Thanks to a football made in Brazil and a samba dance, China is aiming to reach the World Cup Finals for only the second time in its history, in the World Cup 2022.
It seems strange, but the country aspiring to become a great football power, has already begun to resort to talents Young Brazilian to lead a football dream.
Elkesson became the first Brazilian player in the country to represent the Chinese team last year, before his compatriot Aloisio joined him, while local reports indicated that Ricardo Goular, Fernando and Alan are close to joining coach Lee Tae's team, after they come close to completing the documents authorizing them to defend Alwan China.
The five players, who play in offensive positions in Brazil, were born, while "Transfersmarket.com" indicates that they all have contracts linked to the local league champion Guangzhou Evergrande, supervised by Italian Fabio Cannavaro.
The naturalization strategy for the players began under the management of the former coach of the Italian team, Marcello Lippi, for a team still suffering from sterility in talent.
Evergrande spent 870 million yuan ($ 122 million) in contracting players, in addition to their salaries and other costs, according to Soccer News, citing the club's annual report.
Although the aspiration of the Chinese football, which includes hosting the World Cup and even winning the title, which is the project of President Qi Jinping, the hopes of reaching the World Cup 2022 are in the wind.
A Libyan who led Italy to glory in the 2006 World Cup announced his resignation as coach of the Red Dragon team for the second time last November, after losing to the Syrian team 1-2 despite the presence of Yenares and Alexis who became known as "any bags".
China ranks second in Group A, eight points behind leaders Syria, but has a deferred match. The leaders of each group qualify for the next round of qualifiers, in addition to the top four teams in second place out of eight groups.
The naturalization of players is not an established principle in China, but rather a new approach in the country and has been criticized by many experts, fans and former players regarding the acceleration of this new reform policy.
The official media in general stressed that as long as these naturalized persons raise the technical level of the national team, they deserve their place.
China seeks to reach the World Cup only for the second time in its history after 2002, which was held in the two neighbors South Korea and Japan, when it emerged empty-handed without any point or even any goal.
The naturalization of Brazilian players, all of whom play in offensive positions, is nothing but evidence of the offensive infertility of the national team over recent years.
This new approach to the national team reflects what happened in local clubs, after Evergrande achieved his eight league titles and two AFC Champions League titles by relying heavily on South American talents.
Before calling Aloisio, 31, the coach explained to me, "There is no doubt that naturalized players can make the team stronger."
"As long as you have the ability and the sense of belonging to China and a sense of collective honor, you are able to join the team," he added.