According to Sohu, the Chinese team will gather on August 18, after finishing the first leg of the national championship.
This is a gathering to prepare for 2 matches in September in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup of the Chinese team against 2 opponents Australia (September 1, away) and Japan (September 7, home). However, coach Li Tie is facing difficulties with at least 5 players injured and leaving open the possibility of going to the training camp this time.
Most notably, there is the case of defender Tang Miao, currently the captain of the Guangzhou Club, an important pillar of the Chinese team under coach Li Tie. Tang Miao always kept a starting position on the right wing of the Chinese team in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.
According to Chinese press, Guangzhou Club confirmed that Tang Miao had a tear in the right knee namesis and would undergo surgery on August 10, which is expected to prevent him from recovering early, possibly until 2022.
Another case of Quang Chau Club is naturalized striker Fernando, who is also suffering from a serious injury and has not been able to play in recent matches in the Chinese national championship.
Another pillar of the Chinese team, Jin Jingdao, also confirmed that he is injured and left open the possibility of joining the national team in the near future. According to Chinese press, this midfielder is racing against time to be able to serve the national team in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.
In addition to the 3 names mentioned above, Sohu also said that there are 2 more players who are regularly on the training list of coach Li Tie who are having injury problems, however, they did not reveal the identities of these 2 players. This is clearly a huge loss for the Chinese team, but good news for the opposing teams.
The Chinese team will meet the Vietnamese team in the upcoming two matches in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. The two home and away matches between the Vietnamese team and the Chinese team will take place on October 7, 2021 and February 1, 2022 (the first day of the Lunar New Year).
