Cheng Yaodong, head coach of the National Olympic team
The National Olympic team lost to the Saudi Arabian team in the warm-up match
On March 21, Singapore drew 2-2 away with Singapore in the preliminary round, and on the 22nd, the U19 national youth was drawn 1-1 by Indonesia in the warm-up match.
In the early morning of the 24th, Beijing time, the National Olympic team led by Cheng Yaodong lost 0-1 to the Saudi Arabian Olympic team in a closed warm-up match. The national team can be said to have suffered a total defeat in three days.
According to the arrangement, in the early morning of the 27th, the national Olympic team will also have a warm-up match with the Saudi team. After that, the Olympic team will play a number of warm-up matches over the 18 days of March 31, April 3, April 7 and 10. The opponents are Qatar, Malaysia, Jordan and Uzbekistan.
On April 15, the Chinese Olympic team will start the U23 Asian Cup and Paris Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, according to the rules, the top three teams will go straight to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and the fourth team will play a play-off match with Guinea, the fourth place in the African zone.
In this year's U23 Asian Cup, the National Olympic Games are in the same group as Japan, South Korea and the West Asian powerhouse United Arab Emirates, and it is not easy to qualify for the group.
Kroos returns to the German national team.
Germany beat France 2-0 away
In the early morning of March 24, Beijing time, relying on the goals of Wirtz and Havertz, the German team defeated France 2-0 in the warm-up match.
Among them, Wirtz scored from a distance in the opening 7 seconds, which was the fastest goal in the history of the German national team according to the official statistics of the German team.
It was Nagelsmann's first win in charge, and he said: "I would like to give a lot of praise to the team, the team played really well in the first 25 minutes and maybe we could have scored another goal. ”
Kroos' return has given the German midfield a backbone, with the Real Madrid midfielder not being substituted until injury time. "Honestly, it's unbelievable. We all know that he is an extraordinary player with the ball and he is also very good in the duels. He played very the pitch and was solid defensively. Nagelsmann said.
Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz admits that Germany controlled the game well, especially in the second half. France coach Didier Deschamps said he should take responsibility for the loss.
'We're not at that level, that's obvious. We are also at a disadvantage in terms of commitment and aggressiveness. Luckily, we had a week to find the problem. ”
Youngster Endrick scored the winning goal.
Brazil beat England 1-0 away
In the early morning of the 24th Beijing time, the Brazilian team defeated England 1-0 in the warm-up match. After this game, the England national team's 21-game unbeaten run at Wembley Stadium came to an end.
The 17-year-old came off the bench to score his maiden goal to win the game. At 17 years and 246 days, Endrick is the youngest player to score for Brazil's senior national team after Ronaldo in 1994.
Endrick is also the youngest player to score for club or country at Wembley Stadium. Before Ronaldo, there were also Pele and Edu who scored for the national team at the age of 16.
'I'm still reflecting on the goal and it's a unique feeling. I used to play soccer and chose to play Pro mode on my own, and I scored a goal in my first game for Brazil at Wembley, and now that scene is recreated in reality, which is a bit weird. Endrick said.
Twenty years ago, on March 23, it was also Endrick's idol Ronaldo who made his first appearance for the Brazilian national team, "It's a day to remember, I've talked to Ronaldo, I want to learn from him. ”
"Bobby Charlton is also my idol and today I scored a goal for Brazil on the pitch where Charlton performed, on the day of his international debut in Da Luo, and I am very happy. ”
The Wuhan women's football team failed to get off to a good start.
In the opening match of the Women's Super League, Wuhan drew with Hainan
On the afternoon of March 23, the first round of the Women's Football Super League kicked off, and the defending champion Wuhan Chegu Jiangda drew 0-0 with the "promoted horse" Hainan Qiongzhong Women's Football Team away.
At the opening ceremony of the day, the local people in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan Province, wore colorful national costumes, danced cheerful and rhythmic dance steps, and welcomed the opening of the Women's Super League with bamboo pole dance with Hainan ethnic minority characteristics.
After the opening, the Wuhan team, which has a number of international players, took the initiative on the field. In the 26th minute, Zhang Linyan of the Wuhan team and her teammates continued to "hit the wall", but her shot was cleared by the defender. In stoppage time in the second half, Song Fei hit the crossbar from afar, and the Hainan team escaped, and finally the two sides shook hands.
After the game, Wuhan team head coach Chang Wei Wei talked about Zhang Linyan who returned from abroad, "Zhang Linyan does have some injuries, but today she played very well on the field, but the tacit understanding with her teammates after coming back still needs to be run-in, I believe her state will get better and better." ”
Hainan coach Liang Bin said that he was very happy to get the first point in the Women's Super League, but also saw the gap with his opponents, and the team's goal this season is to gain a firm foothold in the Women's Super League and play every game well.
Qingdao men's basketball team defeated Shanxi team.
CBA青岛险胜山西，广厦大胜宁波
On March 23, in the 47th round of the CBA regular season, Qingdao narrowly defeated Shanxi 118-113 at home and locked the playoff spot in advance, and Guangsha defeated Ningbo 95-71 at home and won four consecutive victories.
The match between the Qingdao team and the Shanxi team was full of twists and turns. The Shanxi team started with a 7-0 reversal, but the Qingdao team hit frequently on the outside, and the score was overtaken at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter, Qingdao built a double-digit lead with a wave of offensive climax, and Shanxi responded with three-pointers from Zhang Ning and foreign aid Schweide, and Qingdao led 57-51 at halftime.
In the second half, the two sides fought against each other, and the score rose alternately. Twenty-seven seconds before the end, Qingdao led 114-113, Shanxi failed to shoot three-pointers, and the home team finally won by virtue of its steady play at the free throw line.
In this game, five Qingdao team scored double-doubles, Zhao Jiayi scored 34 points, and Duan Angjun contributed 29 points. Shanxi's Zhang Ning scored 33 points, and Schwede played a "triple-double" of 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Guangsha team lacked two generals, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, but they still suppressed the Ningbo team under the leadership of Hu Jinqiu and foreign aid Okafor and successfully took away a victory.
In the other game, Jilin defeated Sichuan 105-86 at home, giving the opponent a 17-game losing streak in the league.
Chinese women's rugby team
The Chinese women's rugby team hit the Paris Olympics
Currently, the Chinese women's national rugby team is training at the National Olympic Sports Center. Head coach Lu Zhuan said on March 23 that the main goal of the current team is to prepare for the Paris Olympics in Morocco in June.
In the Asian qualifiers for rugby sevens for the Paris Olympics in November last year, the Chinese women's football team lost to its old rival Japan in the final and missed the opportunity to go straight to Paris.
In January and March this year, the Chinese women's rugby team won the World Rugby Sevens Series Challenger in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay, respectively.
Ahead of the Paris Olympics in June, the team will travel to Poland and Spain for two World Rugby Sevens series.
Lu Zhuan said that in the near future, it is necessary to strengthen physical reserves and continue the good physical and psychological state of the players.
"There will be three races in May and June. The main players are in good shape at the moment, and there are no major injuries in the team. At this stage, we must focus on ourselves, expand our advantages, make up for our shortcomings, and enrich our technical and tactical play. Lu Zhuan said.