On September 5 at 18:15, the Chinese Men’s National Team will play their first match of the Asian Qualifiers for the World Cup against Japan away from home.
Before the game, domestic media “Oriental Sports Daily” predicted the starting lineup of 11 players for the national team.
According to reports, the goalkeeper position is Wang Dalei, the defenders from left to right are: Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Guangtai, Gao Zhunyi. Li Yuan and Wang Shangyuan partner as the double defensive midfielders. Xie Pengfei plays as the left winger, Fernandinho on the right. The two forwards are Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning.
However, there are also reports that Xie Pengfei is likely to be absent from the final 23-man squad. We’ll have to wait and see what lineup Ivan will field.