The Chinese Women's Football and Chinese Men's Football Selection Team went to Japan to participate in the East Asia Cup

On July 17, the Chinese National Women's Football Team and the Chinese National Men's Football Selection Team departed from Qingdao and went to Japan to participate in the East Asia Cup.

On July 12, the players warm up in training. Since June 11, the Chinese women's football team has been in Qingdao to prepare for the East Asia Cup Football Championship

It is reported that the Chinese women's football team, the Chinese men's football selection team, and the delegation work group set off from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport on the morning of July 17 and flew to Japan.

On February 6, 2022, in the 2022 Women's Asian Cup finals held in Mumbai, India, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 3-2 to win the championship

This was the first time that the Chinese women's football team won the international competition after winning the Asian Cup championship of the Women's Football Team. Faced with expectations and pressure, the head coach Shui Qingxia said that the team must first do a good job of themselves, calm their mentality, and improve through the competition to lay the foundation for preparing for the World Cup of the Women's Football Team next year.

The Chinese women's football team will first fight the Chinese Taipei team on July 20, and on the 23rd and 26th, they will play against the Korean women's football team and the Japanese women's football team.

In terms of men's football, Yangkovic, as the head coach, led this Chinese men's football selection team with U23 national football as its main team. Before the departure, Yangkovic accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency. When he talked about the expectations of the East Asia Cup, he said, "I hope that Chinese fans can see a Chinese team working hard, fighting to the end, and constantly running. "

On July 14, the head of the head of Yangkovic (front left) guided the players before training to prepare for the upcoming East Asian Cup Football Championship

The men's football selection team will face the South Korean team in the first game on July 20, and on the 24th and 27th, they play against the Japanese and the Hong Kong team of China.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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