The reporter reported coldly There is only about a month and a half before the round of 18, and the Chinese Football Association has finalized the location of the first home field of the top 18, and at the same time, the preliminary list of the national team has also begun to be delineated, and the preparation for the top 18 of the national football team has been fully launched. At the same time, the opponents of the national football team in the round of 18 have also begun to prepare for the game.

Japan coach Hoichi Mori will go to Europe again to inspect the Olympic team and other international players in Europe after going to Germany to watch the European Championship. Australia coach Trent Alexander-Arnold also sent assistant coach Muhrensteen to Europe to collect information on European players and finalised the first home match against the national football team in the round of 18. Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini is also outlining the Saudi squad, disobeying his six internationals in the Asian Cup, at least goalkeeper Aqidi was included in the primary list as soon as his suspension expired. Bahrain even started a two-week training camp in Slovenia yesterday, with coach Taladzic hoping to check the form of his players. The coach of the Indonesian team, Shin Tai Long, hurried to complete the pleurisy surgery and returned to Indonesia in mid-August for early recovery.

Japan is the first opponent of the national football team in the round of 18, and on June 27 the Japan Football Association announced that the first two home games of the Japan team against the national football team and Australia in the round of 18 will be played at the Saitama World Cup Stadium. This is the home of Urawa Red Diamonds, with a capacity of 63,700 people. Coach Mori Boichi also traveled to Germany in June to watch 10 European Championship matches live, and was particularly impressed by the explosion of young players in the European Championship: "Middle school students can play in the top teams of the European Championship, which shows the results of European countries in the development of young players. ”

In the men's football competition at the Paris Olympics, which began on July 24, the Japan Olympic team was also the object of Mori's inspection. The Japan Olympic team is the only team among the 16 teams that does not have overage players. Seven of the 22 players (18+4 alternates) play in Europe, goalkeeper Reio Kokubo and midfielder Jeanru Fujita are both of mixed Nigerian and Japan descent, playing for St Treyden (Belgian Liga) with defender Rihito Yamamoto, midfielders Shunsuke Mitsuto and Mitsuki Saito play for Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivisie), Colombia and Japan left winger Megumi Sato in Bremen B (Bundesliga), striker Yuga Hirakawa has joined Bristol City in the Championship.

Five of the seven players are members of this year's U23 Asian Cup winning team, and Ryo Fujita, who is already a Japan national team international, is also the MVP winner of the U23 Asian Cup. He and Shunsuke Minoto, the best newcomer in the J-League last season, Mitsuki Saito, who was selected in the Eredivisie Team of the Month in March, as well as mixed-race midfielder Megumi Sato and goalkeeper Reio Kokubo, are all considered by the Japanese media to be expected to enter the squad for the round of 18 in September.

In addition to the Japan Olympic team, Moriyasu also has to examine the status of the main players in Europe. At the end of July, Kenei Kubo played for Real Sociedad and Kaoru Mikasa played for Brighton, both warmed up in Japan, Bayern will also warm up with Tottenham in Korea in early August, and defender Yoki Ito, who has just joined Bayern, is also one of the targets of Moriyasuichi's investigation. As is customary, Mori will announce the first squad for the round of 18 at the end of August. The performances of the European internationals in pre-season and at the start of the league will be the main reference for selection.

The most thorough preparation for the national football round of 18 opponents is Bahrain, and the Bahrain team coached by former Henan Jianye Croatia coach Taladzic has left for Slovenia yesterday to start a two-week training camp. The training camp took place in Maribor until the end of August 2.

The Bahrain squad gathered 30 players for this pre-training camp and will warm up locally with two top-flight clubs, including Lokomotiv Zagreb. Bahrain's only European player, striker Youssef, is not among them, as the Czech league he plays for has started its new season. Taladzic has brought in a number of veterans in hopes of using their vast game experience. In addition, Nigerian right-back Emmanuel, who was naturalized earlier this year, is a new face.

Saudi Arabia's second opponent in September, coach Mancini is also in the preliminary squad, and in February, six Saudi internationals were banned for five months for public disobedience to the Italy coach, and this time Riyadh victory goalkeeper Akidi was "pardoned" into the 35-man preliminary list, but the famous Al-Faraj still did not get Mancini's forgiveness. The Saudi Football Federation and Mancini are currently meeting every day to refine their preparation plans. The Saudi team will train in Riyadh on September 2 to prepare for their first match against Indonesia, before flying directly to Dalian on a charter flight. By then, the Saudi league has already started two rounds, and Mancini has plenty of time to scout the players.

On 18 July, the Australia FA confirmed the October home game against the national football team at the 53,500-capacity oval stadium in Adelaide. The Australia national team has a number of players from Adelaide's South Australian state, such as substitute goalkeeper Gauche, midfielder McGree and striker Goodwin, and the home stadium is also here to win more support from local fans. In addition, Australia coach Trent Alexander-Arnold and members of the coaching staff will also travel to Europe to scout the players. Assistant coach Muhrensteen will focus on the form of Bayern Munich rookie Ilankunda, hoping that the 18-year-old Burundian winger can continue his excellent form this year and make it to the round of 18 squad.

Indonesia's preparations have been hampered by coach Shin Tae-ryong's pleurisy surgery in Korea, and he expects to make a full recovery in early August. However, Indonesia's naturalization process is on track, and defender Feldonk, who came from Feyenoord's echelon and plays for Nijmegen in the Eredivisie, completed his naturalization in June. The plan is to surprise naturalize at least two or three more players before the squad for the round of 18 is announced at the end of August. Denmark giants Copenhagen centre-back Dix will be naturalized by September, while Major League Soccer FC Dallas goalkeeper Pais has been naturalized.