According to "Beiqing Sports", in the Asian Cup match between the national football team and Lebanon, South Korean referee Ko Hyung-jin failed to enforce the Asian Cup knockout match because he missed a serious foul on a Lebanese player.
The AFC revealed that Lebanese player Khamis kicked Chinese player Dai Weijun in the face during the game and should have received a red card. If the penalty had been correct, the Chinese team could have been in a favorable position of 11 to 10.
The national football team has missed the knockout round of the Asian Cup, but it still needs to improve its strength and win back face in the World Preliminary Tournament in March. In addition, the "Beijing Youth Daily" reported that the national football team will convene experts from the coaching committee in February to communicate on the selection of coaches.
There are two main steps in the selection of the national football coach, first, the main candidate is selected from the candidate coaches, and then the new head coach is determined according to factors such as personal wishes, contracting** and coaching philosophy.
At present, six coaches have become candidates, namely Choi Kang-hee, Jodi, Queiroz, Scolari, and Ivankovic. Gao Hongbo regretted not being on the shortlist. Ivankovic even said that he is confident that he will lead the national football team to break through from the world preliminaries.
The new manager is expected to be finalised in February in preparation for the World Cup match against Singapore in March.