China News Agency, Beijing, November 17th. The sixth round of the top 12 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers ended in Sharjah, UAE on the 17th, Beijing time. The national football team scored a penalty in the second half with Wu Lei and drew 1:1. Australia team.

At present, after six rounds, the national football scores 5 points and continues to rank fifth in the group. The promotion situation is still not optimistic.

　　In the first half of this year's top 12 match, the national football team once defeated the Australian team 0:3.

Fighting again, the national football coach Li Tie first dispatched Exxon, Alan, Luo Guofu and Wu Lei four forwards, plus Jiang Guangtai also appeared in the starting lineup, this is the first time that the national football team has dispatched four naturalized players to start at the same time.

　　After the start of the game, the two sides attacked each other. In the third minute, Alan broke into the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle, and the ball slipped past. In the 18th minute, not far after the Australian goalkeeper attacked and cleared the siege, Wu Lei followed and attempted a volley miss.

After 30 minutes, the Australian team gradually mastered the rhythm of the field. In the 37th minute, the Australian team continued to control the ball in the front court.

　　At the end of the first half, the Australian team had a 1-0 lead.

In the 69th minute, the Australian defensive team played a handball in the penalty area. The referee was reminded by the video assistant referee VAR to award a penalty kick. Wu Lei made a penalty and the Chinese team tied the score.

　　After the equalizer, the national football team launched a series of threatening attacks. Button, who came on the bench, broke into the penalty area in the 86th minute, but because the handball was invalidated in the first ball, the score of 1:1 was maintained until the end.

　　Li Tie said after the game that the players have been clenching their teeth after a long period of closed training and intensive competitions, which is not easy.

"There is no doubt that our level is not high, but we are trying to improve ourselves. The purpose of coming to the top 12 is to make ourselves better and better."

　　In the other games of the same group, the Japanese team defeated Oman 1-0, and Saudi Arabia beat Vietnam 1-0.

After six rounds, Saudi Arabia ranked first in the group with 5 wins, 1 tie and 16 points, Japan ranked second in the group with 12 points, and Australia ranked third with 11 points.

The Chinese team won 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, and still ranked fifth in the group with 5 points.

　　In the next round, the Chinese team will challenge the Japanese team away on January 27, 2022.

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