Seo Jeong-won, a student from Wolverhampton, was selected for the first time for the Chinese national team...a miraculous World Cup winning move

May 23, 2025

Source=Sohoo homepage capture

Source=Yang Mingyang SNS Capture

Yang Ming-yang (30, Chengdu Longcheng) is the most prominent face in the Chinese national soccer team's roster ahead of the A-match in June.

Yang Ming-yang, who is playing as a key midfielder for Chengdu led by South Korean soccer legend Seo Jung-won, was first included in the 27-member Chinese national team led by head coach Branko Ivankovic.

Yang Ming-yang, who was selected for the national team at the age of 30, has a different career than 26 other players. Yang Ming-yang was born in Basel, Switzerland, and learned soccer in Switzerland. He was recognized for his talent since he was young and went from Switzerland U-16 to U-20 teams.

In 2017, he joined Wolverhampton for his team "Hwang Hee-chan". He stayed for three years and did not make his first team debut at Wolverhampton. Yang, who moved to Grashofer in 2020, stepped on Chinese soil for the first time in 2021 and played a key role in Nantong Jiyun for three years. He led Nantong to promotion to the Chinese Super League (First Division) in 2022.

Yang Ming-yang is considered a midfielder who actively plays offense and defense with excellent physical strength and running ability. Chinese media say Yang Ming-yang has learned advanced European soccer from an early age, so his pass vision and tactical understanding are extraordinary. The Chinese portal 'Sohu Dotcom' is expected to enhance Yang's ability to intercept and pass the national team's midfield team'

Source=Yang Mingyang SNS Capture

Yang Ming-yang was able to be selected for the Chinese national team after receiving a notification from FIFA on the 20th that his membership had been changed from the Swiss Football Association to the Chinese Football Association.

Chengdu produced five, the second-most in the 27-member entry. Liu Anjuo, Han Feng Fei, Hu Hetao, Yang Mingyang, Wei Shihao, etc. Chengdu led the league for the first time in the team's history by winning 11 consecutive Super League games from April to May. As a club that has been reborn as a 'popular' team, a number of players have also been recruited to the national team.

In addition, coach Ivankovic selected veteran strikers Urey (Sanghai River) and Wang Yu-dong (Sanghai River), who were absent due to injuries in March. Wu Lei and Wang Yu-dong are the positions of Son Heung-min and Yang Min-hyuk, respectively, when compared to the Korean national team.

China is on the verge of being eliminated from the World Cup qualifying round. China is at the bottom of the group amid a slump of only two wins, six losses and six points in Group C of the third qualifying round. They have the same points as fifth-place Bahrain, but they are behind on the difference.

China will hold two games of destiny with Indonesia (Oriver) and Bahrain (home) on June 5 and 10. China's remaining goal, which has already failed to secure an automatic qualification for the finals given to the top two teams in the group, is to enter the top four. In the third Asian qualifying round for the World Cup, the third and fourth places will advance to the fourth round, which is a consolation match.

China is four and three points apart from Saudi Arabia (10 points) in third place and Indonesia (9 points), in fourth place, respectively. We have to win the two consecutive games and watch the results of other teams. Even if they draw against Indonesia, they will virtually fail to advance to the fourth round.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.