Top 40 China will challenge Maldives away. Who will Lippi start?

The Top 40 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Regional Qualifiers officially started on September 5th, and there are five teams in Group A where China football team is located. The first round is: Philippine vs Syrian, Guam vs Maldivian, China Football bye. The second round will start on September 10, and China will play the Maldivian football team away. This will be the first battle for Lippi to lead China men's soccer team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

On September 2nd, Lippi led 25 national football players to start training in Guangzhou. Lei Wu of the Spanish team immediately set foot on the journey back to China after playing the third round of La Liga. Lei Wu will return to China on September 3rd to meet other players in Yangcheng. At this time, all 26 players of the national football team were present for intensive training, and no one was affected by injuries. Head coach Lippi will officially start targeted special training for the national football team.

In terms of lineup, to everyone's surprise, Wang was replaced by Xie Pengfei; Yunsheng Yao, who is good at free kicks, was not only attracted by Lippi's assistant Maddaloni in the U23 Asian Cup and Asian Games, but also performed very well in Xianghe's training.

Li Ke's situation is similar to that of Daniel F. Akerson. Their identities are sensitive, and they are all a focus of the top 40. On the other hand, Lippi is always afraid that the national football team will be suddenly injured during the Asian Cup. Before the start of the competition, Ceng Cheng, Zhang Xiuwei and Fan Xiaodong withdrew from the competition due to injuries. So Lippi changed the number from 24 to 26.