The Chinese women's football team officially entered the battle state, and the training was transferred to the designated training ground of FIFA
After the last warm-up match with Colombia in Sydney at noon on July 17, local time, the Chinese women's football team left Sydney that night and flew back to Adelaide, where the preparation base camp is located. According to the plan, the Chinese women's football team will transfer the training venue from the self-selected Elis Park stadium to the Croatian Sports Club stadium designated by FIFA from the 18th, and the team's preparations, security and other work will be fully upgraded. This means that the Chinese women's football team has entered the competition state, and the girls clearly feel the atmosphere of the World Cup.
At noon on July 17 local time, the Chinese women's football team had a warm-up match with the Colombian women's football team, a South American team that also entered the World Cup, in Sydney. With Wu Chengshu's two headers, the Chinese women's football team drew 2-2 with their opponents. Through the matches against Brazil and Colombia, the Chinese women's football team has also found the problems and shortcomings that still exist. Among the 23 players who accompanied the team, except for the third goalkeeper Pan Hongyan, the other 22 players appeared in the two games one after another, so they adjusted their competitive status and felt the atmosphere of the competition.
Considering the difficult preparation tasks, the Chinese women's football team went to the airport 2 hours after the game and returned to Adelaide, where the base camp is located. Affected by weather and other factors, the flight of the Chinese women's football team was delayed, and the team arrived in Adelaide at 9:20 pm local time on the 17th. It should be said that the two warm-up trips before the start of the Chinese Women's Football World Cup were very hard.
At 3 pm on July 18, the Chinese women's football team will conduct field training and transfer from the previously used Elis Park stadium to the Croatian Sports Club stadium. It should be noted that since the 2023 Women's World Cup will be officially opened on July 20, FIFA will fully undertake the reception work of the participating teams from 2 days before the game according to the regulations. From now until the team ends the World Cup The brigade's training, reception, accommodation, transportation and other expenses are all borne by FIFA. At the training site of the Chinese women's football team, there will also be various FIFA staff including security personnel.
The start of the above procedures also means that the participating teams have entered the World Cup preparation state. With the transition of training, the girls of the Chinese women's football team, especially those who participated in the World Cup for the first time, can clearly feel the atmosphere of the top competition. It is reported that before this, the Chinese women's football team has carried out special training such as physical fitness strengthening, technical and tactical drills, positioning balls and shooting in stages, and has tested the main formation and lineup through two warm-up matches. For the Danish team's game, head coach Shui Qingxia has already designed a relatively complete plan against the enemy.
On the morning of the 18th, the Chinese women's football team also participated in the shooting of makeup photos for the World Cup organized by FIFA, and the training in the afternoon will also be open to the media. Since the whole team just participated in a high-intensity warm-up match one day ago, the intensity of this training is not high. The training content is mainly about physical recovery, accompanied by relaxing game training to help the players relieve their nervous preparations.
According to the plan, the Chinese women's football team will leave Adelaide on July 20 and go to Perth, where the first match of the group stage is held.
