The time has come to July, and there are still nearly 2 months before the start of the round of 18 in September, and the Chinese men's football team has begun preparations. According to reports, the national football team initially circled the training range of more than 50 people, and 28 of them will be selected for training at that time, and 23 people will be officially selected to participate in the top 18 matches after screening. It is understood that this time the Chinese coaching staff will also personally inspect and select players, among which Zheng Zhi has also been inspected at the Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center, and Fernando, Hou Yongyong, and Wu Shaocong are all listed.
On July 10, 2024, according to the Beijing Youth Daily, in order to actively prepare for the top 18, the Chinese Football Association has advanced the 24th round of the Chinese Super League, and the national team will also assemble in Dalian on August 18. According to the media's analysis, during the round of 36, the Football Association has handled visas for more than 50 players, and there will be more than 50 alternative players in the round of 18. According to the usual practice, the national football team selected 28 people from more than 50 people for training, and after adjustment and screening, 23 people were finally selected to participate in the top 18.
According to reports, the inspection of the selection of international players will be completed by the Chinese coaching staff + foreign coaches. Last weekend, Zheng Zhi, a member of the Chinese coaching staff, personally went to Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center for inspection. According to the report, in fact, the training list has initially circled the scope of more than 50 people, among which Fernando, Hou Yongyong, Wu Shaocong, Xie Wenneng, Bai Helamu and others are the key observation objects of the national football team. Referring to the round of 36, the players who can be selected are all players who have shown good form in the Chinese Super League, so this time will not be an exception.
Baihelam and Xie Wenneng both participated in the round of 36 and are relatively young internationals, so it makes sense that they will be selected for this training camp. Hou Yongyong is a naturalized player who has risen recently. Previously, it was reported that Hou Yongyong had retired, and he returned to the Norway First Division, so he gradually faded out of Chinese football. However, Hou Yong himself has publicly stated that he is actually still a Chinese national, and he can represent the national football team, and he also hopes to represent the national football team. He has scored 14 goals in 14 games this season and is in red-hot form.
Fernando's situation is a bit peculiar. He has played in four World Championships and has also played a role on the wing. It's just that Fernando and Cui Kangxi have had conflicts recently, and they have been suspended for more than 10 days, and they once seemed to be in a very bad state. But now that he has transferred to Shanghai Shenhua, he has a ball to play in the future, and his form is also guaranteed, which is very beneficial to him and the national team. The opponents in the round of 18 are all tougher than Thailand and Singapore, which also requires the national football team to show more tenacious fighting spirit and better form to fight for a World Cup place. Do you think the national football team can reach the 2026 World Cup? Welcome to comment and leave a message and communicate together.