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at 8 pm on september 10, the chinese men's football team will face saudi arabia, the second round opponent of the 2026 world cup asian qualifiers, at home in dalian. after conceding 7 goals in the first round away game against japan, the chinese national football team urgently needs to overcome its fear of difficulties and play this game with a positive attitude to stop the decline. after a few days of preparation after returning home, the chinese national football team has gradually gotten rid of the nightmare, and head coach ivankovic is also ready to improve the team's offensive and defensive quality by adjusting the lineup appropriately. he believes that his disciples can devote themselves to the first home game of the top 18 with blood.

judging from the statements made by the first and second captains of the national football team, wu lei and wang dalei, before the training on the evening of the 7th, the team is no longer obsessed with the "0-7" and is focusing all its attention on the preparations for the china-saudi arabia match on the evening of the 10th. one player said: "as a player, we must first do our best and have a strong sense of responsibility, which is what we usually call responsibility. if we can play, we must keep in touch with our teammates and take the initiative to help them. if we are off the court, we must also stay focused on the game and encourage our teammates on the court in an appropriate way, and even kindly remind them of problems that arise on the court. this is what it means to prosper together."

shortly after the national football team started training on the evening of the 8th, the coaching staff divided the team into groups. as left-back liu yang was injured and left the team, and the team recruited four goalkeepers, the coaching staff divided the remaining 24 players, excluding two substitute goalkeepers, into two groups. among them, some players with outstanding personal skills or confrontation abilities, including fernando and baihelamu, appeared on the main team. since each group has 12 players, which players will enter the starting lineup for the 10th game is still subject to the final consideration of the coaching staff.

faced with the dilemma of being at the bottom of the group, the chinese national football team cannot hope to "defend" even if they face the saudi team, whose players have outstanding individual abilities. in fact, during the previous internal communication process of the team, both the leaders of the chinese football association and the coaching staff believed that if the chinese team wanted to break through the competition in the top 18, they should not only not shrink on defense, but also strengthen their offense as much as possible. after all, if they cannot score goals, the chinese team will not be able to achieve the goal of being in the top four of the group.

(source: @beijing youth sports)

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