 |
| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Korean-Chinese national soccer team players preparing for the game. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
|
Will the Chinese national team coach position, which has been vacant for two months, be decided this time.
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) officially announced the appointment of the next coach of the national team on the 5th (Korea time), Chinese media such as Sohu Dotcom reported on the 6th. The CFA said in a statement that it `openly recruits a new coach to enhance national prestige by strengthening the national team's capabilities and improving international competitiveness.' The new head coach will continue to improve the national team's competitiveness and FIFA ranking to achieve his goal of participating in the 2030 World Cup finals, he said. "We will sign a long-term contract with the new coach and decide whether to extend the contract based on the results of each tournament." In addition, one must have experience as a coach in the final of FIFA and Continental Federation, or as a coach in the top European-Asian leagues, and one must be able to obtain an understanding of modern soccer and an active tactical style under the age of 60, regardless of nationality. And he set specific conditions, saying, 'A person who can perform the national team's coach normally without legal problems. The CFA concluded that it will receive applications for the next coach by the 20th.
 |
| 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/ |
|
 |
| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Park Seung-wook of the national team, who is having an aerial ball match. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
|
Sohu said 'CFA has already received applications from several candidates and the position of national team coach is still receiving high attention' but China is set to hold two warm-up matches in October. This suggests that the deadline for the appointment of the CFA's next director is tight. If the final candidate is not selected, the October A-match may be held as an agent.
Contrary to the CFA and China's wishes, the prevailing view is that the appointment of the next coach will not be easily decided.
Since 2010, China has invested heavily in the national team under the so-called `football roll' name. A large number of foreign players from Brazil who played in the Chinese Super League were naturalized and joined the national team, and foreign coaches such as Marcelo Lippi and Fabio Cannavaro were established. However, China failed to show competitiveness in the Asian Cup, let alone in the World Cup qualifiers, and in the end, both foreign players and leaders chose to leave China. Even in China, there was even a 'foreign uselessness'. After the real estate bubble burst, the soccer roll also lost its power, and in the end, China is only regressing, let alone developing, compared to before 2010.
After failing to qualify for the North Korea-China World Cup, China broke up with coach Branko Ivankovic. At the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) held in Korea in July, coach Dejan Djurjevic, the head coach of the under-20 national team, was appointed as an agent. However, they had a disappointing performance, losing 0-2 and 0-3 to South Korea and Japan, which were considered second-class players, respectively, and barely beating Hong Kong, which was considered a level below 1-0.
 |
| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Kaotengi, the Chinese national team, is receiving a yellow card for a rough foul by Lee Dong-kyung in the first half. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
|
 |
| The national soccer team played its first match against China at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 7th. Coach Dejan Zhurjevic of the Chinese national team. Yongin = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.07.07/ |
|
Around the East Asian Cup, China reportedly contacted several candidates for the coach. In China, it is predicted that there are considerable foreign coaches who want to apply for the next coach of the national team. However, all those who were mentioned as candidates expressed their intention to die, and the CFA's decision was delayed. The CFA's official job advertisement is expected to give momentum to the next director's appointment, but this is why it is expected to take a considerable amount of time to reach a conclusion.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
