This weekend, the Chinese Super League ushered in the opening match of the 2024 season, with Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Port both victorious, opening the victorious prelude to the new season. This not only brought joy to the fans, but also added confidence to the national football team in the upcoming World Preliminaries.
The national football team is about to face the Singapore team, and the two games will be crucial for the Chinese team's qualifying situation. According to the schedule, the national football team will play two matches against the Singapore team away and at home this month. In particular, on March 26, the national football team will face the Singapore team at the Water Drop Stadium in Tianjin, and the outcome is likely to directly affect whether the Chinese team can successfully qualify from the group and advance to the top 18 of the Asian zone of the World Preliminaries.
As big internationals, Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Port have performed very well this season. Especially for Shanghai Port, their main striker Wu Lei contributed two goals in the first round of games, showing strong individual ability and excellent form. These two goals not only brought victory to the team, but also increased Wu Lei's confidence and added motivation to prepare for the national team competition.
For the national football team, these two matches in March are crucial. Only by winning all of them can the national football team regain the initiative to qualify from the group. At 8 p.m. on the 26th, the national football team's home match against the Singapore team will become the focus of attention of fans across the country. Despite the limited strength of the Singapore team, the national football team must not take it lightly and must go all out to ensure victory.
In addition, the national football team has recently ushered in some changes. With the new coach Ivankovic in charge, a number of naturalized players who were previously abandoned are expected to return to the national team. Alain, who performed well in the last World Preliminary Tournament, has joined Qingdao West Coast this season, and if he continues to perform well, it is entirely possible that he will be re-called to the national team. In addition, Shandong Taishan's naturalized winger Fernando is also in excellent form at the moment, and his return to the national team is very popular. The return of these two naturalized players will greatly increase the strength of the national football team's forward line, raising the possibility of the national football team beating the Singapore team.
Chinese football has been at a low point in recent years, but judging from the performance of the teams in the Chinese Super League in the new season, the overall level of the league has improved. This provides a valuable training opportunity for the national football team, and at the same time stimulates the fighting spirit of the players. The addition of Ivankovic and the return of naturalized players have brought new hope to the national football team.
Here, let's look forward to the national football team winning the two games and locking the right to qualify from the group in advance! Football dream, Chinese dream, come on!