Reporter Chen Yong reports In the early morning of March 21, Beijing time, the seventh round of the round of 18 will be played by the national football team and the Saudi Arabian team, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On the 16th, the national football team streamlined the 34-man lineup, and the naturalized player Serginho and two U20 players Wang Yudong and Liu Chengyu stayed in the team, giving fans more expectations.

After the first six rounds of the round of 18, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and China all have 6 points, and the second-ranked Australia has only 7 points, which means that the five teams have the opportunity to directly advance to the second place in the group, and naturally they are all competing for the top four in the group to advance to the next stage of qualifying. This background means that each of the next four rounds of the round of 18 will affect the whole body, and the competition situation in Group C of the round of 18 is too cruel.

On the 16th, the national football team streamlined the 34-man lineup, retaining 27 players, three U23 players Xu Bin, Liu Haofan and Wang Shiqin, as well as goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, central defender Wu Shaocong, midfielder Huang Zhengyu, and striker Hou Yongyong left the team. The adjustment of personnel is mainly based on three levels of considerations: first, the personnel reserve of each position; second, the impact of injuries, such as Huang Zhengyu and Wu Shaocong have some injuries; Third, some position players are likely to be suspended because of yellow cards, and considering the second game of the China-Australia game, they also need to reserve a backhand.

At present, the focus of attention is actually Serginho and Wang Yudong, the former is an excellent player who has just been naturalized in the national football team, but he has not played officially for more than 4 months, and the state is the problem, of course, there are also problems at the run-in level, and the general opinion is that he is expected to play a more important role in the Sino-Australian battle on the 25th. Wang Yudong fully demonstrated his ability, excellent speed and breakthrough ability in the U20 Asian Cup, making him have the possibility of becoming a national football wonder.

For the national football team, if it can get 4 points or even 6 points in two games, it can not only greatly increase the possibility of entering the top four in the group, but also have a greater possibility of impacting the top two in the group. If you can only get one or two points, you may only be aiming for the top four in the group.

This battle between China and Saudi Arabia still faces many difficulties, mainly because the absolute strength of the national football team is weaker than that of the Saudi team, although the two teams have the same points, but there is a very obvious gap between the national football team at the data level such as goal difference, shots on goal, and ball possession. If the national football team wants to score points or win in this game, in addition to having a stable or even perfect performance at the technical and tactical level, it is more important to have a fighting spirit, a united atmosphere and a confident mentality.