On October 10, the star-studded soccer city welcomed a key matchup - the Dalian International Football Invitational Match between the 2023 CFA China team and the Vietnam men's football team. The match was scheduled for 19:35, however, the Chinese men's football team did not debut at the professional stadium in Barracuda Bay, Dalian, but turned to their home ground, the Dalian Sports Center Stadium, to compete with Southeast Asian powerhouse Vietnam Men's Football Team.
As the Asian Games come to an end, the Chinese soccer team is finally no longer making way for other sports. Tonight, the game will be broadcast live nationwide on the sports channel of China Central Television (CCTV5). At the same time, Jiangsu Radio and Television Sports and Leisure Channel will also be synchronized live. And the CCTV sports client CCTV5APP and Migu video will bring viewers exciting live broadcasts on the web and mobile.
Dalian, a famous soccer city, has sent countless excellent talents to Chinese soccer since the founding of New China. In this city, China's national soccer team and the Chinese women's adult team of international players, every three will have one from here. However, in the past decade, Dalian soccer talent drain is serious, the national football training 26 players, only four people born in Dalian, respectively, Wang Dalei, Tan Long, Ma Zhen and Gao Tianyi.
With Lin Liangming absent due to injury, He Yupeng, who was selected for the first time for the national soccer team, has become the only representative of the Dalian-based players. The Anshan-born young player, although from the Dalian youth training system, will contribute to the national soccer team.
For this tournament, the national football team will feature Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Jiang Guangtai and Wei Zhen of Shanghai Harbor, veterans Liu Yang and Chen Pu of Shandong Taishan, Li Lei, Li Ke and Fang Hao of Beijing Guoan, Wu Xi, Dai Weijun, Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong of Shanghai Shenhua, Wang Shangyuan of Henan, Wang Qiuming and Xie Weijun of Tianjin Zimen Tigers, Aixen of Chengdu Rongcheng, Wei Shihao and Xie Pengfei of Wuhan Sancheng, Ye Lijiang of Nantong Jiyun and Turkey Youth United Football Club's Wu Shaocong will all be on hand.
Zhang Linmiao and Liu Dengzheng are unable to play due to injuries. Serbian national team head coach Aleksandar Jankovic said the game will provide more young players with the opportunity to play, and they will show their strength at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium.
China's national soccer team is currently ranked 80th in the world by FIFA, while Vietnam's men's soccer team, coached by French coach Jean-Pierre Troussier, is ranked 95th. In recent years, Vietnam has made remarkable progress in soccer, especially in youth training and league matches, and in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifying round of 12, the Vietnamese men's football team defeated the national football team 3-1 at home for the first time in the team's history. In this reunion, the national soccer team will definitely give their best, while the Vietnamese men's soccer team will never give up easily.
