China told to boost home-grown talent
Print Edition
CHINA is enjoying a “football boom” at club level but it needs to do more to nurture talent for the struggling national team, according to Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Windsor John.
The Chinese Super League has become a major player in the global transfer market in recent years but the national side has stagnated and is on the brink of failing to qualify for a fourth successive World Cup.
“China’s football boom is good news for the AFC... because it is a very important partner for us,” Windsor John said in comments published by Xinhua news agency.
“On one hand, we need to improve the performance of the national team, so you need more home-grown players, more Chinese players who play in top clubs regularly and they can be prepared for the national team. On the other hand, the clubs want to do well in the league and become the champion, not only domestically but also champion in Asia. So it’s a difficult situation.”
China qualified for its only World Cup in 2002, when it lost all of its matches and failed to score a goal at the South Korea-Japan hosted event.
China, ranked world No. 77, must beat Uzbekistan at home and Qatar away in the final two rounds of Asian qualifying to have any hope of grabbing third place in Group A and a chance to reach Russia through the playoffs.
Its best chance of qualifying may have to wait until 2026 when the World Cup expands to 48 teams, however, when Asia will be allotted 8.5 berths.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
