China News Service, January 23rd. On the evening of the 23rd, Beijing time, the Asian Cup Group B group stage continued.
In the match between the Syrian team and the Indian team, the Syrian team scored in the 76th minute.
At this point, the national football team is no longer able to become the "third best group", and the only remaining theoretical qualification may be shattered, and the group will be completely eliminated.
National football team in the Asian Cup. Picture source: Visual China
In fact, after losing to the Qatar team early this morning, it is only theoretically possible for the national football team to qualify for the group stage, and the conditions are very harsh and there is little hope.
In the end, no miracle happened. Following the 2011 Asian Cup, the national football team was eliminated in the group stage again. However, at that time, the Asian Cup had not yet expanded, and there were 16 participating teams.
In this group match, the national football team drew with Tajikistan, ranked 106th in the world, and Lebanon, ranked 107th in the world, without having an advantage.
After losing 0:1 in the final round to the host Qatar team, which played with a rotating lineup, the national football team failed to score a goal in three games and accumulated only 2 points, ranking third in the group.
Since participating in the official Asian Cup competition, this is the first time that the national football team has failed to score a goal in the entire cup, creating an embarrassing record in team history.
National football team in the Asian Cup. Picture source: Visual China
In fact, when the group draw results first came out, the national football team, which was in the same group as Tajikistan, Lebanon and Qatar, was considered to have received a good draw.
In order to achieve good results, the national football team assembled in mid-December last year and went to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to prepare for the game.
Among all the teams participating in this Asian Cup, the national football team assembled earlier and had a longer training period. However, the results were disappointing and poured cold water on the fans.
As player Wei Shihao said: "Chinese football is now lagging behind in all aspects. No matter which team we play, we have no advantage. Now all teams are making progress, only we are standing still."
Faced with such poor results, national football coach Jankovic said when talking about his own fate: "There are only coaches who have been dismissed and coaches who are waiting to be dismissed. As a coach, you have to accept this fate. I am afraid of losing my job. I can’t be a coach, all I can do is try my best to make the team perform better.”
National football team in the Asian Cup. Picture source: Visual China
In March this year, the national football team will compete with the Singapore team in two World Cup qualifiers.
If the team wants to advance to the top 18 stage, these two games cannot be missed.
Whether it is self-adjustment or a coaching change, the time left for the national football team to prepare for the game is already very limited.
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