Wu Xi (L) of China vies with Pham Tuan Hai of Vietnam during the Group B match between China and Vietnam of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifier in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 1, 2022. China lost 3-1. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Experienced midfielder Wu Xi and forward Zhang Yuning are not included in China's roster for the East Asian Cup due to injuries.
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Wu Xi and Zhang Yuning have been left out of the Chinese men's national team list for the East Asian Cup unveiled on Friday after they were injured in recent domestic league games.
Zhang was confirmed to have suffered right a shoulder dislocation and soft tissue tear, his club Beijing Guoan said on Saturday.
The striker picked up the injury when he fell to the ground under challenge in the 81st minute of Beijing's 0-0 draw with Meizhou Hakka on Thursday.
He was then taken off with his right shoulder bandaged and his right arm fastened to his body.
Zhang Yuning of Beijing Guoan is tackled during a 2022 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Wu sustained a rib fracture from a collision with an opposition player in Shanghai Shenhua's 4-2 loss to Wuhan Three Towns on Sunday.
His club Shanghai said they had briefed the Chinese national team on Wu's injury with relevant medical documents.
Both Zhang and Wu had reportedly been included in the national team roster when it was under consideration.
The East Asian Cup tournament will be held from July 19-29. ■
