Athletes said that El-Obeid's technical and administrative problems need a radical treatment.. They affirm:

The national team lost direct qualification, and the third place was "difficult to obtain"

• Kaio tries to control his ball amid the supervision of the Korean defense.

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Athletes stressed that the chances of the national football team in competing for the qualification ticket to the 2022 World Cup have become very difficult following its recent loss to South Korea with a clean goal, and its balance froze at only three points the day before yesterday, within the fifth round for the first group in the round. Decisive Asian qualifiers for the World Cup.

And they said in an interview with "Emirates Today" that "the team, because of the many technical and administrative problems that need a radical treatment, lost direct qualification, which has become almost impossible, while the struggle to qualify through the third place (difficult to obtain) and its way is very difficult.

They said that the team is in a state of loss at the present time, and that it is he who put himself in this difficult predicament, after he lost easy points against Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

The team fell to fifth place with three points, while Iran leads with 13 points, compared to 11 points for the second South Korea, Lebanon is third with five points, Iraq is fourth with four points, while Syria is in the last with one point.

The former coach of the national team, Dr. Abdullah Misfer, described the loss against Korea as "a normal thing in light of the situation the team is going through."

He said, "The team did not provide during the match any technical level to intercede for it, and unfortunately it stood against the Korean team, which could have won the match with a very big result."

He added, "In general, the team did not have a form or situation, and it was not a competitor to the Korean team, which was clearly superior in everything tactically, physically and individually."

Misfer believed that the team was missing many things, considering that what happened was expected from coach Marvik, because the team's preparation for the championship and the selection of the elements were not as required.

He stressed that the team is the one who put himself in this difficult predicament, and that Marvik, in his usual style, will not achieve anything, while he saw that qualifying through the third place is very difficult.

For his part, the current assistant coach of Khorfakkan and the former youth coach, Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr, said that “in light of the almost non-existent chances of qualifying through the first and second places, the third place will be very difficult, especially since Lebanon and Iraq will have good technical levels and they can keep pace with even Iran and South Korea.

He added: The difficulty lies in the fact that even if the team won the third place, it will face a difficulty in that because it will meet a strong team from the second group, and then it will have to go to an international playoff.

In turn, the former international and legal advisor Salem Hadid confirmed that "the team appeared against South Korea without color or taste," noting that he suffered due to the absence of a real playmaker, stressing that "Tahnoun Al-Zaabi and goalkeeper Ali Khaseef were the most prominent in the team in the Korea match.

He stressed that the team suffers from many technical problems, in addition to the absence of a winning spirit, stressing the importance of studying all matters related to the team, including the regulations and the issue of the four foreign players as well as residents.

He asked: The team that was not able to bypass Lebanon and Syria, how can it face Iran and Korea?!

He believed that the chances of the team in the competition had become nil in light of this level that it is currently presenting.

Ranking of the first group

■ Iran: 13 points.

■ Korea: 11 points.

■ Lebanon: five points.

■ Iraq: four points.

■ Emirates: three points.

■ Syria: two points.

Qualification mechanism through third place

■ Asian supplement between the two teams ranked third in the first and second groups.

■ The winner of the Asian play-off joins a group of four teams that includes alongside him: the fourth "CONCACAF", the fifth "COMPOL" and the winner in "Oceania".

■ A draw will be made to determine two home and away matches between two teams in the playoffs, two of which will qualify directly for the World Cup.

■ Currently the third in Asia (Lebanon in the first) and (Japan in the second).

■ The fourth "CONCACAF" is currently the national team of Panama.

■ The fifth "Cominball" is currently the Colombian national team.

■ The champion of "Oceania" has not yet been determined.

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