The national football team is in the group of death again, how do you know if it is a blessing? Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia are expected to help a lot, and there is great hope for four and three for three

Ball brother Kan Ball

2024-06-27 16:45

The draw for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers for the Asian Round of 18 is officially released:

Group A: Iran, Qatar, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea;

Group B: Republic of Korea, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait;

Group C: Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China, Indonesia;

For the national football team, if the top 18 matches still perform like in the previous stage, then no matter which group they are divided into this time, they are all the group of death, and being placed in Group C is undoubtedly the highest level in the group of death with Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. After all, only the top 2 of the 6 teams can directly qualify for the World Cup, so no matter how you count it, no matter how lucky you are, it is hard to imagine that the national football team can squeeze out 2 of the Japanese and Australian sands!

Of course, if you take into account that the third and fourth places can also enter the fourth stage of the competition, then the national football team is in Group C, but it is also the most ideal group, and it can even be said that it has found life in the group of death!

According to the rules, the top two teams in the group will directly qualify for the World Cup, while the third and fourth places will enter the fourth stage, and in the fourth stage, there will be 6 teams divided into 2 groups, and the top 2 groups will advance directly to the main competition, and the second place will play the play-offs to compete for qualification to participate in the continental play-offs.

Therefore, the ideal situation for the national football team is to get the third or fourth place in the group, and considering that Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia are likely to occupy the top three, what the national football team has to do is to protect the four and fight for the third and strive to advance to the fourth stage of the game.

Compared to the other two groups, the chances of Bahrain and Indonesia wanting to pick up points against Japan-Australia are slim, with the best result being Bahrain and Indonesia picking up 0 points against Japan-Australia.

In this way, it is like Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia 3 teams have done the national football team a big favor, so that the competition for the fourth place in this group has become a competition for the first place between the national football team and Bahrain and Indonesia, and what the national football team can strive for is to remain undefeated in Indonesia and Bahrain, and try to win at least 2 or more games in the 4 matches with these two teams, so that there is a high probability of winning the fourth place.

The other two groups, although there are only one or two unique strengths, but the strength of the other teams is not much different, and there may end up a melee situation with very close points.

Therefore, the national football team drew Group C, and it seemed that the luck had been exhausted in the process of pressing the whistle and advancing in the previous stage, but in fact, it closed a door and opened a window. Don't think about the top two in the group, try to finish fourth in the group, and even if there is a miracle, the third place is the most competitive result, and it is also hope in the group of death.

In the fourth stage, even entering the play-offs, regardless of whether they can miraculously enter the main tournament in the end, at least they have gained experience in many international competitions, so that young players can gain training and accumulate experience to prepare for the future, isn't it another harvest?

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