On June 27, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the top 18 of the World Preliminary Tournament ended, and the national football team was assigned to the group of death. For the vast majority of fans, such a group is neither unexpected nor expected, because they believe that no matter which group the national football team is assigned to, the future is worrying. In fact, even in the group of death, the national football team has hope of advancing to the next round, but Ivan's tactical deployment must be clear. Being sent to the group of death, this is not the end of the national football team!
This is a group that even the Korean team does not want to enter, and the Korean media immediately published an article with emotion: Fortunately, our team did not enter Group C. In the same group, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Bahrain and China. It's almost a bad grouping, and there is probably no team in the group other than Japan who doesn't want to "escape" from this group. Even for Australia and Saudi Arabia, their situation is not very clear.
There is no doubt that the two direct places will be between Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. The overall strength of the Japanese team is unique, and they are even qualified to compete with the European giants, and there is almost no suspense for the Japanese team to advance to the next round. Australia and Saudi Arabia also had to fight for each victory, as any drop in points could result in second place falling to their opponents. So, every match between the national football team, the Bahrain team and the Indonesian team will be the final.
For the national football team, in fact, the situation is not so bad that it is extreme, at least the pre-match tactics are clear. Against Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, the Chinese team's intention should be clear: to make every effort to keep the draw, and to keep one point without attacking. Of course, this is an ideal situation, at least the combat power of the Japanese team, it is estimated that the national football team will not be able to hold it. However, against the Australian team and the Saudi Arabian team, the national football team is not necessarily hopeless.
The key lies in the match against Bahrain against Indonesia, which will be a decisive step for the national football team to advance to the next round. There is no doubt that against these two teams, the national football team will have to go all out to win, and 4 games are 12 points, which should be able to maintain a 4th ranking. In terms of strength, the probability of the national football team winning is still on the high side, and the Bahrain team and the Indonesian team are not as strong as the outside world advertises. At least in the eyes of the national football team, the chance to get three points is on these two teams, and Ivan and the national football players have to go all out to win.
In fact, in the face of historical records, the national football team seems to have drawn a good lottery. In the last matchup against 5 teams in the same group, the national football team has never lost, drawing with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. In addition, the national football team also won a small 1-0 victory in the latest matchup against the Indonesian team, and remained unbeaten in 5 games, 1 win and 4 draws. If calculated according to this result, the probability of the national football team qualifying is still quite large. Of course, the situation changes with the situation, and the national football team must quickly find countermeasures to get through. Now that it has reached the most critical moment, the national football players must grit their teeth and go all the way.