In the 2026 Asian qualifiers for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, the national football team will only rank 3rd in the group after 2 rounds, and it will be difficult to even enter the top 18, let alone compete for the 8thThere are 5 places.
After watching the two games, the national football team is only more energetic and bloody than before, too weak in the front, weak in the midfield, too big holes in the back, and the goalkeeper is panicked. In terms of naturalized players, only Li Ke is on the list, but Li Ke's pace is too slow, and he is not as good as a local midfielder. As for why Jankovic didn't use several naturalized players from Brazil, he didn't give an explanation, maybe it's really a matter of age. But after thinking about it, Tan Long, Zhang Linpeng, and Wu Xi are not too young.
But judging from the current group ranking of the national football team, with the current lineup, it is really possible that they will not even be able to enter the top 18, and what will they do to compete for the 8th after the expansionWhat about 5 places?The newly appointed team of the Football Association must also want to make some achievements, if faced with 8If you can't get into the 5 places, you will definitely be counted down and ridiculed. It is precisely because of this that it is likely that the Football Association will restart naturalization. Looking at the foreign players in the Chinese Super League team, there are 3 people who are worthy of naturalization.
The first one is Romulo in Rongcheng, Chengdu. Chengdu Rongcheng has been able to have good results for two consecutive seasons, and Romulo can be said to be a great contribution. In the 2023 season, if it weren't for Romulo's injury, Chengdu Rongcheng is estimated to be able to get the AFC Champions League. Romulo is very capable, a midfielder who can pass and shoot, and he also has a good free kick, which is exactly the type of national football team needs. It's just that Romulo has been playing in the Chinese Super League for less than 3 years, and 5 years is still a long way away. However, it can be in time to play the World Cup and the next World Preliminary Tournament.
The second is Shandong Taishan's striker Cressan. Cressan's ability is obvious to all, and he has only been in the Chinese Super League for two seasons, and he has been selected as the best foreign aid team in the history of Shandong Taishan. Although I was a little uncomfortable when I first came to Shandong Taishan, after opening the goal account, the goal was out of control, and he scored 48 goals in 64 games, which is really a very efficient goalscorer. Cressan has superb marksmanship, and he works very the field, and he is definitely a good target for naturalization, but it is a pity that Cressan, like Romulo, has not yet reached the time of naturalization.
The third is Oscar, who plays for the Cangzhou Lions, don't look at him as only 24 years old, but he already meets the conditions for naturalization. Oscar came to China when he was 19 years old, playing for Yanbian Fude and later moving to Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic. After the dissolution of Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, Oscar transferred to the Cangzhou Lions where he plays now. By July 2023, Oscar has already met the hard conditions for playing in the same region for five years.
If the Football Association starts naturalizing Oscar now, he can still catch up with the third game of the group stage of the national football world preliminary round and Singapore, and may be able to help the national football team advance to the round of 18, what do you think?