At 17:10 pm Beijing time on October 10, in the third round of the World Cup Asian Round of 18, the Chinese men's football team played away against Kangaroo Army Australia.
In the first three rounds, the national football team had a dismal record, first losing 0-7 to the Japan men's football team, and then losing 1:2 to Saudi Arabia, suffering two consecutive defeats, accumulating 0 points, the bottom of the points, and becoming the vice president of Group C. The qualifying situation is very serious. Australia, despite being the favourites to qualify for Group C, also suffered a bad match, drawing 1 and losing 1 in the first two rounds, and winless for two consecutive rounds. And the change of manager adds a bit of uncertainty to this game. Whether the new coach Popovich can lead the team out of the trough has become the focus of attention before the game.
With the referee's whistle, the game officially kicked off. Just four minutes into the opening period, Australia took advantage of set-pieces in front of the court to launch a fierce attack on the national football goal, Goodwin's precise spin ball almost penetrated Wang Dalei's ten fingers, but the national goal reacted quickly and knocked the ball out with both fists to resolve the danger. In the 12th minute, Wang Dalei counterattacked with a big kick, and Fernando got rid of the defense to form a single knife, but unfortunately thinking about life at a critical moment fell short.
In the 20th minute, the national football team ushered in a highlight moment. A textbook long pass counterattack, Wang Dalei's big foot accurately found Zhang Yuning in the front court, the latter's header ferried, Xie Wenneng shrewdly inserted into the penalty area, in the face of two defenders, he calmly shot low with his left foot, the ball went into the net, the national football team 1-0!
Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived, and Australia quickly adjusted their form, frequently launched attacks on the national team, and finally equalised with a header from Lewis Miller from a set-piece in first-half stoppage time. Thus, at the end of the first half, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw, and the game was back on the same running line.
Yibian fought again, the Australia team gradually took the initiative on the field, Goodwin blasted a powerful world wave in the 53rd minute, instantly extinguishing the flame of hope that the national football team had just ignited. In the subsequent game, although the national football team tried its best to recover the disadvantage, the defense of the Australia team was solid, and the offensive end was also more flowering, and the national football team was tired and very passive on the field. In stoppage time, Australia seized on the national football team's mistake to clear the siege, and Velupil pushed the ball to completely seal the victory, and the national football team finally lost to the Kangaroos with a score of 1-3, suffering three consecutive defeats in the world preliminaries.
After this loss, the national football team lost 3 games in a row, scored 2 goals and conceded 12 goals, and the prospects for qualifying for the World Preliminary Tournament became even more precarious. Four days later, the national football team will face Indonesia at home, and if the national football team cannot get a victory, coach Ivankovic will inevitably be killed. See.