The Chinese Football Association announced that Ivankovic became the new coach of the national football team. He is familiar with Chinese football and Asian football.
He once led the Shandong Taishan team to win the Chinese Super League championship. He has also worked for Asian clubs such as Dammam Cooperation, Abu Dhabi United, and Persepolis. Can this "old acquaintance" of Chinese football be able to lead the current national footballteam? He must face the upcoming key battle in the World Cup preliminaries.