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the chinese national men's football team is training in shanghai to prepare for the third and fourth rounds of the top 18 asian qualifiers for the 2026 us-canada-mexico world cup. national football coach ivankovic said on the 4th: "we are in a difficult group. we must strive to play our best in every game and score as many points as possible."

ivankovic said: "the national team is going through the process of replacing the old with the new. the australian team we are about to face is a regular visitor to the world cup. we have to play our game well and strive to be in the best condition. the indonesian team conducted a large-scale naturalization, we cannot underestimate them.”

regarding the injury situation of the national team, ivankovic said: "the previous schedule was relatively intensive, and some injuries occurred to the players, which had some impact on the training camp. wu lei decided to stay in shanghai to recuperate. we will see if he can do it when we return. in time for the next game, alan also needs to recover from his injuries. yang zexiang has a serious strain and will probably not participate in the two games. now micro motion and lin liangming also have some injuries and cannot participate in training. "

"i want to recover as soon as possible. it may be difficult to play away games in australia (team), but i am still with the team during these days of training. i also want to convey a spirit of not giving up to everyone. i hope to be with the team. "wu lei said in an interview, "in many previous games, everyone had heavy mental burdens, which would affect their performance on the field. i think the most important thing is to completely let go. "

regarding future expectations, wu lei said: "it is too early to talk about qualifying. there are still eight games to come. we must try our best in each game. although we lost the first two games, it does not mean that we have no hope at all. there are many more.”

the national football team will face australia and indonesia in the top 18 of the 2026 us-canada-mexico world cup asian qualifiers on october 10 and 15 respectively.

source: xinhua news agency

author: xu dongyuan

process editor: u022