1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 10th The final round of the World Cup qualifiers was completed, and the national football team defeated Bahrain 1-0 at home. According to previous news, coach Ivankovic’s contract will expire after the World Cup qualifiers, and it has not yet been determined whether to stay.
Ivan’s performance in employment, lineup, substitution and other aspects during his coaching period have been questioned by all parties, and the East Asian Cup will start in July. In the current situation where it is difficult to find a new coach, we may consider the previous precedent: Cannavaro temporarily acted as the head coach of the Chinese team and played in the Chinese Cup.
With all the U17, U20 and the adult national teams, The main goal of this year’s men’s football team is U22 and has official competition tasks: The D group match of the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers will be held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province from September 3 to 9. The U22 national football team led by Antonio is in the same group as the Australian team, East Timor and Northern Mariana Islands team.
The qualifiers are divided into 11 groups, with the first place in each group and the second place in the four best-scoring groups. They will advance to the U23 Asian Cup final stage competition in Saudi Arabia next year.
Considering that the national team is also in need of promoting younger age, perhaps it is a good choice to let Antonio lead the U22 as the team to compete in the East Asian Cup, and it can also help young players gain more game experience.
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