In the worst case, China, a "1.5 billionth power," is expected to take on the last challenge with a "Ballon d'Or defender."
"After last discussion, the Chinese Football Association decided to maintain the system of Franco Ivankovic," said Chinese media Sohu. The reaction of the soccer fans was clear, and there were many criticisms about the team's upset loss against Saudi Arabia. Of course, Ivankovic is not in a solid position," the Chinese media reported.
China lost consecutive games against Japan and Saudi Arabia in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. It suffered a 0-7 disaster against Japan, and the Saudi game at home suffered a numerical advantage due to the exit and a 1-2 come-from-behind loss despite a 1-0 lead.
It was a shocking result. China expected more than one point against Japan and Saudi Arabia, but ended up with zero point and losing two consecutive games. As a result, China's road to the North Korea-China World Cup has become bumpy.
A data blogger in China also announced the final ranking probability that China will win the third qualifying round. According to the blogger, China has a 0 percent chance of ranking first in Group C and the second place is 0.3 percent, meaning that there is little possibility that China will play in the North-China World Cup immediately.
The probability of advancing to the fourth preliminary round, which is given to the third and fourth-ranked teams in their respective groups as the last chance, was 7.9 percent. The probability of being eliminated is 91.8 percent, and that of being the last one is 68.7 percent.
China also criticized the Ivankovic regime's incompetence and said a change is needed. However, the Chinese Football Association trusted Ivankovic once again, citing practical problems such as massive penalties and lack of a leader to make a big change immediately.
China will play an away match in Australia in October and a home match against Indonesia. Australia has been sluggish in this qualifying round with one draw and one loss, while Indonesia is the weakest team in Group C for China. Therefore, I am looking forward to this October's schedule.
"For Ivankovic, the match between Australia and Indonesia will be a real test. Australia had one draw and one loss to bring about an average performance. If Ivankovic can beat Australia, he can take a breather. If he loses against Indonesia, Ivankovic's position will be in jeopardy. If he cannot beat the weakest team in the group, there is little reason for him to stay," the newspaper said.
If Ivankovic is replaced, Fabio Cannavaro is mentioned as a candidate for the new head coach, Sowoo said. "According to recent statistics and information, Cannavaro of Italy is a strong candidate for the new coach. He has lived in China for several years and has a deep understanding and affection for Chinese soccer. He recently recommended himself and expressed his strong desire to become a coach in China. If Ivankovic shows poor performance again this time, Cannavaro is highly likely to replace him."
Cannavaro is a former World-Class defender who led Italy to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He is also the last Ballon d'Or defender. 토토사이트
Cannabaro, who spent a considerable amount of time in China after starting his leadership career, became a coach of China for a very short time. Therefore, it is natural that China is showing favor with Cannabaro.
However, looking at the current China, no matter what coach comes, the road to the North Korea-China World Cup is not easy. In addition, the scenario in which Ivankovic is sluggish in matches against Australia and Indonesia, and Cannavarro is coming is premised that he should eventually achieve the worst performance in Group C. We need to take a closer look at whether Cannavarro's appointment will be a happy ending.
