世界杯[1]结束，国际足球也将重新变回平静，不过国际足联[2]比赛日还是将成为球迷关心注意的热点；中国男足[3]也同样将在下半年迎接来一系列的热身比赛[4]，最早的一场比赛已经被决定，就是8月11日在广西南宁和巴林队比赛。

在世界杯中，中国男足在昆明进行了两周时间集体训练，并安排了一场国际A级赛[5]，这也是高洪波[6]带领的国家队不太忙的日子。世界杯结束后，中国男足将忙起来，一系列热身比赛将等待他们。

按照国际足联的安排，8月、9月、10月、11月都有国际足联的比赛日，中国足球协会[7]要求福特宝公司[8]必须安排六场比赛。从目前了解的情况来看，这六场比赛的对手大部分已经被安排好。其中8月11日，中国男足将在广西南宁迎接来和西亚球队巴林队的比赛，这也是为明年1月份的亚洲杯[9]做准备，毕竟亚洲杯小组赛[10]，中国队将碰到卡塔尔和科威特两支西亚球队

9月份，欧洲杯[11]预选赛[12]将开始，国际足联安排了两个比赛日，一个是9月3日,另一个是9月7日。到现在中国队9月3日的比赛对手已经基本确定，那就是来自西亚的伊朗队。这也是在2009年高洪波当教练之后，中国队与伊朗队的第二次比赛。

其他的热身比赛的对手也已经基本被确定，欧洲的拉脱维亚、波黑将成为中国队的热身比赛里的对手。此外，叙利亚队先提出来要和中国踢两场热身比赛，所以叙利亚也将成为中国队的热身对手。

China's national football team (中国男足) preparing for new challenges

 

As the World Cup has ended international football is tranquil again, though new competition dates set by FIFA is also a topic football fans pays attention to. China's men football team will be one of the teams to participate in several friendly matches, the earliest match has been already decided upon, a game against Bahrain on August 11^th in Nanning, Guangxi.

In the same time of the World Cup, the Chinese national team has been training for two weeks in Kunming, as well as organized an international A grade competition. Coach Gao Hongbo lead the team through a non-busy period. After the World Cup was concluded, the China men's national team is becoming busier as a series of friendly games are waiting for it.

According to the schedule organized by FIFA, international matches will take place in September, October and November. China's Football Association requests that Ford must organize six matches. Considering the current situation, the opponents in majority of these six matches have already been fixed. Among the matches is the August 11^th game in Nanning, Guangxi, in which China is hosting Southwest Asian team Bahrain, which is also a good preparation to next year's Asian Cup. After all, in the group stage of the Asian Cup China will meet Qatar and Kuwait, two Southwest Asian squads.

In September the European Championship preliminary matches will begin. FIFA has set two match dates, the first on September 3^rd and the second on September 7^th. The opponent of China's September 3^rd match has already been set, it will be Southwest Asian team Iran. This is the second time China plays Iran since Gao Hongbo had become the coach in 2009.

The opponents in the other friendly matches have basically been fixed, including the European teams Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are supposed to play China in friendly games. Furthermore, Syria has offered to play two friendly matches against China earlier on, so it will also be one of China's opponents.

[1] 世界杯 (shìjièbēi) - The football World Cup, held every four years.

[2] 国际足联 (guójìzúlián) - FIFA - International Federation of Association Football (original name in French).

[3] 中国男足 (zhōngguónánzú) - China's national men football team (足 stands for 足球 (zúqiú) - football).

[4] 热身比赛 (rèshēnbǐsài) - 'warm-up competition', in English usually referred to as 'friendly matches', informal games between teams, with no effect on their ranking in future competitions

[5] 国际A级赛 (guójì A jísài) - Top level international football tournaments, based on criteria assembled by FIFA.

[6] 高洪波 (Gāo Hóngbō) - China national football team's head coach since 2009.

[7] 中国足球协会 (zhōngguó zúqiúxiéhuì) - Chinese Football Association

[8] 福特宝公司 (fútèbǎo gōngsī) - Short for 中国福特宝足球产业发展公司 - China Football Industry Development Corp., responsible for Chinese football sponsorship issues, and developing the football industry market.

[9] 亚洲杯 (Yàzhōubēi) - Asian Cup - Asia football championship 

[10] 小组赛 (xiǎozǔsài) - 'Small group competitions', refers to the early group stage in a major tournament.

[11] 欧洲杯 (ōuzhōubēi) - European Football Championship, held every four years. Current champion is Spain

[12] 预选赛 (yùxuǎnsài) - Preliminary match - Matches which determine which team will participate in a major future competition.