Mixed U17/U16 Chinese football squad begins Brazil invitational campaign(1/4)

A mixed U17/U16 Chinese football boys team kicks off its campaign in the International Youth Football Invitational Tournament under Brazil-China Cultural Year against the youth team from Sao Paulo FC in Cotia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, June 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Lin Chunyin)

A mixed U17/U16 Chinese football boys team kicks off its campaign in the International Youth Football Invitational Tournament under Brazil-China Cultural Year against the youth team from Sao Paulo FC in Cotia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, June 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Lin Chunyin)

A mixed U17/U16 Chinese football boys team kicks off its campaign in the International Youth Football Invitational Tournament under Brazil-China Cultural Year against the youth team from Sao Paulo FC in Cotia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, June 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Lin Chunyin)

Dong Lu, founder of the grassroots youth development project China Football Juniors, provides guidance from the sidelines in the International Youth Football Invitational Tournament under Brazil-China Cultural Year in Cotia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, June 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Lin Chunyin)