AFC Asian Cup 2019: China PR National Football Team arrived UEA
Abu Dhabi: China PR's Marcello Lippi
and his charges arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, ahead of the
AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 which kicks off in seven days.
Team Dragon are in Group C with
two-time champions Korea Republic, tournament debutants Philippines and Kyrgyz
Republic, who will be their first group opponents on January 7 at the Sheikh
Khalifa International Stadium.
Leading up to the Continental
showpiece, China had suffered a 2-1 loss to Iraq, and were denied a win against
Jordan when the West Asians came back from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw.
The East Asians will have one last
tune-up match against UAE Pro League club Al Wahda on January 2.