On January 24, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team officially announced that naturalized players Alain and Luo Guofu arrived in Japan, and they are about to meet with the national football team. Due to the health problems of his family members, Fernando took a leave of absence to return to Brazil and will not qualify for the next two World Preliminary Tournaments. According to the arrangement, the entire national football team will conduct its first training after arriving in Japan on the afternoon of the 24th.
On the 23rd, the chinese men's football team arrived in Japan from Shanghai, and naturalized player Jiang Guangtai and Wu Lei, who played for Spaniard, flew from Dubai to Japan to meet the national football team. Originally, three Brazilian naturalized players, Fernando, Alain and Lo Guofu, traveled from Brazil to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and then transited to Japan. Due to flight cancellations, the three players were stranded in Amsterdam and they had to postpone their departure by one day.
The latest official news of the national football team shows that on the 24th, Alain and Luo Guofu have successfully arrived in Japan, and they will return to the team after passing the test in accordance with the relevant requirements. However, another naturalized player, Fernando, has a new situation, the national football team officially confirmed that Fernando applied to return to Brazil because of the health problems of family members, the national team coaching staff agreed to his application, and Fernando has returned to Brazil.
Fernando also updated his own dynamics on social networks, positioning already Brazil, he has returned to São Paulo, thanked the Chinese Football Association for its understanding, and wished the Chinese team good results. Since the success of naturalization, Fernando has not played for the Chinese men's football team, this was originally his chance, but after the departure and returned to Brazil, did not qualify for the next two games, whether he can play for the national football team in the future, it is also unknown.
According to the arrangement, on the afternoon of the 24th, the Chinese men's football team will carry out the first training after arriving in Japan, Wu Lei and Jiang Guangtai can practice with the whole team, Luo Guofu and Alan have just arrived, and they may not be able to participate in the joint training. Against Japan, Luo Guofu was suspended, and Jiang Guangtai and Alain still had the possibility of playing.