Beiqing: All Notable National Team Players Expected to Travel to Japan for Competition; National Team Training in Dalian Until September 1st

August 22nd, Ivan announced the 27-man squad list for the two World Cup qualifiers in September yesterday. According to Beijing Youth Daily, all 27 national team players are expected to travel with the team to Japan, and head coach Ivan will head to Dalian this afternoon to prepare for the training camp.

It is understood that due to the FA Cup quarter-final schedule, the national team has postponed their originally planned training camp from August 18th to the 23rd. Following tonight’s two FA Cup matches, national team players from teams such as Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Port will also arrive in Dalian tomorrow, which is quite a tight schedule. Head coach Ivan will travel to Dalian this afternoon to prepare for the upcoming coaching duties.

According to the plan, the national team will train in Dalian until September 1st, and then depart for Tokyo, Japan early on the morning of September 2nd. It is understood that the coaching staff has called up national team players according to the ’23+4′ model for this training camp. In other words, apart from the 23 players registered for the first round match China vs Japan and the second round match China vs Saudi Arabia, the other four players serve as substitutes.

In addition, tonight’s two FA Cup quarter-finals, Shanghai Shenhua vs Beijing Guoan, and Shanghai Port vs Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, will feature multiple national team players. If there are any sudden injuries among players, it is not ruled out that Ivan might urgently call up other players to join the national team roster.

National Team Schedule for World Cup Qualifiers in September

September 5th, 18:35 Japan vs China

September 10th, 20:00 China vs Saudi Arabia