There are already talks within China that the hope of going to the next World Cup finals is low.
According to a report by China's Sohu on the 17th, famous Chinese journalist Mother Xing claimed that Chinese soccer's advance to the next World Cup finals is also difficult. "In China, we have high expectations as we praise Wang Dong for a dramatic penalty in the final match of the third World Cup qualifying round against Bahrain. He hopes to lead China to the 2030 World Cup finals. However, in order for Chinese soccer to take a leap forward, only one king is not enough."
Wang is a rising prospect in China. If you enter Korea, you can say that he is a player like Yang Min-hyuk. A player born in 2006 has already been selected for the Chinese adult national team as he showed good performance in Zhejiang FC in China's first division. In China, Wang is hoping to become Wu Lei's successor.
Mothering, however, was cool-headed in analyzing that Chinese soccer would not take a big leap forward with just one king. "If China wants to go to the World Cup finals, they need players at a level that can match the strongest teams in Asia in each position," he said. This is because if weaknesses are revealed in any one position, the entire national team could collapse. In addition, modern soccer is capable of replacing up to five people in a game. This means that there should also be at least five players on the bench on par with field players. In order to become a team aiming for the World Cup finals, 15 to 16 talented players must exist at the same time, so that they can compete with Asian powerhouses."
I don't know what kind of player Wang Yi will be in the future, but it meant that it was difficult to expect a dramatic rebound in the team sport of soccer with one superstar. Reporter Mothering predicted that it is difficult to expect China's hopes for the next World Cup finals to be realized.
"There are still four years left until the 2030 World Cup, but in reality, the curtain rises in earnest after the Asian Cup in January 2027. From now on, there is virtually less than two years left before the next World Cup qualifying round begins. Will the Chinese national team be able to have the best power in that two years? Can we have a player who can compete with Asian powerhouses in all positions? Will just one king be able to support the entire Chinese soccer team?" he said, expressing pessimism.
In addition, he added "If you look at the countries that are now advancing to the World Cup finals in Asia, most of them have representative players who are active on the European stage. On the other hand, Chinese soccer still has no players who have left Asia and advanced to the top of Europe. In this situation, how can we have optimistic expectations for the next World Cup just because one king appeared?" he said, adding that it is too much for China to dream of going to the World Cup finals yet.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
