STORY: China's football team arrives in Australia for FIFA Women's World Cup
DATELINE: July 8, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese national football team arriving at Adelaide Airport
2. various of Chinese national football team leaving airport and going to hotel

STORYLINE:

The Chinese national football team arrived in South Australia (SA) on Saturday to participate in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
   
Fans waited at the airport in Adelaide, the capital city of SA, to welcome the Chinese team with flowers as gifts, cheering the players, "Steel Roses, come on China!"

The 2023 World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand between July 20-August 20.
   
Only the top two teams from eight groups will enter the round of 16, as this is the first time that women's football's biggest tournament will expand to a 32-team format.
   
China, having clinched the Asian Cup last year, is placed in Group D with England, Denmark and Haiti.
   
At the 2019 World Cup in France, the Steel Roses were knocked out in the round of 16. "This time, we are certainly looking to make our target higher since this gives us more motivation," said head coach Shui Qingxia earlier this week before departure to Adelaide.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Adelaide, Australia.
(XHTV)