Starting from January 12, 2024, Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup will officially start, and the national football team will usher in its debut on the 13th, and the first game will face the Tajikistan team, a powerhouse from Central Asia. Because the national football team has not played against the Tajikistan team many times in history, and the two sides do not know each other very well, so the opening match of the Asian Cup can also be regarded as an "encounter battle".
According to the latest FIFA rankings, the national football team is ranked 11th in Asia, and the Tajikistan team is ranked 20th in Asia.
In addition to whether the national football team can win the opponent in the opening game of the Asian Cup, it is also worth paying attention to what kind of starting lineup Jankovic will discharge. As we all know, in the previous World Preliminaries, Jankovic basically used a set of starting lineups to play (only two players were replaced in the second game compared to the first game), but many positions have been exposed to the lack of personnel ability, plus the Asian Cup, many of the main players will usher in a comeback, so there will definitely be some changes in the starting lineup.
Yan Junling, Wu Lei, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Wang Shangyuan, Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, these seven players are likely to appear in the starting lineup, and the other four players, Zhang Yuning, Lin Liangming, Liu Yang, and Wang Qiuming have a relatively high probability of starting. As for Wei Shihao, because he is currently in the suspension stage, he will not be able to catch up with the first game of the Asian Cup against Tajikistan. However, this game can't be played, it doesn't mean that Wei Shihao can't play in the later games, and he needs to take on more responsibilities in the national team after his comeback, especially in the later World Preliminary Tournaments, Wei Shihao is a very critical point for the national football team!