The new national football team goes to the World Cup preliminaries and must win the away game against Singapore. The team's main task at this stage is still to adjust the skills and tactics.

The much-watched personnel changes in the roster are Li Ke, who was ultimately lost, and Exon, who stayed. Li Shuai, Li Ang, Li Ke,. Zhao Bo and Xie Weneng, who were previously on the training list, missed the final list due to injuries and other reasons.