On February 1, Beijing time, in the 8th round of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in the Asian Zone, the national football team visited the Mei Dinh Stadium in Hanoi against the Vietnamese team. Before the game, the starting lineup of the two teams was released. The 3 major naturalized collective starts of the national football team, Dai Weijun is also among the starters.
The national football team lost 0-2 away to Japan in the last round, and it was basically determined to be out of the round of 12, but coach Li Xiaopeng still stressed that he did not want to add to the fans during the Spring Festival, so beating vietnam became the bottom line of the national football team. Vietnam suffered a seven-game losing streak in the previous round to Australia 4-0 away from home and is the only team that has yet to score points in the round of 12.
At the pre-match press conference, Li Xiaopeng had revealed in advance that Luo Guofu, who had returned from suspension, started away against Vietnam. This news also revealed a signal that the national football team faced Vietnam away from home to sacrifice a strong offensive formation. On the Vietnamese side, Hu Jincai and Nguyen Jin Ling, who faced the national football team in the first round, started, in addition, Nguyen Quang Hai also made his debut.
In the first round of the game, the national football team defeated Vietnam 3-2 at the neutral home with Wu Lei's two goals and kills. In the last and current Round of 12 matches, the national football team has never achieved double kills against the same opponent, if it can beat Vietnam on the road, it will be the first time in the past 21 years since the top 10 matches in 2001 that the national football team has won a double kill performance in the final stage of the Asian region of the World Preliminary Round.
The starting lineup of the Chinese national team
Goalkeeper: 1- Yan Junling
Defenders: 4-Wang Shenchao, 20-Zhu Chenjie, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 6-Jiang Guangtai;
Midfielders: 13-Xu Xin, 15-Wu Xi, 21-Dai Weijun
Forwards: 7-Wu Lei, 11-Alain, 18-Luo Guofu
Substitutes: 12-Liu Dianzuo, 23-Wang Dalei, 2-Zheng Zheng, 3-Deng Hanwen, 19-Liu Yang, 22-Yu Dabao, 8-Arthur Junmin, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 14-Wei Shihao, 16-Jin Jingdao, 9-Zhang Yuning, 17-Liu Binbin
Vietnam's starting lineup: 23-Chen Yuanmeng, 4-Bae JinYong, 7-Nguyen Fung Hung Wai, 8-Du XiongYong, 11-Pham Junh Hai, 13-Hu JinCai, 14-Nguyen Hoong Duc, 16-Nguyen Thanh Chung, 19 -Nguyen Quang Hai, 21-Chen Ting Zhong, 22-Nguyen Jin Ling