Unexpected! China says, "Korean national team will play as a second-tier..." Why? Disastrous inner situation → "I need to gain experience as a promising player."
Unexpected! China says, "Korean national team will play as a second-tier..." Why? Disastrous inner situation → "I need to gain experience as a promising player."
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The Chinese national team is taking steps to face reality and prepare for the future.
"Coach Antonio Puche is a strong candidate to replace Coach Branko Ivankovic," China's "Netes" reported on the 24th (Korea Standard Time).먹튀검증
The media claimed that Ivankovic, who is in charge of China's senior national team, will be determined by the results of the third qualifying round for the FIFA 2025 World Cup in North Korea and China in June.
If he fails to lead China to the fourth qualifying round, he will be dismissed naturally according to the terms of the contract." Currently, China is at the bottom of Group C with two wins and six losses (six points) with two matches remaining in the third qualifying round.
China has already failed to advance to the first and second places that can directly advance to the finals. For this reason, it is very rare that China will be able to advance to the World Cup. Even if China overcomes its difficulties in the ninth and 10th rounds of the third preliminary round against Indonesia on June 5 and Bahrain on June 10, it will have to break through the fourth round of the preliminary round in which six countries will be divided into two groups in October to fight for 2.5 tickets.
If even one game is wrong, Antonio will take over as the head coach and play the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship schedule in Korea in July, according to the media.
In this case, there is a definite advantage. In recent years, voices calling for a generational change are mounting in China. Under the premise that Korea is eliminated from the World Cup, there is no reason to lead a significant number of veteran players to the E-1 Championship. The Chinese leader is committed to using this as an opportunity to provide promising players with opportunities to gain experience early on to make preparations for the next World Cup.
NetEase was confident that Antonio would be the right candidate. He cited reasons such as that he has shown stable performance with China's U-22 squad and is growing fast, and that he has tight schedule until the E-1 Championship.
"If Ivankovic advances to the fourth qualifying round by beating Indonesia and Bahrain, he will lead the national team," the Chinese media said. "However, if eliminated, he will be automatically replaced according to the contract. China has no choice but to completely reorganize itself with a new coach," the Chinese media said. "As time is running out before the start of the E-1 Championship, it will be difficult to appoint a new coach in a short period of time. According to the latest sources, China can appoint Antonio to participate in the upcoming competition as it is with the U-22 national team."
This E-1 Championship is the 10th competition, where China, Japan, and Hong Kong, including the host country, gather to determine the strongest in East Asia. Starting with the opening game on July 7, a total of six games will be played at Mir Stadium in Yongin until the 15th.