Coach Shui Qingxia attended the upcoming
International Cup
Drawing of lots.
With Qatar
International Cup
The approach of the global fan enthusiasm continues to rise, and for our Chinese
women's soccer
For fans of the upcoming next year
International Cup
The same tugs at their hearts.
Not long ago, 2023
International Cup
The group draw was announced and China
women's soccer
Being placed in the highly competitive Group D, it was not an easy task to advance and the team was well prepared.
Facing the grouping situation, China
women's soccer
Head coach Shui Qingxia said, "Every team is not easy to deal with." However, as she said, "The game of soccer definitely requires hard competition."
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International Cup
At the draw, Coach Water showed a different side.
It's not easy to advance when you're surrounded by strong opponents
Although 2023
International Cup
Expanded to 32 teams, but for the poorly signed China
women's soccer
It will not be easy to advance from the group.
According to the draw, China
women's soccer
They are in Group D with England, Denmark and a play-off team to be determined.
Teams to be determined for the play-offs could be China
women's soccer
An opponent that is expected to be easy to beat and must be beaten. At this point, it looks like that team will be one of Chile, Senegal, or Haiti, and whichever one it is, it will be a tough match for the Chinese
women's soccer
Neither poses much of a threat.
And the strongest opponent in the group is undoubtedly England. England, ranked 4th in the world
women's soccer
just recently
European cup (e.g. soccer)
With a winning record, China is in full swing.
women's soccer
It will be extremely difficult to get a win against this opponent.
It is worth noting that the current England
women's soccer
Head coach Sarina Wiegman, who has been a member of the Tokyo
the Olympics
Coached the Netherlands during
women's soccer
and led the Netherlands to an 8-2 victory over China.
women's soccer
(policy etc) towards China
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A more realistic approach would be to work with Denmark
women's soccer
vying for the second spot in the group to advance. But Denmark
women's soccer
They are not a "soft touch" either, being the highest ranked team in the third slot of the group.
Currently Denmark
women's soccer
Ranked 18th in the world, with China
women's soccer
ranked in a similar 15th place. Despite the fact that in the all-time meetings, China
women's soccer
dominates against Denmark with 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, but in the most recent meeting, Denmark
women's soccer
Beat China 1-0 at the 2019 Algarve Cup
women's soccer
Drawing results.
The first battle is the decisive battle
According to the schedule, China
women's soccer
will play their first match against Denmark on July 22 next year, the winner of the play-off Group B on July 28, and England on August 1
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This means that the first match against Denmark
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The match could be a "showdown" for qualification.
In an interview with CCTV, China
women's soccer
Head coach Shui Qingxia admitted that the situation is grim: "The two European teams are definitely above our team in terms of strength and tactical quality."
Especially against Denmark, in her view is undoubtedly a key war: "If you lose this game, there is basically no chance behind, so this game we must be well prepared. The opponent may be stronger than us in overall quality, we are disadvantageous to advantage, the first game to put the mindset, the technical and tactical, physical preparation."
And mentioning with the newco
European cup (e.g. soccer)
The competition for the champion England, Shui Qingxia also believes that it will be a bitter battle - "England's game I have seen, from the whole to the individual including the morale above, I think it should have reached the peak, it must be a very difficult war."
"To be honest, there's still a big gap between us and them, but it's very unfortunate that it's come together. There are a lot of possibilities that exist and there's a fear of getting blown out, but the game of soccer is definitely about tough competition."
sino
women's soccer
Initial plans are to begin training in early December.
Wang Frost: kicking it for real for once
Shui Qingxia and the whole team are mentally prepared to face the difficulties of the game, but that doesn't mean the team will be afraid of their opponents.
As she said, "Anything is possible in soccer." Player Wang Frost also said, "I think this grouping turned out to be very good, and we will be able to play against the European champions for real for just once, and I'm looking forward to the game."
"As for Denmark
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They are improving at a very fast pace. But no matter who the opponent is, we will do our best, the most important thing is to do well, I'm very happy with the China
women's soccer
Remain confident."
Indeed, after Shui Qingxia took office, China
women's soccer
There is a trend of recovery. At the end of July this year
East Asian cup
Later, China
women's soccer
traveled to the U.S. for a training session, posting three wins, three draws and three losses in warm-up matches. Subsequently, China
women's soccer
It will also be carried out in full force
International Cup
of preparedness.
Shui Qingxia revealed that she will soon be traveling to the
International Cup
of hosting Australia to investigate the situation, "The initial plan is for the team to start training in early December. Physical reserves will be a challenge for us, and this aspect will have to be done in a little more detail."
"And then use the FIFA match days again, the following February, July, including the following April, to try to get out there and play a game."
"It's going to be tough at the end of this year and into the next, so I hope we're fully prepared, mentally and physically. I hope we cheer each other on and work together."
