China is crazy. 'It's going to break through to the World Cup finals'...Neymar's junior naturalization completed → Ready to play against Australia 'The end'
China is crazy. 'It's going to break through to the World Cup finals'...Neymar's junior naturalization completed → Ready to play against Australia 'The end'
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China, which succeeded in naturalizing midfielder Serginho (Syelginio), from the Brazilian soccer league's prestigious Santos, as a Chinese national, is preparing to play in the A-match in March.
Saierginio will officially hold Chinese nationality on Wednesday. He will also be eligible to be selected as a member of the Chinese national soccer team. The Chinese national soccer team plans to have Saierginio play in the final qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA Asian region against Saudi Arabia and Australia that will take place this month after going through registration procedures.
Chinese media Sohu said on the 13th, "Currently, the Chinese Football Association is finalizing the registration process to make Saierginio on the list," adding, "If everything goes smoothly, he will be included in China's starting list in the early morning of the 21st."
Saierginio, who made his professional debut with Santos after playing for Sao Paulo and Santos Youth, Brazil's soccer league, joined Kashima Antlers (Japan) in 2018 and formed a relationship with Asian soccer. Later, he entered the Chinese stage through Changchun Yatai in 2020, and joined Beijing Guoan, Kim Min-jae's former team, as a free agent last month.
Saierginio scored 30 goals in 100 matches during his time as Changchun Yatai, including 8 goals and 8 assists in 24 starts in the Chinese Super League last year. Thanks to his impressive performance, he was on the radar of the Chinese Football Association and became Chinese national after pursuing naturalization to China after Iker Sun, who naturalized to China in 2019.
"China has strengthened its recruitment of naturalized players since the November 2024 match against Japan (lost 1-3) but has yet to produce any results," Sohu said. "Serginho is the most notable player among them. His excellent pass and coordination skills are what the Chinese national soccer team needs." 먹튀검증
According to Sohu Dotcom, Saierginio, who was a dual Brazilian and Italian citizen, was not able to participate in the training of the Chinese national soccer team earlier this month because the naturalization process did not go smoothly, but he finally obtained Chinese citizenship after giving up his Italian citizenship in 2024 and giving up his Brazilian citizenship on the 11th. Saierginio reportedly left for Dubai, where his Chinese national team colleagues are training.
Chinese famous soccer journalist Mothering said Saierginio will not be able to play in the match against Saudi Arabia on the 20th, but he is likely to play in the match against Australia at home on the 25th. According to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA regulations, Saierginio must include his name on the list submitted seven days before the match to play.
"It will take time to complete the relevant process, but Serginho is looking forward to playing for the national team," Sohu said, adding that he is looking forward to making his debut for the Chinese national team just as Chinese soccer expects Saerginio.
China intends to take the lead in advancing to the World Cup finals. China is at the bottom of Group C with six points with four final Asian qualifiers remaining, but there is still a possibility that China will reverse its ranking in the remaining matches as it is only one point behind second-ranked Australia with seven points. China will meet Saudi Arabia and Australia, and then face Indonesia (away) and Bahrain (home) in June.