National football coach Ivan: I hope to bid farewell to the round of 18 with victory Whether to continue to lead the Football Association to make a decision

Reporter Chen Yong reports from Chongqing In the final round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Round of 18, the Chinese team's home match against Bahrain will be played tomorrow night at the Chongqing Longxing Professional Football Stadium.

"Coming to the pre-match press conference for the last game and the last match of this World Cup qualifier, I was very happy to see so many media friends. Our goal is to win this game and send it to our fans, who have given us great support and have shown very strong love, and we are going to finish the World Cup qualifiers with hard work and victory. ”

Regarding the injury situation, Ivankovic said: "In terms of players, Wei Shihao was suspended, Hu Hetao had knee ligament problems at the last moment of the game, Zhu Chenjie had muscle problems, and after the examination, Cao Yongjing also had an injury to his shoulder and could not play this game, Jiang Shenglong, Wu Lei, Bai Helamu and others were unable to participate in this game because of injuries. I hope every member of our team is ready to give a good game. ”

"Tomorrow is a tough game against a strong team, so we have analysed them well and prepared for this game with all our strength to get the win."

Regarding the significance of this match, Ivankovic said: "This game is won with all our strength because from the national team point of view, there is no game that is not important, and we want to say goodbye to the World Cup qualifiers by winning the next game, and at the same time thank the fans for their support and love. ”

Regarding the mentality of the team and whether to give more opportunities to the younger players, Ivankovic said: "Losing any game is very heavy for us, and the most important thing now is to adjust physically and mentally with a positive attitude to go into this game with all our might. In terms of young players, the age structure of the team has been greatly younger, and in each age group, Xie Wenneng, Hu Hetao, Bai Helamu, and Wang Yudong have begun to emerge, and they can feel that the future of the national football team is still very good. ”

After more than two weeks of intensive training, what are the pros and cons of the two ways compared to the players maintaining their form in the league? Ivankovic said: "In terms of training length, any coach wants to have a longer training camp to build a better team. Our international players are not in the same situation at different clubs, some people have less time to play, which is a problem for the national team. ”

Will this be Ivankovic's last fight? To such a question, Ivankovic replied: "We are now preparing for this game with all our might, and as for whether it is my last game, we will make a comprehensive analysis and summary after this game, and I believe that the Football Association will make a decision at that time." ”