The Chinese men's football team is completely out! Eight seats have been set for the round of 16, and Uzbekistan and Syria have been added to advance
In the Qatar Asian Cup in 2024, the third round of Group B will be contested on the evening of January 23, and the situation in Group B is somewhat related to the Chinese men's football team, mainly the match between Syria and India. After fierce competition, Syria defeated India 1-0 and completely sent the Chinese men's football team on the return flight. In addition, Australia and Uzbekistan drew with Australia advancing as Group B winners and Uzbekistan finishing second in the group.
Asian Cup standings
According to the latest standings situation, the comparison of the results of the third place in each group shows that the Chinese men's football team is sure to miss the top four with better results, so it is completely out of the group, leaving an embarrassing record of 2 draws, 1 loss and 0 goals in this Asian Cup.
Regarding the situation in the round of 16, Uzbekistan ranked second in Group B and directly advanced to the round of 16. In addition, since Japan played Indonesia in the final round of Group D, the third place in Group D has a maximum of 4 points, and Indonesia's goal difference in this case is -1. Syria, on the other hand, has 4 points and 0 goal difference, and its results are guaranteed to surpass the third place in Group A and Group D. As a result, Syria also qualified for the round of 16.
So far, 8 places have been finalized for the top 16 teams of this Asian Cup, in addition to the new Uzbekistan and Syria teams, there are also Qatar, Tajikistan, Australia, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Among the remaining teams, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, South Korea and Thailand are all infinitely close to the round of 16.
Syria 1-0 India
The match was played at the Gulf Stadium in Khor City, Qatar, and was refereed by Siwakorn Buudun from Thailand and VAR refereed by Taki Jafari from Singapore. Syria has 1 draw and 1 loss in the first 2 rounds, and the probability of winning is to advance to the round of 16, while the Indian team has lost 2 consecutive games in the first 2 rounds, and if they get all 3 points, they will also have a chance to qualify.
This game is related to the situation of the Chinese men's football team, as long as there is 1 goal in the game, then the Chinese men's football team will be eliminated directly. Even if the two sides draw 0-0, if Syria does not eat cards, the Chinese men's football team will still be eliminated directly.
In the 8th minute of the opening game, Syria scored consecutive headers, and the Indian goalkeeper played bravely to resolve the crisis. In the 19th minute, Syria shot again in succession, but was bravely defused by the Indian goalkeeper. In the 26th minute, Weiss received a yellow card for his retaliatory action, and the number of yellow cards for the Syrian team tied with the Chinese team.
In the second half, Syria continued to attack the Indian defence. In the 61st minute, Syria had a great chance, but Khribin's close-range header went just wide. In the 76th minute, the Syrian team quickly counterattacked, and Omar Kribin finally scored the goal, and the Syrian team took a 1-0 lead. So far, the Chinese men's football team has definitely missed the round of 16.
After that, the score was not rewritten, and Syria beat India 1-0 to secure progress to the round of 16.
Australia 1-1 Uzbekistan
The match was played at the Janoub Stadium in Wakra, Qatar, and the referee was Yusuke Araki from Japan, and the VAR referee Junhei Iida was also from Japan. In addition, there are also 3 Chinese referees involved in this game, Ma Ning as the fourth official, Zhang Cheng as the alternate assistant referee, and Fu Ming as the VAR assistant referee.
Australia has a strong performance in the first two rounds, with two consecutive wins and six points to advance to the round of 16, while Uzbekistan has four points from one win and one draw in the first two rounds.
In the ninth minute, Boyle scored from close range, but the goal was blown offside first. In the 45th minute, the referee reviewed VAR and awarded a penalty after the Uzbek player fell to the ground in the penalty area, and then Boyle scored a solid goal to give Australia a 1-0 lead.
In the 61st minute, Uzbekistan got a set-piece opportunity in front of the field, drove to the center of the penalty area, and Yeshmurodov jumped high to score with a header, but unfortunately it was finally judged offside. In the 78th minute, Turgunboyev scored with a header and Uzbekistan equalized. The two sides eventually drew and advanced to the round of 16 together.