If the national football team can't enter the round of 18, the consequences will be quite serious

Jimu News

2024-06-09 21:32Posted on the official account of Hubei Chutian Metropolis Daily

Jimu News reporter Deng Pengwei

The coach of the Chinese team, Ivankovic

On June 11, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team will usher in the last game of the World Cup qualifiers in the Asian top 40, facing the South Korean team away, this game will be related to whether the Chinese team can enter the top 18 in the Asian region, and the different "fortunes" that the Chinese team will encounter in the following international competitions.

On June 6, the Chinese team failed to win against the Thai team at home, which will force the Chinese team to score points in the last game to ensure that they can advance to the round of 18, and if they lose, they will most likely be eliminated.

At present, the situation of the Chinese team in the group has been very clear, the South Korean team qualified ahead of schedule, and another right to qualify between the Chinese team and the Thai team, although the Chinese team currently has 8 points and leads the Thai team in terms of goal difference, but in case the Chinese team loses in the match with the South Korean team, then after Thailand wins the weakest group Singapore, the goal difference can no longer support the Chinese team to qualify.

What's more, the last match of the Thai team will start an hour and a half after the end of the Chinese team's game, that is to say, the Thai team can "plan" the game according to the results of the China-South Korea match, as for what the result is, I believe everyone can guess.

Maybe some fans will blindly believe that the South Korean team that has already qualified will let the Chinese team go?

It's naïve. First, the South Korean team is currently ranked 23rd in the world (3rd in Asia), which is very small ahead of the 24th-ranked Australian team, and the South Korean team must defeat the Chinese team if they want to obtain the seeded position in the top 18 of the Asian region; Second, in view of the football origins and history of China and South Korea, the South Korean team will definitely not release water to the Chinese team.

At present, the confidence of the Chinese team in South Korea is not bad on the whole, and several players have expressed their desire to "try their best to play a good game", but the Chinese team is currently full of injuries, and it is really difficult for the Chinese team to achieve the goal of scoring points in the face of the strong South Korean team, which is a reality.

What will happen if the Chinese team is hopeless in the round of 18?

One is that we are once again facing the "lost four years" and can only look forward to the 2030 World Cup again. Second, the Chinese team will lose the qualification to directly qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup. The AFC has decided that the 18 teams participating in the top 18 of the Asian zone will directly qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup finals, and another 6 places will be determined in the play-offs. In other words, it is very likely that the Chinese team will not even be able to participate in the Asian Cup!

If the Chinese team has no hope of the round of 18, the Chinese team will have to start from the qualifying round in the Asian competition after that, and the team's points will also affect the draw of the game, so that the Chinese team will face more difficulties, which is the evil result of losing the qualification for the top 18!

Of course, there is still theoretical hope now, but given the poor performance of the Chinese team in the past, we really don't have the confidence to expect any surprises that the Chinese team can bring us.

Wait, wait for the verdict of South Korea or Thailand.

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