Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview: "I won't comment on the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, but if my teammates qualify for the World Cup, I'll be happy for them. Being on the bench is a tactical requirement, but I don't think tactical requirements are always right."
Rodri: "The China national football team is undoubtedly great. If they become the first team besides Qatar to qualify for the World Cup proper, I won't be surprised in the slightest."
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After beating Vietnam away from home, the China national football team set off for Saudi Arabia as planned.
Come to think of it, the China national football team's players were under quite a lot of pressure now.
There were two reasons. The first was Escribá's strict demands.
Since they had shown no real improvement throughout the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the China national football team's players had been heavily criticized.
Fortunately, Escribá was not Erik ten Hag. Otherwise, the players probably would have struggled to breathe even on the plane.
The other reason was the World Cup.
Thanks to the media's massive hype, talk of the China national football team qualifying for the World Cup proper early had begun to gain traction. This was the last thing the players wanted to see.
Once the matter snowballed, fans—or rather, spectators—would naturally raise their expectations of the China national football team.
It would be awkward if they failed