With Croatian coach Ivankovic taking over as the new coach of the national football team, the national football team officially started the preparation journey for the World Preliminaries. According to the schedule, the national football team will play two consecutive World Preliminary Round of 36 matches in March, against the Singapore men's football team. Among them, the home game is scheduled for the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center, and the game time is 8 p.m. Beijing time on March 26.
It is worth mentioning that Tianjin was once the blessed place for the national football team to play against Singapore, where the national football team defeated Singapore 6-1 in 2013. However, in the World Cup qualifiers, the national football team's performance at the venue was not ideal, with consecutive defeats. Returning to Tianjin this time, Ivankovic hopes to break this spell and lead the national football team to achieve good results.
In the Super Cup final, Ivankovic watched the performance of some international players on the spot, and was worried about the state of players such as Wu Lei. Therefore, he plans to adjust the main lineup and correct more potential players such as Wei Shihao to adapt to the current tactical needs.
At the same time, Ivankovic is also counting on the seeded South Korean men's football team in the same group to win the match against Thailand. Since Thailand is the main opponent of the national football team to qualify from the group, only South Korea can beat Thailand twice to make the national football team more likely to advance to the round of 18. This will also be related to the renewal of Ivankovic's contract with the Football Association.
In addition, it was reported that the Korean Football Association had extended an invitation to Cannavaro to coach. If Cannavaro does coach the South Korean national team, it will undoubtedly be good news for Thailand. However, this may also have an adverse impact on the qualification situation of the national football team. Therefore, Ivankovic and the national football team need to be well prepared in the preparation process to deal with all possible challenges. **10,000 Fans Incentive Plan