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| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Chinese coach Dejan Zhurjevic preparing for the game. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
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China acknowledged the difference between ideal and reality.
China's national soccer team, led by acting coach Dejan Dourdevich, will play the second leg of the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 12th.
The gap between the two teams is wide. China is ranked 94th in the FIFA rankings. He was eliminated from the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, which recently ended. It ranked fifth in Group C. They did not get tickets for the 4th qualifying round, which will be given to the 1st and 2nd places in each group, as well as the direct ticket to the World Cup finals, which will be played by the 3rd and 4th places. In the end, coach Franco Ivankovic, who had led the team, left the team. Japan is 17th in the FIFA rankings. The third Asian qualifying round for the North Korea-China World Cup also confirmed its advance to the finals as No. 1 in Group C.
The atmosphere at the E-1 Championship is also different. China has stepped up as acting president of Dourdevich in this tournament. However, they lost 0-3 in the first match of the tournament against South Korea on the 7th. Japan defeated Hong Kong 6-1 on the 8th.
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| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. The national soccer team won against China. The national team players share the joy of victory after the game. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
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| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Kim Joo-sung of the national team, who scored the third goal of the second half of the team. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
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The Football Channel, a Japanese soccer media outlet, quoted China's Sohu Dotcom article as saying there is a possibility that China will drastically change its tactics to avoid a crushing defeat in the match against Japan. China said there is a possibility that it will make defensive plays or switch to a five-back formation to avoid a crushing defeat in Japan. Considering the superiority of Japanese tactics, technology, and abundant offensive options, China is expected to focus on defense. Acting coach Dourdevich also trained heavily on defense, according to the report.
The media reported 'Chinese staff checked the game locally. I felt Japan's high tactical skills and outstanding personal skills of the players. Acting coach Dourdevich is a style that values attack, but the defeat against Korea was painful. Between the ideal and the reality, the director is trying to change. In the game against Japan, we have no choice but to focus on defense. Given Japan's explosive attack in the first game, acting coach Dourdevich can adopt tactics different from his philosophy, he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
