Group photo before the national football match

Beijing, March 3 (Reporter Bian Liqun Xing Rui) In the friendly match that ended on the afternoon of the 23rd Beijing time, the national football team drew 23:0 away from New Zealand. Within 0 minutes, neither side found a chance to break the goal.

Although the game is a little dull, it is a new beginning for the national football team, which has "disappeared" on the international scene for more than a year.

Race progression

In this game, the national football team discharged 442 formations. The starting players are: 1-Yan Junling, 20-Liu Yang, 17-Wei Zhen, 3-Zhu Chenjie, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 4-Wei Shihao, 15-Wu Xi, 8-Xu Xin, 21-Liu Binbin, 29-Tan Long, 7-Wu Lei.

In the first half of the game, the national football team played conservatively. In the 30th minute, the national football team won a free kick. Wei Shihao shot with his right foot, but the ball went high over the frame. In the 43rd minute, the national football team made a threatening attack on the wing, but Wei Shihao's strafing shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. At the end of the first half, the two sides exchanged white rolls.

In the 55th minute, Wu Xi picked out a cross, and Wu Lei inserted a left-footed volley, but it was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 62nd minute, Wu Lei was brought down by the opponent and the Chinese team won another free kick opportunity. Liu Yang took the penalty, but it was confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper. In the end, the two sides ended in a 0-0 draw.

Players in the game.

It's really been a long time

After careful calculation, the match with New Zealand is the second appearance of the national football team in the official competition after 358 days.

The last time was back on March 3 last year, when the national football team lost 30-12 away to Oman in the final round of the Asian Zone Round of 0 of the World Qualifiers.

If you go back further, this is the second time that the national football team has played in the international A friendly after nearly four years, and the last time was against Tajikistan in June 4 when Lippi was in charge.

This period spanned an entire World Cup cycle, and Chinese football also entered the painful period of the "post-Jinyuan era" from the "golden yuan era"...

The new national football team was rebuilt in the midst of many difficulties, and it was officially launched in the new World Cup cycle.

Data map: New national football coach Jankovic appeared at the training ground. Photo by Luo Yunfei

A new look

At the end of February this year, Serbian Jankovic officially took charge of the national football team. After taking office, he brought the ideas of coaching the Asian Games team to the new national football team, paying attention to the physical reserves and strength strength of the players, and the body fat rate should not exceed 2%. The mental level emphasizes team spirit and hard-working spirit, showing aggression in the game and constantly fighting. It is understood that during this training period, some international players spontaneously went to the gym to practice.

It was Jankovic's first game in office, and the team's desire to win was self-evident. Supported by 20 days of "devil training", the players mostly appeared to be very the field, repeatedly threatening the New Zealand goal.

Because the run-in time between the new manager and the team is too short, in fact, it is impossible to make an objective evaluation of Jankovic's coaching ability and thinking based on only a warm-up game. But throughout the game, you can still feel the changes in the players on the field.

Players in the game.

The new cycle of the World Cup starts smoothly

Through this match, the national football team officially sounded the clarion call to impact the World Cup for the 13th time.

According to the international competition plan of the national football released by the Football Association, the national football team will play two home international A-level friendly matches from June 6 to 12, September 20 to 9, and October 4 to 12.

In addition, from November 11 to 13, the national football team, which embarks on the Asian qualifiers for the 21 USCAN-Mexico World Cup, will play a home World Qualifier match.

The new national football team is preparing for the game at a normal rhythm, with enough time and games to adjust and run-in. The road to the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup is bound to be bumpy, but after the Asian zone of the World Qualifiers increased to 8.5 qualifying places, the opportunities are also full.

It is said that a good start is half the battle. Although it failed to win, the national football team, which expects a smooth start, can go further and fly higher.