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With the announcement of the results of the Asian qualifier group group, the Chinese men's football team has once again entered the stage of "competing for World Cup qualification". However, from the current situation, the national football team may face some challenges in the upcoming World Qualifiers, especially in terms of assembling naturalized players.
Some authoritative media revealed that naturalized player Luo Guofu may not represent the national team again. Luo Guofu withdrew from the national team for two reasons. First of all, he is 35 years old and a veteran of professional football, which may have been a big factor in his withdrawal.
Secondly, Luo Guofu has been injured frequently recently, especially the right thigh has been injured many times, which has made him think of retiring early. However, this result is undoubtedly regrettable. Lo Guofu is one of the most serious naturalized players, and he even outperforms many domestic players in terms of professionalism.
As for Allin's failure to make the national team, it is closely related to the instability of his own form. The reason is that his former club Fluminense did not give him a chance to play for a long time, and at one point even failed to make the list.
As a result, the prolonged absence of participation in the tournament made it difficult for Alain to maintain a good competitive condition. This inevitably affected his status in the national team. In my opinion, Shandong Taishan may consider signing Alan, after all, he does not occupy foreign aid places, which will be a cost-effective option.
The forecast for the new national team training roster may not change much. Given the current state of domestic football, Jankovic will struggle to find new faces with potential and strength in the Chinese Super League. Therefore, the goalkeeper position may continue to be filled by Yan Junling, and there may still be people like Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng on the back line. In terms of midfield, Xu Xin's selection is also very likely, and the forward position may have Wu Lei in the position.
It is worth mentioning that the problems faced by Jankovic are much more than that. He not only had to solve the problem of the training location, but also needed to coordinate the conflict between the national team's training plan and the national youth team's Asian Games arrangement. These are the challenges he is currently tacking. In the end, we hope that Chinese football can get out of the predicament as soon as possible and bring more joy to domestic fans.
Chinese football is going through an anti-corruption storm, with former national football coach Li Tie being investigated for 10 months and 13 senior officials in the football association system, including Ni Huizhong, who was almost parachuted to a leadership position in the football association. This chain of events undoubtedly underscores that the key to the success of Chinese football lies in the selection and appointment of the right talent.
With the 2026 World Cup qualifiers approaching, the Chinese men's football team is gradually entering the second phase. The opponents they faced in the draw were South Korea, Thailand, and the winner between Guam and Singapore.
On the surface, the Chinese men's team is expected to finish second in the group and thus advance to the next stage of the tournament. Fans are looking forward to the rise of the national team led by Jankovic, and also hope that the Football Association can determine a new leadership team as soon as possible to ensure that the FA system can have a stable guidance.
At present, Gao Hongbo presides over the professional league, and Sun Wen is responsible for women's football development. However, the powers of the two men are limited and the new FA leadership may be rearranged based on work experience and ability. According to the Football Association, the 53-year-old Fan Zhiyi has been promoted by the General Administration of Sports and will serve as a technical adviser to the national echelons of the Chinese men's football team at all levels, and concurrently serve as a youth training work.
Fan Zhiyi is one of the most outstanding players in the history of Chinese football. Since his retirement, he has been advising on the development of football in Shanghai and has served as the leader of the Shanghai Football Association.
In recent years, he also founded the Chongming Football Training Base with Xu Genbao. Fan Zhiyi has quietly contributed to Chinese football, especially in youth training. However, the investigation of Chen Jiayuan raised questions about Fan Zhiyi, and he was forced to leave the Chongming football training base. This turning point also became an important moment in his life.
Fan Zhiyi showed a gracious side in variety shows, but when it came to football development, he showed a firm and strict attitude.
This is exactly the spirit that Chinese football currently lacks, and many football managers and coaches also lack this attitude. There is no shortage of talent in Chinese football, and the key is to discern people with insight. The selection and promotion mechanism of football also needs to be further optimized. Fan has previously said he has failed to integrate into the FA system and believes the federation needs to be overhauled.
Former leaders of the Football Association, Chen Jiayuan and Du Zhaocai, in the past, were too partial to their cronies in the football association system, did not devote themselves to the development of football, and were more for personal gain, and even fell into power struggles, which led to many outstanding football talents not being reasonably reused, and many good football decisions were also stranded.
It is understood that the working group of the General Administration of Sports is preparing for the change of the Football Association, and the deputy leader Song Kai may become the new leader of the Football Association. He has been quietly contributing to Liaoning's sports industry for many years and is a conscientious, honest and selfless talent. It is expected that after the National Football Association Congress, Song Kai may officially serve as the leader of the Football Association. At that time, Fan Zhiyi and others may become the right-hand men of the new leadership team.
I firmly believe and expect Song Kai to give more opportunities to capable football people, including Gao Hongbo and Sun Wen, who have performed well in football anti-corruption, and Sun Jihai, who adheres to principles and refuses to compromise.
Looking ahead to the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, Chinese football needs to start from scratch. The new manager, technical advisers and FA managers will all play an important role.
Although naturalized players have returned to the Chinese Super League, building a team of incorruptible, loyal and high-quality sports cadres is still the key to success. Although it will take many years of hard work, as long as we stick to our original intention, gradually break through and continue to improve, I firmly believe that Chinese football will eventually move towards a strong country.
In Chinese football, the selection of home matches has always been a high-profile issue. Recently, the issue of the training list and the venue of the national men's football team has sparked a lot of speculation and discussion. A well-known journalist once revealed that the Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Football Stadium refused to host the national football match, which led to the determination of the venue of the game has not been settled. However, the underlying problems are more complex.
Some people familiar with the matter revealed that the reason why Chengdu was reluctant to host the national football match was related to the previous punishment of Chengdu Rongcheng by the Chinese Football Association. As a result of this penalty, the relationship between the two sides has become tense, which makes it difficult for Chengdu to abandon hosting the home stadium as the national football match approaches, and who will take over the hosting rights under temporary circumstances.
When deciding the home stadium of the national men's football team, the National Olympic Games and even the Asian Games men's football team, the Chinese Football Association often sends personnel to investigate, and may even invest a lot of resources. It was previously reported that the national football team will hold a three-nation match with Malaysia and Syria at the Phoenix Mountain Football Stadium in Chengdu. However, as the date of the match approached, the Chinese Football Association did not announce the venue of the match, which caused speculation from the outside world.
Some argue that the poor performance of the national football team may lead to the local reluctance to take on the match, resulting in a difficult choice of home stadium. However, the reality is that many cities are willing to host national football competitions, and even during the lockdown, Suzhou hosted the top 40 tournaments and women's Olympic preliminary rounds, which is not true.
So why was the previously almost finalized home match in Chengdu cancelled? In fact, this is related to the Chinese Football Association's previous punishment of Chengdu Rongcheng. Chengdu tried to mediate the problem, but the Chinese Football Association eventually decided to impose a fine. This made Chengdu feel faceless, so it withdrew its offer to host the national football match at the last minute.
However, the timing of the decision on the part of Chengdu was very sensitive, which put the national football team in a difficult situation. The question now is, who wants to take over their home game in September at short notice? Chengdu's temporary withdrawal has made the national football team face serious challenges and urgently need to find a new venue for play.
In short, the issue of home selection in Chinese football is much more complicated than it seems. Although some cities are willing to host competitions, a variety of factors make the situation confusing. For the Chinese Football Association, the reasonable choice of home stadium not only involves the game itself, but also needs to cooperate and coordinate with the local area. In the future, the Football Association needs to make wise decisions on the balance of interests of all parties to ensure the smooth progress of national football matches.