Shui Qingxia, a bright star in the Chinese women's soccer world, took over the responsibility of leading the team to the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, and after sixteen years of waiting, finally brought the heavy Asian Cup trophy back home. However, on the stage of the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Chinese women's soccer team under Shui Qingxia's command returned from the group stage in defeat, and the former meritorious coach also encountered an unprecedented storm of skepticism as a result.
At the locally organized Asian Games, Shui Qingxia made a bold change to the lineup by not including Xiao Yuyi, Tang Jiali and Shen Menglu in the list of participants, a decision that sparked an uproar before the tournament. Nonetheless, there is still no shortage of elite players from overseas campaigns in the 22-member squad.
In the faraway Major League Soccer for women in the United States, Wang Frost plays for the Louisville Football Club as the star of the show. And the young and promising Zhang Linyan has just joined the Tottenham Hotspur women's soccer team in England, starting her European soccer journey.
Shen Mengyu joined the KAIrTE women's soccer team, while Li Mengwen plays for Brighton women's soccer team. Of the other players, captain Wang Shanshan, Lou Jiahui, Zhang Rui, Yao Lingwei, Liu Yanqiu, Gu Yasha and Yao Wei are all from the Wuhan Chegu Jiangda women's soccer team, who are leading the way in the China Women's Premier League with strong performances. While Shanghai women's soccer team's Yang Lina, Zhang Xin, Yan Jinjin, Wang Linlin and Zhu Yu, as well as Xu Huan, Dou Jiaxing and Ou Yi play for Jiangsu Wuxi Women's Soccer Team; Uri Gumura plays for Changchun Women's Soccer Team; Chen Qiaozhu plays for Guangdong Women's Soccer Team; and the young goalkeeper, Pan Hongyan, comes from Beijing Women's Soccer Team.
Taking a look at the Chinese women's soccer team's lineup, its strength should not be underestimated.
Although the Chinese women's soccer team won their first match against Mongolia easily with the advantage of being the hosts, the road to the championship is not a straight one. The defending champions, Japan, Korea and the mysterious CHAOXIAN women's soccer team will be the strongest rivals on the way to the championship.
The Chinese women's soccer team does not get much attention on weekdays, with few people paying attention to them, and even fewer caring about the daily lives of the players. However, whenever they win, a large number of "women's soccer fans" will always emerge, and after the victory, they will often only look to their circle of friends and make some disparaging remarks about the Chinese men's soccer team.
