Chinanews Client Beijing, November 16 (Bian Liqun) 23:00 Beijing time on the 16th, the National Football Team will usher in the second half of the World Preliminary Asian Finals 12 match against the Australian team, currently ranked second in the group.
For Chinese football, it is meaningless to be too immersed in the negative emotions of 1:1 Ping Aman at this moment. The important thing is the next five games.
Whether it can keep the hope of hitting the World Cup or the chance to keep a few more fights in the world preliminaries, the "Huashan Road" of the national football team starts with this game against Australia.
As for how far you can go and what you can go, this game can basically set the tone.
At 23:00 on November 11, Beijing time, in the 5th round of Group B of the World Preliminary Asian Top 12, the national football team was tied by Oman 1;1.
In the first round of the top 12 match, the national football team had a 0:3 defeat to the Australian team.
It can be seen that in that game, the players who played against the top Asian teams for the first time in two and a half years still did not adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the game. They also paid the "growth price" in terms of personnel combination and tactical selection. .
In fact, it was reasonable to lose to Australia. After all, the opponent was ranked 35th in the world and 3rd in Asia, and was the second-tier team in the group.
The national football ranks 71st in the world and 9th in Asia, making it the fourth-tier team in the group.
However, the gap in the process is somewhat unexpected.
Of course, this is also an event of the top 12 level. One of the values of Chinese football is to find out the gap between you and the strong team.
Wang Shenchao (left) in the game against the Australian team.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
Objectively speaking, after the end of Australia, the national football team still showed some progress in the games against Japan, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Oman, but the price paid for this progress is somewhat huge.
Judging from the 2:3 loss to Saudi Arabia and the 1:1 tying of Oman, including a small loss to the Japanese team, this team still has room for optimization.
However, after 5 games with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, there is no room for error.
In the fourth round of the World Preliminary Asian Top 12, the national football team lost to Saudi Arabia 2:3.
At present, the national football team has 4 points, 6 points away from Australia, which is second in the group, and 5 points away from Japan, which is third in the group. This means that the national football team must win at least 4 wins in the second half of the 5 games. Or 3 wins, 2 draws, and 12 points or so, to reach the 16-point "score line".
For the current national football team, it is indeed a difficult task to complete.
If the national football team loses to Australia, it will be 9 points away from the second place in the group. Given that the Japanese team has a high probability of getting three points against Oman in this round, the national football team will be 8 points away from the third place in the group.
Even if the two teams are tied, there will still be a 6-point difference between the Japanese team.
After finishing the game in Australia, the national football team will face the Japanese team in January of the next year. If they lose, they are likely to face an early exit.
On the evening of September 7th, Beijing time, the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar was in the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia. The Chinese men's football team lost a small goal to Japan and scored its second defeat.
Image source: Visual China
The national football game against Australia will continue to be played at the "home stadium" in Sharjah, UAE. At that time, thousands of Chinese fans are expected to cheer on the spot.
Opponent Australia returned to the domestic home game after 763 days in the last round and drew 0:0 with Saudi Arabia in heavy rain.
With only 5 days between matches, the UAE national football team is considered to be at ease, which is one of the few advantages of the team in this campaign.
At 23:00 on November 11th, Beijing time, the fifth round of Group B of the World Preliminary Asian Top 12 Tournament, the national football team was 1:1 to Oman.
The picture shows the Chinese fans present to cheer for the national football team.
Although the team felt sorry for the team after the draw with Oman, before facing Australia, the players' mentality was well adjusted, which also laid the foundation for the mentality of striving for a good result.
Luo Guofu, who performed well in the previous game, said: "This is the World Cup that is very close to me. It is just the last step. No matter what happens, I will do my best to fulfill my dream."
At the pre-match press conference, the national football coach Li Tie said: "From the perspective of overall strength, we are far from Australia. Many of their players are from Europe. But anything can happen on the court. We have to recognize the gap, but Can't give up every ball."
"The first game of the top 12 was against Australia, which allowed us to experience the rhythm of the top 12. Now 5 games have passed and the team has adapted. I set a small goal when communicating with the players. A good game." (End)