The Chinese women's football team, which is actively preparing for Mumbai, India, will usher in the first group match of the Asian Cup of women's football at 18:00 tomorrow, 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. Next, the Chinese women's football team will also face Iran and host India on the 23rd and 26th respectively.
The results of this Asian Cup are not only directly related to the qualification of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, but also the first official appearance of the "Water Family Army", after all, after the return of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team also urgently needs to prove itself with strength and victory in such an international competition.
Set a goal
Ended 15 years of Asian crown-free
"I hope to win the championship and get better results, which is my desire to coach." At the pre-match press conference on the 18th, Shui Qingxia, the new coach of the women's national team, talked about the goals of this competition and clearly expressed the hope that the team could go to the end.
Among the 12 finalist teams, the Chinese women's football team and the host India, Iran and Chinese Taipei are in the same group A, from the latest FIFA women's football world rankings, the Chinese women's football team ranked 19th has an absolute advantage, even compared with the Chinese Taipei team in the top ten in Asia, it is 20 places ahead, and it is no suspense to advance to the first place in the group.
In this Asian Cup competition, in addition to Australia, the top five teams will receive tickets for the 2023 Women's World Cup, which is believed to be not difficult for the Chinese women's football team, which is in a good situation. Looking back at the history of the Women's Asian Cup, the sonorous rose was once the absolute hegemon on the field, ranking first with eight championships, and even won the "seven consecutive championships" between 1986 and 1999, but since 2006, the team has not been able to win the Asian championship for 15 years. In the face of the strongest women's football team in Asia, whether the Chinese women's football team can make great progress after qualifying, it is still unknown, after all, after experiencing the pain of the Tokyo Olympics, the manager and the player lineup have undergone great changes, and it is expected that the women's football girls will bottom out and rebound and rebuild their confidence!
Reloaded
The "Water Family Army" stormed the opening red
Tomorrow's first match, the women's football girls will play against the Chinese Taipei team, which has returned to the final round after 16 years. Since 2006, the Chinese women's football team has not lost against Chinese Taipei with 7 wins and 1 draw, and the strength of the two sides is very different, and Shui Qingxia's coaching debut is not difficult.
In the early morning of the 18th, Tang Jiali, who played for the Tottenham Women's Football Team, arrived at the Indian station, and after passing the nucleic acid test, she has met with the team, and the women's football team has been assembled! The 23-man roster for the Asian Cup has changed greatly from the 22 people who went to the Olympics in July last year, Shui Qingxia has drastically recalled 14 "Olympic abandoned generals", Ma Jun, Lou Jiahui, Li Ying, Tang Jiali, Zhao Lina and other well-known veterans have all returned, this team can be described as the gathering of "old, middle and young" three generations of players, forming the strongest lineup of Chinese women's football. This "water army" urgently needs to get a hearty opening and blow the clarion call to impact the Asian Cup championship!
The Chinese women's football team is expected to start the lineup
Goalkeeper: Lina Zhao
Defenders: Lou Jiahui, Li Jiayue, Wang Xiaoxue, Li Mengwen
Midfielders: Wang Shuang, Ma Jun, Zhang Xin, Yang Lina
Forwards: Wang Shanshan, Tang Jiali
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Hu Yuwei
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