In the intercontinental playoffs of the Qatar World Cup that ended in the early morning of the 14th Beijing time, Australia defeated Peru 5:4 in a penalty shootout to advance to the World Cup.
The Asian Football Confederation finally confirmed that there are 6 teams to participate in the Qatar World Cup, for the first time in history.
Image source: Official blog of the Asian Cup.
The Chinese fans who have been heartbroken and have already said the three words PTSD for the World Cup can't help but think of the national football team at this time:
exist? Have you started preparing for the 2026 World Cup?
Screenshots of fan comments.
What is the current situation of the national football team, let's listen to Xiaoxin in detail.
The AFC's final six teams participating in the World Cup are Qatar (host), Saudi Arabia, Japan, Iran, South Korea and Australia.
In the World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team entered the Asian top 12 stage, but it performed poorly, ending the top 12 journey with 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, and missed the World Cup again.
The failure of the Chinese team to qualify for the World Cup is nothing new. Basically, this stage will be staged every four years.
In the interview when Fan Zhiyi gave birth to the golden sentence "Don't have a face", the reporter also mentioned that,
in a sense, the Chinese team is the first team to prepare for the next World Cup...
However, after the national football team missed the World Cup again, it did not "start again" immediately.
The "mess" in front of us still needs to be dealt with.
The first is the problem of the national football coach, which has not yet been resolved.
After Li Tie led the team with poor results in the top 12, Li Xiaopeng went to the front line, but he failed to make much change in the appearance of the national football team.
After the top 12 matches, the question of Li Xiaopeng's departure and retention has been unresolved, and there is no official statement as of now.
Data map: Li Xiaopeng was interviewed by the media before training.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
At the end of May, the rumor that "the Chinese national team may be banned globally due to the labor dispute between the Chinese Football Association and the former coach of the Chinese women's football team Bruno" made people sweat again.
However, according to media reports, the Chinese Football Association is currently actively responding to the lawsuit, and at the same time fully and clearly understands and masters relevant Chinese and foreign rules and laws to deal with this dispute.
Just when Chinese football was at a slump and bad news continued, international player Zhang Yuning had a fight with the media before, saying "I still insist on eating sea cucumber every day", which made public opinion restless again.
Screenshot of Zhang Yuning's social media.
Perhaps many netizens will have such an intuitive feeling:
Why is Chinese football such negative news all day long?
Can't there be some good news?
In fact, on the topic of the World Cup, put aside the overwhelming ridicule and abuse, you will see that there is also good news for Chinese football.
In May of this year, FIFA announced the list of referees for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. A total of three Chinese referees were selected. Among them, Ma Ning was selected as the chief referee, and Cao Yi and Shi Xiang were selected as assistant referees.
Ma Ning officiates the Chinese Super League.
Image credit: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
This is very exciting news for Chinese football in distress.
Such news should not be overwhelmed by saliva on the Internet.
One more thing, which may seem less dramatic, but is profound.
On this year's Children's Day, the website of the Chinese Football Association issued a notice on printing and distributing the "China Youth Football League Competition Organization Work Plan (2022-2024)".
The China Youth Football League is aimed at all young people, and provides training to the outstanding youth football talents discovered and selected, and provides outstanding talents for the national team of all ages.
It is the right way for Chinese football to get out of the slump.
On the evening of June 12, in the third round of the Haikou Division of the 2022 Chinese Super League, the Changchun Yatai team (red jersey) against the Dalian people (blue jersey) was held at the Wuyuanhe Stadium in Haikou. The two teams drew 1-1.
The picture shows the fans of Changchun Yatai team entering the field to cheer.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei
Just a few days ago, the new season of the Chinese Super League was officially unveiled.
Under the impact of the epidemic, the Chinese Super League has faced many difficulties, but in the stands, the cheers of the fans are still there. This is the hope of Chinese football.
The official slogan of the Chinese Super League in the new season is "create the future together". Even if the failures of the past are unforgettable, they have passed, and how the future will be waiting to be created.
Chinese football, come on!
(author reporter Wang Hao)