The round of 18 in the Asian zone of the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifiers started again. In a key matchup in Group C, Japan and Australia played for 90 minutes, with both sides scoring an own goal each to draw 1-1. In this way, there will be no winning team in the round of 18, and at the same time, the situation of qualifying for Group C will be chaotic.
Japan are ranked first in Asia, having won three consecutive group games. And it is the only Asian team with a 3-game winning streak. Even more terrifying was their offensive firepower. They have scored 14 goals in three group games. Clearly, they are the absolute favourites. Australia's men's football team only won its first round of 18 after a home win over China in the last round. As the fourth-ranked team in Asia, their performance has not lived up to expectations. Therefore, in this game, most fans are optimistic that the Japan men's football team playing at home will win the final victory. The process and the results were surprising.
As soon as the game began, the Japan men's soccer team launched a fierce attack! Sitting at home, the Japan men's football team formed a siege. But the Australia men's football team is clearly prepared. Their united defense made the Japan men's football team's attacks fruitless again and again! The Japan men's soccer team has the advantage of possession in the air, but it cannot score. The two sides drew 0-0 in the first half.
Yibian fought again, and the Japan men's football team still controlled the situation. But they can't turn their advantage into a score. Instead, it was made an own goal by an attack by the Australia men's football team. The Japan men's football team, playing at home, unexpectedly lost 0-1 to the Australia men's football team. I have to admit that the maturity of the Japan men's football team, they did not panic, and then also made an own goal to equalize. In the subsequent match, the Japan men's football team did not score again. In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.
With Japan's men's football team drawn, Asian teams have not won all of their teams in the round of 18. And this draw also made the qualifying situation of Group C confusing. Of course, the Japan men's football team, with 3 wins and 1 draw and 10 points, still leads. In second place is the Australia men's football team, who are second with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points. Saudi Arabia men's football team drew 0-0 with Bahrain men's football team. The Saudi men's football team and the Bahrain men's football team are also third and fourth with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points. The Indonesia men's football team lost to the Chinese men's football team, and they both finished fifth and sixth with three points. From second to sixth, the difference is only 2 points, which shows that the competition is very fierce.
From a certain point of view, the Japan men's football team can also be said to be a miserable national football. There are two reasons: First, Japan defeated the Chinese men's football team 7-0 in the first round. As a result, the Chinese men's football team has the least goal difference and loses so much goal difference, which is extremely unfavorable for us to qualify. Second, Australia is the main opponent of the national football competition group, we definitely hope that Australia loses, as long as they do not score points, it is beneficial to us, now they not only get 1 point, but also face a strong opponent Japan, which is extremely unfavorable for the national football team, can be said to be bad news. This also affected the situation of the group as a whole.