day, and the specific results of the match still need to be officially announced.
