There are four teams participating in the 20 18 China Cup, besides the host China, there are also Uruguayan team, Welsh team and Czech team. Uruguay was the first team to win the World Cup, ranking 22nd in the world. There are superstars such as Suarez and cavani in the team. Wales ranks 19 in the world, with famous stars such as Bell and Ramsey. The latest world ranking of Czech team is 48th.
The China Cup International Invitational Tournament has been held for the second year. Last year, in the first China Cup, China won the third place by beating the Croatian team, a strong world team, and the South American champion Chile won the first China Cup. Croatia, Iceland and Chile ranked first in the world in the first China Cup held last year, but because the first China Cup was not on the FIFA match day, all three opponents finally sent a "second team" to play. Not only the opponent is like this, but also because all teams in the Super League were in the winter training period at the first China Cup, and the timetable was in conflict with the China Cup, so the host team China could only send two teams to play in the end, and all participating countries sent "two teams" to play.
However, this China Cup coincides with the FIFA match day stipulated by FIFA, so all participating teams have the opportunity to get international points from it. Therefore, each team will attach great importance to this competition and send their strongest team to actively fight. For China, the China Cup means more. According to the usual practice, the draw for the 20 19 Asian Cup group will be based on the FIFA world ranking. In addition to the host United Arab Emirates, Iran, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, which have the top five points, will become the seed teams. At present, China ranks 70th in the FIFA world and 5th in the Asian Division, but it is only 18 points away from the fifth Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the China team attaches great importance to this China Cup and strives to qualify for the Asian Cup seed team through this event. This positive significance has also attracted the praise of fans. At least the China team can get real exercise opportunities, and even have a chance to improve the ranking.
Although the first China Cup is not perfect, Zhang Lin, president of Wanda Culture Group, said in an interview that Wanda Group will adhere to the "three invariants", that is, the original intention of serving China football will not change, the principle of world-class teams participating in and hosting high-level events will not change, and the determination to build international top-level events IP will not change. Wanda adheres to the principle of "three invariants". In a year's time, Wanda coordinated with China Football Association, AFC and FIFA, and finally arranged the 20 18 China Cup at a reasonable time, so that all participating teams attached great importance to this event, and there would be no more "two teams" playing.
According to the organizer, all participating teams in the 20 18 Gree China Cup International Football Championship have started to apply for visas. Not surprisingly, soccer superstars Suarez, Bell, Ramsey and cavani, who are well-known to the fans, will all come to China to participate in this China Cup. Uruguay, Wales and the Czech Republic will all send their strongest teams.
At the same time, the China team also announced the training list, which is a large list of 27 people and the first training list of the China team in the 20 18 season. This China team consists of Lei Wu, Gao Lin, Feng Xiaoting, Yu Dabao, Zhao Xuri, etc. The rest of the players are mostly the main players who have participated in the 12 competition and the powerful U23 players. Coach Lippi fulfilled his promise to transfer the strongest players to the "China Cup". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Team contributed 8 players, including Zhang and Zhang, to this China team, with the most players in the Super League, Shanghai contributed, followed by Yan and other 5 players. In the 27-man roster, four U23 players are represented by Deng Hanwen. From this point of view, this China Cup can be described as a star-studded event, which is absolutely world-class.
After Uruguay and Wales announced their national teams, only Suarez, cavani, Bell and Ramsey added up to an astonishing 3150,000 euros. Such a luxurious sky-high lineup made China fans exclaim: "This year's China Cup is different!" Earlier, CCTV commentator Zhu Xiaoyu said that Wanda's investment in China football has enhanced the influence of China football and promoted the communication between China football and advanced football in Europe and America. In addition, Stone of Phoenix Sports compared the China Cup to "China's version of Star Wars". He believes that the "China Cup" has been in its heyday since its birth. It is not only the "Star Wars" of the China version of the football world, but also the touchstone for investing in the football industry, which can bring beneficial attempts to the development direction of the whole sports industry in China.