The Asian Cup, originally scheduled to be held in China, will be relocated. What impact will it have on China Men's Football Team?

On the afternoon of May 14, Beijing time, the China Organizing Committee of the Asian Cup officially announced that the 2023 Asian Cup will be held in another place and the new venue will be announced in the near future, which means that the desire of China fans to watch the Asian Cup at home again after 19 was instantly dashed. The Asian Football Federation (AFC) also issued an official statement confirming that the Asian Cup was cancelled in China due to the epidemic. The AFC will choose another venue for the 2023 Asian Cup in the near future to ensure that the event will be held as scheduled.

After losing the host status, the national football team lost the position of the seed team. Epidemic prevention is the most important issue. For the health of the people and athletes, we decided to close the Asian Cup like the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Asian Football Federation (AFC) once asked the China Asian Cup Organizing Committee to adopt a completely open mode. Frankly speaking, I hope that when hosting the Asian Cup in China, we will not be so strict and follow the situation abroad. But you should know that the attitude of foreign countries towards the epidemic is laissez-faire. This is totally unacceptable to us. After all, if we follow the open policy of the AFC, there will be a lot of trouble if we don't control it well. In addition, the health of many athletes will be threatened.

Although the AFC has not yet determined the venue of the next Asian Cup, it is a foregone conclusion that the China men's soccer team will lose its host status, which will have a great impact on the future draw grouping. Prior to this, China, as the host, will undoubtedly become the first team in the draw ceremony, so it can avoid Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Saudi Arabia, which rank the top five in Asia in the world, which undoubtedly increases the hope that China's men's football team will qualify from the group and even hit the quarter-finals.

However, after losing the right to host the Asian Games, China's men's soccer team, currently ranked 10th in the world, will completely lose the possibility of becoming a seed team. Therefore, in next year's Asian Cup group draw, China men's football team can only become a second-rate team at most, which will undoubtedly lead to the national football team meeting one of the first-class teams in the group stage.