China News Service, Beijing, June 14th. In the intercontinental play-off of the Qatar World Cup that ended in the early morning of the 14th Beijing time, Australia defeated Peru 5:4 in a penalty shootout to advance to the World Cup.
The Asian Football Confederation finally confirmed that there are 6 teams to participate in the Qatar World Cup, for the first time in history.
Chinese netizens ridiculed that the national football team is preparing for the next World Cup.
Image source: Official blog of the Asian Cup.
In the match between Australia and Peru, the two teams scored a goalless draw within 120 minutes. In the end, Australia defeated Peru 5:4 in a brutal penalty shootout and successfully advanced, which also made them the 31st team to qualify for the Qatar World Cup. .
With Australia winning tickets to the World Cup, the AFC has finally confirmed that six teams will participate in the World Cup for the first time in history.
The six teams are Qatar (host), Saudi Arabia, Japan, Iran, South Korea and Australia.
When some Chinese netizens saw such a situation, they thought of the Chinese team and ridiculed that the national football team had already started preparing for the 2026 World Cup.
Screenshots of netizens' comments.
In this World Cup qualifier, the national football team entered the top 12 stage of the Asian region, but did not perform well. It ended the top 12 journey with 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, and missed the World Cup again.
Many netizens are not optimistic about the future World Cup prospects of the national football team. They bluntly say that even if there are 10 places in Asia, there may not be a Chinese team.
Screenshots of netizens' comments.
However, some netizens saw the positive side of Chinese football. Chinese referees will appear in the World Cup, which is an improvement.
There is only one spot left for the Qatar World Cup.
In the early morning of June 15th, Beijing time, Costa Rica and New Zealand will compete for the last ticket to the World Cup in Qatar.
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