On April 15, 2024, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup and Paris Olympic Games qualifiers will officially begin, and the first match of the national Olympic team is scheduled for 9:00 pm on April 16, and the opening match is against the Japanese Olympic team, which is also from East Asia.
It is worth mentioning that this time the Japanese Olympic team did not send a full main squad to play, and many clubs were reluctant to release players to participate, so it also led to a great impact on the overall strength of the Japanese Olympic team, and even their head coach made it clear in an interview that the priority of the Japanese Olympic team this time is not to win the championship, but to successfully qualify for the Paris Olympics.
In terms of the national Olympic team, because there are really no available players in this age group, the Football Association simply looks for a small one, many players are cross-age to participate in the U23 Asian Cup, and the average age of all the players in this national Olympic team is only 20.6 years old, which can be said to be very young. If you really want to try it, then the national football team needs to win the opening game against the Japanese Olympic team.
It is worth mentioning that, according to relevant news, the head coach of the national football team, Ivankovic, will fly to Qatar to "supervise" the national Olympic team. In this national Olympic team, such as Tao Qianglong, Xie Wenneng, Eiffelding, Baihelamu, these players are more talented and potential, if they can play better in the U23 Asian Cup and gain Ivankovic's trust, then their names are fully expected to appear in the national football training squad in June, and successfully realize their national football dream!