On the 21st, a lottery was held for the Tokyo Olympic football event. The Chinese women's football team was in the same group as Brazil, the Netherlands and Zambia.

Overall, this is a pretty good pick.

On April 13, the second round of the China-Korea Women's Olympic Preliminary Match kicked off in Suzhou.

The Chinese women's football team, which led 2:1 in the first round, completed the reversal after falling behind 0:2 in the second round. In the end, they defeated their opponents with a total score of 4:3 after overtime and won the Tokyo Olympics tickets.

Image source: Visual China

　　At the draw ceremony that began at 16:00 Beijing time, the men's football project was first drawn.

(Of course, this has nothing to do with Chinese football.)

　　In view of the fact that the Asian hosts, the Japanese and South Korean men's football teams, have won good draws, many fans can't help but look forward to the subsequent draw of the Chinese women's football team.

After more than half an hour, the women's football project draw finally began.

　　In the first stage of team placement, the Japanese team fell into Group E first, the Netherlands entered Group F, and the United States entered Group G.

Because of the avoidance principle of the same continent football federation, among the three first-tier teams, the Chinese women's football team cannot be in the same group as the Japanese women's football team, and can only meet the Netherlands or the United States.

　　Of course, the reason why there is still a chance to play against the Dutch women's football and avoid the world's No. 1 American women's football is also due to the previous Australian women's football defeat in the warm-up match with Germany 2:5 and the Netherlands 0:5.

In 2020, the final match of Group B of the Tokyo Olympic Women's Asian Qualifiers was held in Sydney, Australia. The Chinese women drew with the Australian team 1:1 and ranked second in the Olympic preliminaries.

The picture shows the Chinese team Qu Qingwei (red, No. 19) fighting against his opponent in the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tao Shelan

　　This directly caused them to slip to the 9th place in the latest world rankings on April 16, from the previous second-tier team to the third-tier team.

　　In this way, after Brazil enters the second tier, the Chinese women's football team can not be restricted by the rules of the same continent football federation, avoiding the "Huashan Road" that can only be in the same group as the United States.

　　The Chinese women's football team was indeed lucky and eventually fell into the group of the Dutch women's football team.

And also met the lowest ranked Brazil team in the second tier.

The Zambian women's football team in the same group is also the lowest ranked team in the fourth tier, ranking only 104th in the world.

　　As the third-tier team, the Chinese women's football team has drawn the best result that can be drawn.

However, it is still a severe test for the Chinese women's football team to advance to the quarterfinals.

Results of the draw.

　　According to the schedule, the Chinese women's football team will face the Brazilian women's football team in the first round of the group stage. They are the second strongest among the three opponents in the same group.

　　In the Olympics, the Chinese women's football team played against the Brazilian women's football team twice.

In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at the peak of their strength, the Chinese women's football team defeated Brazil 3:2 in the semifinals and joined the final with the United States. In the end, they regretted winning the runner-up.

　　In the last Olympics, the Chinese women's football team and the host Brazil women's football team were also in the same group, and they also met in the first match, but in that game, the Chinese women's football team lost 0:3.

　　After the Brazilian women's football, the Chinese women's football team will usher in the Zambian women's football team, which is the weaker among all the Olympic women's football teams. For the women's football girls, this is a victory that must be won.

On April 13, the Chinese team players celebrated the goal.

On the same day, in the second round of the Tokyo Olympic Women's Asian Qualifiers in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, the Chinese team drew 2-2 over the Korean team in overtime, thus winning 4-3 and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. .

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Bo

　　At the end of the group stage, the Chinese women's football team will face the strongest Dutch women's football team in the same group. The current opponent ranks third in the world.

　　On the stage of the Olympics and World Cup competitions, the Chinese women's football and the Dutch women's football are not too many.

　　In the 2015 Women's World Cup, the Chinese women's football team led by Hao Wei beat the Dutch women's football team 1:0 in the second round of the group stage.

However, in the past 6 years, the two teams are not the same.

In the previous warm-up match, the Dutch women's football team had a 5-0 victory over Australia, ranked 9th in the world.

　　In the previous Olympic preliminaries, the Chinese women's football team was tied 1:1 by the stronger Australian women's football team in the group first place match.

It can also be seen to a certain extent how strong the Dutch women's football is today.

The Chinese women's football team successfully won Olympic tickets.

Image source: Visual China

　　In general, the Chinese women's football team must at least win a draw against Brazil and the Netherlands on the basis of their victory over Zambia, so that they can at least have a chance to become the third place in the team with the best results and advance to the quarter-finals.

Once 1 wins and 2 losses, the team qualifying situation will be less optimistic.

　　If the Chinese women's football team wants to go further, they must strive to become the first in the group so that they can avoid the strong teams in the first stage in the subsequent knockout matches.

Of course, this task is very difficult.

　　Therefore, the first match with Brazil is very important. At least a draw can make the Chinese women's football team more calm in the next group stage. If it wins, it will be the best result.

On April 13, fans cheered for the Chinese women's football team.

On the same day, in the second round of the Tokyo Olympic Women's Asian Qualifiers in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, the Chinese team drew 2-2 over the Korean team in overtime, thus winning 4-3 and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. .

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Bo

　　In the final battle with the Netherlands, the opponent is likely to have established a qualifying advantage in advance. If there is no battle for the first place in the group, the Chinese women's football team may still win a draw.

　　For the women's football girls, whether it is the group or the order of the group stage, it is already the best result. It can be regarded as a small favor of the "Luck Goddess" after the long and difficult Olympics.

　　It is hoped that the Chinese women's football team, who has occupied the sky, can bloom in Tokyo as they wish!

(Author Bian Liqun)