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Antonio Puche, the coach of China's under-22 national team, talked about his hopes for the 2030 World Cup.
Chinese media Sohu said on the 14th '2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 (U-23) Asian Cup qualifiers have received attention from the Chinese soccer community in recent days. Antonio's performance was relatively acceptable. He talked about future talent training and comprehensive evaluation with the Chinese national soccer team. Antonio is very interested in Chinese soccer. As a coach of the national team by age, I could see that he was deeply concerned,' he reported.
China's U-22 national team recently finished second in Group D at the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifying tournament, which ended in Indonesia. China won the first match 2-1 against East Timor. In the second game, they beat the North Mariana Islands 10-0. In the final match, the team drew 0-0 with Australia. He ranked second in the group with two wins and one draw (7 points). The tournament was divided into 11 groups of 44 countries, four each. A total of 15 countries, including the top 11 countries in each group and the top four countries with good performance among the top two countries, will compete in Saudi Arabia in January next year. China ranked in the top four among the second-place teams, earning tickets to the finals.
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Sohu said `Antonio should not rush too much about the problems of the Chinese national soccer team, but continue to put in manpower and help from experts. He said that this work can only be truly completed if various conditions are met in a balanced way. Antonio gave a specific point of view. If the Chinese national soccer team can recruit the right coach in the current way, it is expected that there will be an opportunity to break through the 2030 (World Cup). The World Cup qualifying round is a point of effort.
According to the media, Antonio said on the issue of selecting the coach of the Chinese national soccer team, `We should choose an experienced leader who can provide sufficient guidance in terms of individual players' performance and team growth. That way, we can truly ensure performance improvement, both in terms of skill and in terms of spirit.'"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
