The Chinese women's football team, which is preparing for the Women's Asian Cup in Mumbai, India, is about to usher in the first group match against the Chinese Taipei Women's Football Team, which is the second time that the two teams have met in the Asian Cup after 16 years, and the CCTV sports channel CCTV5 will broadcast live, which is also the opening match of the Asian Cup, which will kick off at 18:00 Beijing time on January 20.
In the history of the Asian Cup of women's football, the Chinese women's football team has won the first place 8 times, and has also completed the great cause of 7 consecutive championships between 1986 and 1999, the last time the team won the championship was in 2006, and since then it has not been awarded for 4 consecutive times. Chinese Taipei women's football team has declined in recent years, winning the championship three times in the last century, in 1977, 1979 and 1981.
Compared with the Chinese women's football team for 14 consecutive competitions, the Chinese Taipei women's football team is returning to the final round of the Asian Cup after 16 years, and the gap between the strength of the two teams is not what it used to be. The Chinese women's football team is still a first-class team in Asia, and the Chinese Taipei women's football team has become the third and fourth class level in Asia, otherwise it will not miss the final round for 4 consecutive years.
According to statistics, since 2006, the Chinese women's football team has won 7 wins and 1 draw against the Chinese Taipei women's football team, scoring 21 goals and conceding only 2 goals, and the last 5 times have all won and kept clean sheets.
The Chinese women's football team was led by Shui Qingxia this time, eliminating 13 players led by Jia Xiuquan to the Olympic Games last year, so that the Chinese women's football team could restore its original "strength", so the first round of group matches played normally, at least 3 goals could net outperform the Chinese Taipei women's football team.
At the pre-match press conference, head coach Shui Qingxia and captain Wang Shanshan attended, Shui Qingxia said that as a coach to participate in the Asian Cup for the first time, personally feel very happy, but also stressed that the Chinese women's football team in this Asian Cup is to play better results, and finally win the championship.
The first eleven players of the Chinese Women's Asian Cup have attracted the attention of fans. From Shui Qingxia's previous lineup and previous player positions in Shanghai training exercises, this starting suspense is not big, Wang Shuang and Wang Shanshan are the main forwards, with the return of Tang Jiali, also occupy a main forward position, Li Ying's state needs to be improved.
Looking forward to the first start of the Chinese women's football team as follows:
Goalkeeper: Lina Zhao
Defenders: Lou Jiahui, Li Jiayue, Li Mengwen, Wang Xiaoxue
Midfielders: Zhang Rui, Ma Jun, Xiao Yuyi
Forwards: Wang Shuang, Wang Shanshan, Tang Jiali
The specific list of 23 members of the Chinese women's football team is as follows:
Zhao Lina, Zhu Yu, Yao Wei, Ma Jun, Liu Yanqiu, Xu Huan, Wang Xiaoxue, Yao Lingwei, Li Mengwen, Wu Chengshu, Yang Lina, Zhang Xin, Xiao Yuyi, Li Jiayue, Gao Chen, Wang Yanwen, Lou Jiahui, Wang Shanshan, Zhang Linyan, Zhang Rui, Li Ying, Tang Jiali, Wang Shuang