On the afternoon of May 14, the AFC officially announced an important decision that the original plan to hold the Asian Cup in China in 2023 has been cancelled, and the 2023 Asian Cup will be held in a different place. This means that China will lose its status and qualification as the host of the Asian Cup. Because the reasons for the relocation of the 2023 Asian Cup are very complicated, the biggest reason is the impact of the current epidemic. Some experts commented that after losing the opportunity to host the 2023 Asian Cup, the next opportunity may wait until 2031.
In this regard, Chen Shuyuan, chairman of the Football Association, has no choice. As the president of the Football Association, he is the one who most wants to compete for the qualification of the venue, and his head is also under pressure from the repeated poor performance of the national football team. However, Chen Shuyuan also had to compromise with reality. The 2023 Asian Cup was held in a different place, and it was the Chinese Football Association that took the initiative to apply for and negotiate with the official AFC. Because of the various complicated situations in society, the Chinese Football Association is worried that it cannot fully guarantee the successful hosting of the 2023 Asian Cup, so it took the initiative to negotiate the temporary abandonment of this qualification. After the official announcement of the AFC's relocation of the 2023 Asian Cup, it is still unknown where the venue for the new Asian Cup should be.
This important decision newly announced by the AFC has caused many Chinese fans to worry about it. Because in recent years, the performance of the national football team is getting worse and worse. In the recent round of twelve competitions, the results of the national football team have not made any breakthroughs. Fans thought that the 2023 Asian Cup held in China would make the national football players feel superior in their hearts, thus improving their self-confidence. But this time, such a sense of superiority and self-confidence, I am afraid that there will be no chance to appear.
In the early stage, in order to prepare for the venue of the 2023 Asian Cup, China spent a lot of effort and money. The ten major cities represented by Qingdao will cause a lot of economic losses due to the direct cancellation of the Asian Cup venue. Because in the process of preparing the venue, not only the construction around the football field was carried out, but also a large amount of investment was made in the surrounding economic construction. As a result, without tickets to the Asian Cup and other economic income, the previous investment will lose a lot. However, although the Asian Cup was held in another place, it did not affect the qualification of the national football team in the 2023 Asian Cup. The national football team also said that it will go all out to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup.