Lippi is likely to sign a four-year contract with the national football team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

　　[Global Times comprehensive report] "Compared with the repeated substitutions of Chelsea in the Premier League, the China national football team is not stable." On the evening of 28th Beijing time, Cannavaro, the acting head coach of the national football team during the China Cup, announced through social media that he would give up the coaching position of China men’s football team and focus on Guangzhou Evergrande. His statement also sparked heated discussion on the Internet.

　　The professional football media "Goal Net" said that Cannavaro completely gave up the opportunity to coach the national football team because he was not qualified for the dual duties of the national football team and Evergrande head coach. On the 29th, Fox Sports published an article titled "Cannavaro resigned as the head coach of China men’s soccer team after two games", saying that the national football team lost to Thailand and Uzbekistan respectively in the two games he coached, and his coaching ability was obviously questioned by the outside world. "For China, which is aiming to hit the World Cup, a mature coach who can quickly lead the team to make a breakthrough may be more suitable."

　　In the eyes of foreign media, the time node when Ka Shuai gave up the national football position is more worthy of attention. "His resignation will increase people’s speculation that his mentor Lippi will return to the national football team three months after his departure." AFP said that Cannavaro was appointed as Lippi’s successor in mid-March. At that time, the outside world speculated that the China Cup was an examination of whether the former could coach for a long time. Obviously, Card Shuai failed to pass. In contrast, Lippi’s on-the-spot command level has been tested in the top 12 of the last World Cup and the Asian Cup.

　　According to Italy’s "All Market" report, Lippi is likely to reach a four-year contract with the national football team, with the goal of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup finals. Italy’s "Gazzetta dello Sport" affirmed that Lippi’s return to the national football team was only to be officially announced. However, Agence France-Presse said that from the final results, during Lippi’s more than two years in charge, China’s progress was only minimal. "For this team that has repeatedly changed coaches, how to determine the personnel and play will become the biggest challenge." (Xu Yunfeng)