The national football team played against the Philippines at one o'clock in the morning, and the local temperature was as high as 36°! The following points need to be understood
In the exciting final match of the penultimate round of Group A of the top 40 Asian World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men’s football team will face the Philippines men’s football team at 1 a.m. on June 8, Beijing time. Kick-off at Sharjah Stadium in Dubai. Although the game starts at 1 a.m. Beijing time, it is 21 p.m. local time. For China, the cool breeze should hit us at 21 o'clock in the evening, and the temperature is more suitable for sports. The climate in Dubai, located in the center of the Eurasian continent, is not as good as that in China. The temperature in Dubai at 21:00 local time was as high as 36 degrees Celsius. Today, the highest temperature in Dubai reached 42 degrees Celsius. The physical temperature increased by at least three degrees Celsius.
Such high temperatures have had a serious impact on some players of the national football team. Basically more than half of the players on the team are from the north. These players faced such a high temperature environment. Soon after the national football team started training locally, some players were soaked with sweat. Such cruel weather may be a big challenge for the national football team. For the Philippine team, the players will be more adaptable to high temperature weather. After all, the Philippines is in a tropical area.
In addition to the negative factors of high temperature weather for the national football team, two other points are estimated to be key factors to ensure that the national football team can win the game. The main forward of the Philippines is Holtmann, who comes from Bundesliga Bochum. Since he can only play for the Philippine national football team after completing the formalities, Holtmann went to the embassy over the weekend to go through the relevant procedures. However, Holtmann can only arrive in the United Arab Emirates on the match day at the earliest. However, since Holtmann has not played for the Philippine men's football team, there is a big problem with the running-in of the two sides, and there is a high probability that Holtmann will not play because of the fatigue of traveling and traveling. The game against the Chinese national football team.
On the other side, the home referee is from South Korea and has officiated in the Chinese Super League. Chinese players are also familiar with this Korean referee and have a good understanding of his law enforcement style and standards. Although a goal scored by Shandong Taishan was disallowed in the Chinese Super League, the Korean referee Kim Hee-kun did not indicate that Shandong Taishan had committed any foul during the entire goal process. It was only because of the intervention of VAR that the Korean referee changed his decision. .
For the top 40 games, the AFC does not require VAR to participate in normal games. On the other hand, it can also allow the referee on duty to perform normally. Not favoring any party is the biggest benefit to the national football team!