The inspection team wasn't very large.
There was Contiguglia, the team leader August Martin, head coach Alina, and his assistant coach, Andy Dunbar.
And Chen Yu.
Those five were the core group, not counting their entourage.
The group's first stop was South Korea.
They flew first class, with Chen Yu seated next to Contiguglia.
After a bit of small talk, Chen Yu asked for a blanket. Just as he was about to doze off, he noticed Contiguglia take out a small notebook and start writing and sketching something.
He leaned over for a peek. It looked like he was trying to predict the group draws.
'How can you even predict that?'
"Robert, it's useless to think about this. With our team's strength, it doesn't matter which group we're in," Chen Yu couldn't help but say.
This time, the United States Team had been placed in Pot 4 by the National Football Association.
China was even in Pot 3.
With their level of strength, advancing out of any group would be difficult.
