Wei likely to be called up for China's WC qualifiers in October, says Ivankovic

DALIAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China head coach Branko Ivankovic said on Friday that Wei Shihao stands a good chance of being called up for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October.

The Croat, who dropped Wei for China's World Cup qualifying games against Japan and Saudi Arabia in September, said the midfielder would probably feature in October.

"We are all aware of his abilities, but we had to take into con