New head coach of Chinese men’s football team: Players continue to improve and have confidence to face challenges. Ivankovic's first task after taking over is to prepare for the top 36 of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers that the Chinese men's football team will play in an away game against Singapore on the 21st of this month.

He said that the players are constantly improving and through subsequent running-in training, he believes that they can face challenges and achieve more victories. "Our primary goal is to enter the top 18 of the Asian qualifiers for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup"