Recently, China's U19 men's football team has been training vigorously within the country. In order to test the results of this period of training, the head coach of China's U19 men's football team, Djordjevic, organized a team to play a friendly match against Shenzhen 2028, which has just been promoted to the second-tier league. The Chinese team boasts several players who are regular starters in the China League One, and also includes super newcomers like Wang Yudong, who has already secured stable playing time in the Chinese Super League. As a result, fans believed that China's U19 men's football team would easily defeat the second-tier team.
Unexpectedly, this Shenzhen-based second-tier team, enjoying the advantage of playing at home, did not give any face to China's U19 men's football team. Shenzhen 2028 defeated China's U19 men's football team 3-1, surprising many fans. Notably, Liu Chengyu, the Shanghai Shenhua forward, scored a goal in the game, becoming one of the few highlights for China's U19 men's football team in this match.
Many fans believe that the head coach of China's U19 men's football team, Djordjevic, should carefully summarize the experiences and lessons learned, especially since the team is about to participate in the Asian Youth Championship. The goal of China's U19 men's football team in the Asian Youth Championship is to qualify for the World Youth Championship, as multiple national youth teams have failed to showcase their abilities on the World Youth Championship stage. The last time a national youth team qualified for the World Youth Championship was back in 2005. At that time, the 85 national youth team led by Feng Xiaoting performed well in the Asian Youth Championship.
The 85 national youth team finished second in the Asian Youth Championship and successfully advanced to the 2025 World Youth Championship. Their outstanding performance in the World Youth Championship impressed many fans. Unfortunately, subsequent national youth teams have not returned to the World Youth Championship stage. Therefore, fans hope that the 05 national youth team led by Wang Yudong can perform well in the Asian Youth Championship and once again qualify for the World Youth Championship.
This national youth team has many talented players, with Wang Yudong, Mao Weijie, and Liu Chengyu all recognized as super newcomers. It is indeed regrettable that the national youth team lost 1-3 to Shenzhen 2028 during their training in Shenzhen. If the team continues to perform like this in the Asian Youth Championship, they may not even be able to advance from the group stage, let alone qualify for the World Youth Championship.