In the second round of Group C of the round of 18, the national football team played against Saudi Arabia at home, and this game needs to be absolutely convincing to restore the confidence of fans. However, the overall strength of Saudi Arabia is far above the national football team, and it is not easy for the national football team to score points. After the start of the game, the national football team relied on Jiang Shenglong's outstanding performance, including headers to create an own goal, followed by the opponent's red card, to achieve a 1-0 lead, and the advantage of playing one more person. However, Ivan still squandered such a precious opportunity.
In the 32nd minute, Li Yuanyi shot with his right foot and was blocked out of the bottom line. Before half-time, Wu Lei's header hit the goal frame.
In the second half, Wang Shangyuan came on as a substitute. In the 54th minute, Wang Shangyuan hit the goal offside first, and the goal was invalid. After that, Saudi Arabia couldn't kick a little, and the rain battle was less than 1 person, and the physical strength was unbearable. However, here, Ivan did not move, did not make a quick substitution, and did not let Alain, who was in hot form in the league, appear, and the national football team missed a good opportunity. And the national football team not only seized the opportunity to score the lead, but also was killed in the 90th minute. When Saudi Arabia played one less man, it was still Kadish who completed the header. 2-1！
Ivan attended a press conference after the game and said frankly: It is not easy for us to come out of the last big loss. The opponent's corner is a traditional advantage, and we set it up, but there were still mistakes.
After the game, reporters asked Ivan if he chose to resign? Ivan responded: This question should not be asked to me, the last game was a big loss. We are in Group A group stage with three strong teams, namely Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, this round of 18, we aim to finish in the top four, now the national football team is working towards that goal, there are eight games left, we are playing better than the last one.
In other words, Ivan believes that there is still a chance, and there are plans and plans for the next step, and he will not resign voluntarily. Obviously, Ivan's statement and response made national football fans and reporters generally dissatisfied...... After all, the substitution is slow, too conservative, and the loss of a good game is particularly regrettable.