China's men's soccer team drew 1-1 with Thailand in the fifth round of the 36-team World Qualifying Tournament in Shenyang last night, with a bleak outlook for the tournament.On the 11th, the Chinese team will usher in a meeting with the
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Team's final battle. According to the Beijing Youth Daily, striker
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
Missed the China-Korea game due to injury.
Here's the full story from NorthJersey:
On the afternoon of June 7, the Chinese team left the resident hotel in Shenyang City, ready to take a flight to Seoul, South Korea at 6:00 p.m. that night, to prepare for the 11th night and South Korea's World Preliminary 36 round of the final round of the "battle of life and death". It is understood that striker Alan confirmed after the MRI examination of muscle damage is serious, so will not go with the team. A total of 26 players with
national soccer team
Traveling to Korea.
In the match on the evening of June 6, the Chinese team drew 1-1 with Thailand, and the situation of the line took a sharp turn for the worse. In the match, the national football team goalkeeper Wang Dalei, striker Alan, Zhang Yuning, right back Wang Zhenao suffered different degrees of injuries.
The national football team arranged for several injured players to receive medical checkups on the morning of the 7th. The team finally confirmed that Alan's muscle damage is more serious, need to receive treatment, the coaching team and the management team after discussion decided that Alan will not go with the team to South Korea away.
As for several other injured players, their injuries are generally manageable. According to the plan, after arriving at Incheon International Airport on the evening of the 7th, the Chinese team will stay in a hotel recommended by the Korean Football Association (KFA) and located on the outskirts of Seoul.
According to the plan, the national football team will carry out the first joint practice after arriving in South Korea on the evening of the 8th, the training site is far away from the team's resident hotel.
With the national football team having only three outdoor training sessions in South Korea ahead of the China-South Korea match, which also included a field acclimatization session a day before the match, there was very limited time left for head coach Ivankovic to tweak his lineup.