The group match of this competition can be called the “nightmare” of the seed team. None of the four seed teams can advance as the first name of the team. Qatar and the last runner-up Vietnam even failed to qualify.
Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, January 16 (reporter Wang Hengzhi) the group match of the U23 Championship of the Asian Football Association ended on the evening of 16th, and the South Korean team became the only team to qualify with a full victory, the two seed teams Qatar and Vietnam have double-fold halves, and the other two seed teams Thailand and Uzbekistan have not been able to get the first place in the group. Of course, the most embarrassing thing was the Chinese team, who lost all three games and became the only team that didn’t get points, and also the only team that didn’t get goals.
The group match of this competition can be called the “nightmare” of the seed team. None of the four seed teams can advance as the first name of the team. Qatar and the last runner-up Vietnam even failed to qualify. Compared with the last competition, the characteristics of weak and weak have not changed, but the team who laughed to the end has “changed blood”. Only the South Korean team and the Uzbekistan team successfully broke through the siege two years ago, it shows that the level of the event is relatively close and the competition is very fierce. Only the Chinese team is out again “stably.
Although Thailand, the host of Group A, defeated Bahrain at 5:0, creating the only big victory in the group match with A net goal greater than two goals, they were still defeated by the Australian team and failed to become the first in the group. Interestingly, only these two games of this group won in six matches, and the Australian team that won the host failed to take advantage of the gains in Bahrain and Iraq, the Balin team at the bottom of the team was only 3 points less than the team’s top Australian team. Iraq, which had achieved good results in the previous three sessions, failed to reach the top eight for the first time, and they only gained three draws.
The biggest cold door comes from Group B. The Qatar Team, which has performed well in Asian football in recent years, is also hard to win. After three draws, we can only watch the Saudi Arabian team and the Syrian team join hands to qualify. Japan’s 1-level and 2-negative team, which did not send all the main players to fight, was at the bottom. However, for those who held the qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games, this trip was more meaningful to practice and understand their opponents. The Syrian team showed the most tough side. They beat Qatar 2:2 and killed Japan in the 87th minute, just breaking into a world.
The Group C where the Chinese team is located can be described as strong and weak. As the only team that lost all three battles, the Chinese team even failed to achieve one goal and was killed twice, this is also the worst performance of the Chinese team in this event. In sharp contrast, the South Korean team rotated sharply in three matches and won the only three consecutive wins in the group match. As a seed team, the Uzbekistan team nearly “overturned”. With two goals defeated the Chinese team at 2:0, the defending champion was the Iranian team with the advantage of a winning ball, insurance-related promotion to the top eight.
If you want to choose the team that has made the greatest progress in Asia in recent years, the Vietnamese team will definitely rank in the number. From the team of fish brisket to those who have played well frequently, they will become the seed team of this competition by virtue of the results of the last runner-up. However, this time they failed to show the tenacity and ease as they did two years ago. The first two rounds of group D were 0:0, and the last round faced the North Korean team who had lost two consecutive games, in the case of an advanced ball, it was reversed by the opponent, and the group was not in the bottom of the top eight. The Japanese team and the Jordan team scored 5 points and joined hands to qualify.
The situation of the eight-strong match is: Saudi Arabia will play against Thailand, Australia against Syria, South Korea will play against Jordan, and UAE’s opponent is defending champion Uzbekistan.