What is our ultimate goal? "Asked Muhammati Abushatar, a sixth grade" football teenager "from Gongliu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Teammates answered in unison, 'Goal!' Recently, a short video of Muhammati setting up football tactics has gone viral on the internet. On the 20th, the reporter walked into the central elementary school in Aktubek Town, Gongliu County, where Muhammaiti was studying, and saw that he was training with his teammates on the green field. Run up and hit the goal in one go, the football curved in the air and hit the goal in the center. I have loved playing football since I was young and joined the school football team in third grade. I have participated in football matches held in the county and state, and have achieved good results every time Muhammaiti said he wants to study hard, get into a good university, and strive to become a professional football player. During training breaks, he also picked up the coach's blackboard and reviewed with his teammates, explaining tactics to them. Muhammaiti is the main player of the school's men's football team, playing as a left winger. His performance in the team is particularly good, not only can he drive the emotions of his teammates, but he can also arrange and explain tactics at any time Arsheng Polati, a physical education teacher at Aktubik Town Central Primary School, said. Xinjiang football has always been highly anticipated and committed to cultivating more "good talents" for Chinese football. Behind the popularity of Xinjiang's "football youth" on the internet is the region's emphasis on cultivating young football talents. In the fourth round of the round of 18 of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers held recently, the Chinese men's national football team defeated the Indonesian team 2-1, achieving their first victory in the round of 18 of the World Cup qualifiers. Xinjiang player Baihelamu Abduwei scored his first goal in this game. Another Xinjiang internet celebrity grassroots football star, Nur Maimiti Sirefu, recently joined the coaching team of the Shenka Youth Football Training Base in Kashgar City. He was once a player for the only football club in Xinjiang, Tianshan Snow Leopard. I will actively learn professional knowledge of football coaching and strive to become an excellent coach, "Nurmaimaiti said. At the end of 2023, the State Council approved the first batch of pilot projects for the construction of a "Western Region Sports Education Integration Football Youth Training System" in 8 prefectures and cities in 7 provinces and regions, including 2 in Kashgar and Yili, Xinjiang. (New Society)