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.
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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.
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The East Asians will have one last tune-up match against UAE Pro League club Al Wahda on January 2.
Source: the-afc.com