Embarrassing! Thai reporter asked Jankovic: Is there no money for the national football to charter a plane before and now it is in economy class?

On November 16, it was reported that on the evening of November 16, the national football team will play away against Thailand in Bangkok, starting the 13th World Cup journey. At the pre-match press conference, a Thai reporter asked the head coach of the national football team, Jankovic, an embarrassing question: Why didn't the Chinese men's football team charter a flight?

At 20:30 on the evening of November 16, the national football team will usher in the first match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Zone Round of 36 against Thailand, starting the 13th World Cup journey.

Previously, according to domestic media reports, the national football team will not take a charter flight to Thailand in the World Preliminary Tournament, and the team will not take a charter flight to the away game during the round of 36 of this World Preliminary Tournament, and all the teams will travel on ordinary flights when they go to the away game, and there is no first-class treatment. Members of the new leadership team of the Chinese Football Association, led by Song Kai, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, will not visit with the team to avoid adding pressure to the team.

There was no departure ceremony, and there was no Football Association leader to supervise the battle, the winning prize set by the former Football Association President Chen Xuyuan was cancelled, the charter flight was canceled, and all employees traveled in economy class. The national football team stayed in an ordinary hotel in Bangkok that was higher than Homeinns and lower than the all-season hotel. Only one reporter and seven fans saw off the national football team at the Shenzhen hotel, and single-digit reporters made a special trip to Thailand to report from China.

According to Zhao Zhen, a domestic football media person, at the pre-match press conference held on the 15th, a Thai reporter asked the head coach of the national football team, Jankovic, "The Chinese team used to travel by charter flights, but this time there is no charter flight, do you have no money?"

The Thai press officer found the issue provocative and did not translate it into English to Jankovic. In terms of the current bleak situation of the national football team, the Jin Yuan era has long ended, and there is no money is no money, and there is nothing to avoid.

In this regard, netizens have said, "If you answer like this: "First, the charter flight was implemented because of the special measures during the epidemic, and in addition, it was decided whether to use the charter flight method depending on the level of the opponent." "It seems that the second sentence answer is very relieving, but it will dig a hole for myself after the game"

"Before, the national football team played the world preliminaries + league competition system in an almost closed environment (including giving some clubs money and so on, I don't know if I got the money), it should have cost a lot"

"It's still richer than the Thai Football Association"

"In fact, it doesn't matter what others ask, it's true that you are angry, and if you don't fight for others, you feel that there is something else to be said."

"Let's just say it, they don't deserve charter flights"

"The Football Association is already in debt of 1.3 billion, which is still short. Are we not rich? We are unworthy. Dedicated to all national football players, including women's football. ”