0-0！ World preliminaries miracle! Ranked 151st fish belly tied the Asian champion, and the next round of a draw will qualify!

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2024-06-07 03:25Published in Henan

The 5th round of the group stage of the round of 36 in the Asian region of the World Preliminary Championship has all ended, but no one expected that in this round of the game, there was a big upset, a fish belly team ranked 151st in the world actually grabbed points from the Asian champion!

In the Asian Cup at the beginning of this year, the host Qatar team went all the way, and after defeating Iran and Jordan in succession, they lifted the championship trophy for the second time in a row, becoming the fifth team in the history of the Asian Cup to defend the title. In the round of 36, the strong momentum of the Qatar team has not diminished at all, and after successfully beating the Kuwait team on the last match day, the Qatar team has locked the first place in Group A two rounds in advance, and marched to the round of 18 with its head held high!

Because the team has qualified ahead of schedule, in the latest national team training camp, Qatari coach Marquez has recruited many young players, and the absolute main players in the past, such as Afif and Ali, have also been given a rare opportunity to rest. In the fifth round of the group stage, they went to the away stadium to face Afghanistan, the weakest team in the group. In the latest FIFA rankings, the Afghan team is only ranked 151st, which can be said to be an out-and-out "fish belly team", but it is this inconspicuous small role that has caused upsets one after another in the round of 36.

In their two last-36 matches in March, Afghanistan drew 0-0 at home to second-seeded India and then won 2-1 away from home. Against Qatar, Afghanistan continued their excellent form in March. Although the Qatar team played as the second team, the strength of the new Asian champion was still not comparable to the Afghan team, so they pragmatically retreated across the board as soon as they came up and started a defensive counterattack.

Despite having a 69 per cent possession rate, the young Qatari team did not have much to do in the face of the Afghan team's iron bucket formation. In the end, the two teams that lacked the goal ended in a 0-0 draw, and the Afghan team miraculously gained 1 point, holding the initiative of qualifying from the group firmly in their own hands!

At present, the Indian team and the Afghan team are tied on 5 points, the former is temporarily second in the group with a goal difference, and in the final round of the group stage, the Indian team will go to the away team to challenge the Qatar team. After being held to a draw by Afghanistan, the Qatar team that returned to their home stadium will definitely not release any more water, and the Indian team will most likely suffer a defeat. Therefore, if the Afghan team can draw the Kuwait team, which is temporarily ranked at the bottom, in the final round, then they will enter the round of 18 for the first time, and make a number of Asian powerhouses ashamed!

It is no exaggeration to say that the probability of the Afghan team qualifying is even greater than that of the Chinese men's football team, and perhaps after the round of 36, we will see a spectacle. The Chinese team unfortunately stopped, but the 151st-ranked weak Afghan team miraculously advanced!

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