Interview: Ivankovic vows to write new chapter of Chinese football

By sportswriters Dong Yixing and Xiao Shiyao

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Less than a month after being appointed head coach of the Chinese men's national football team, Branko Ivankovic will make his debut in the dugout when China takes on Singapore in a pair of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, first away on Thursday and at home in Tianjin five days later.

Currently, China stands third in Group C of the seco