Today, the Chinese men's football team officially announced the new roster through live broadcast.

Goalkeepers: Bao Yaxiong, Liu Dianzuo, Wang Dalei, Yan Junling

Defenders: Gao Zhunyi, Han Pengfei, Jiang Guangtai, Jiang Shenglong, Li Lei, Liu Yang, Wei Zhen, Yang Zexiang, Zhu Chenjie

Midfielders: Cheng Jin, Huang Zhengyu, Li Yuanyi, Wang Haijian, Wang Shangyuan, Xie Pengfei, Xie Wenneng, Xu Haoyang

Forwards: Alain, Baihelam Abduwaili, Fernando, Lin Liangming, Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning

Head coach Ivankovic spoke about the significance of the announcement of the roster on the live broadcast:

"This form is to let the selected players have a better sense of mission and responsibility, come to the national team to represent the country in the World Preliminaries, and hope that they will give their all and fight for the country until the last moment."

Wei Shihao was banned for 5 games for violating discipline in the league and missed the round of 18.

The national football team will start the round of 18 in September.

On September 5, he challenged Japan away; On September 10, they hosted Saudi Arabia. Rounds 3 to 5 will face Australia, Indonesia and Bahrain respectively.

The national football team has been placed in Group C in the round of 18 of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, which includes Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Indonesia.

Finally, let's say the qualifying rules again:

The 18 teams are divided into 3 groups of 6 teams and play home and away matches. At the end of this stage, the top two teams from the three groups will receive a direct ticket to the World Cup.

The 3 third- and fourth-place teams from the group, a total of 6 teams enter the fourth stage of the competition.

The 6 teams are divided into two groups of 3 teams and play a single round-robin match.

The winners of the 2 groups receive a ticket to the World Cup.

The runners-up from the two groups will play a play-off, with the winner of the tournament from the other continents determining the final World Cup spot.

At the very least, we have another game to watch.

Think of the round of 18 as our World Cup!