According to Beiqing Sports, the 21st round of the Chinese Super League will kick off this weekend. According to the plan, China national team head coach Ivanković will go to Jinan on August 3rd to watch Shandong Taishan’s home game against Shanghai SIPG, a key match. He will then return to Beijing the next day to watch the other big game of the round, Beijing Guoan’s home game against Shanghai Shenhua.
The report stated that other members of the national team coaching staff are also in place, working hard to prepare the team for the 18th round qualifying matches. Among them, physical coach Marco Stilinović has already departed for Japan on July 29th. As a member of the team’s advance party, he will comprehensively inspect the training and competition venues, accommodation hotels, and transportation conditions for the national team’s first round away game against Japan in the 18th round qualifying matches.
According to the regulations of the Asian Football Confederation, each team participating in the 18th round qualifying matches should submit the initial list of players for the first round of the 18th round qualifying matches by August 5th at the latest. Currently, the national team coaching staff led by Ivanković has already identified a list of approximately 52 players and will submit the specific results to the AFC in the near future.
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