China calls nine U23 players into 26-man squad for upcoming FIFA Series

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China's men's national team on Thursday named a 26-player squad for the upcoming FIFA Series in Australia, featuring a notable influx of young talent with nine under-23 players included.

Eight of them were members of the China U23 side that finished runner-up at the AFC U23 Asian Cup in January, namely Wang Yudong, Xu Bin, Hu Hetao, Liu Haofan, Behram Abduweli, Yang Xi, Kuai Jiwen a