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on september 11, the second round of the world cup qualifiers ended on september 10, and the chinese national football team lost 1-2 to 10-man saudi arabia at home. after the game, when asked about his dismissal at a press conference, the chinese national football coach ivan refused, saying that the team's performance was better than the 0-7 defeat to japan. according to domestic media reports, if ivan is dismissed now, the football association will have to pay him 9 months' salary.

the chinese national football team suffered consecutive setbacks in the first two games of the world cup qualifiers. in the first game, they were defeated 0-7 by japan away from home, which was their biggest defeat against japan. in the second game, they returned to their home court and had a great start with a one-goal lead in the first 15 minutes while the opponent was one man down, but they were unexpectedly defeated by the opponent who equalized the game with two goals.

ivan's performance after taking office has been questioned by all parties, and calls for a change of coach are growing. statistics show that the chinese national football team has changed coaches 9 times in the past 10 years (including regularization): ivankovic, 199 days in office (not yet ended), 6 games, averaging 0.83 points per game, ranking last among all 9 coaches, even worse than his predecessor jankovic, who had 384 days in office, 18 games, averaging 1.11 points per game.