Early this morning Beijing time, with the conclusion of the last two games of Group F of the Asian Cup in Qatar, all the top 16 of this cup have been formed. It can be said that there are basically no upsets among the teams that qualify in the group. Although the Chinese team is not at the bottom of the group, it is one of the only two teams among the 24 teams that has not scored a goal. The other one is the Indian team.

　　The four games on the last match day felt a bit like a piece of cake. After all, the previously promoted teams have already determined their draw positions, and avoiding overly strong opponents has become the tactical guiding principle for this day's game.

　　The most exaggerated one is the Jordan team in Group E. They had previously ranked first in the group due to their goal difference advantage. In order not to take this first place and avoid the Japanese team, they conceded a goal in the 14th minute of the opening and eventually lost to the Bahrain team, ranking third in the group. The Bahrain team jumped to first place, while they retreated to third place in the group and advanced thrillingly. They will face the first team in Group D, Iraq, in the first round of the knockout round.

　　The South Korean team in the same group did not want to meet the Japanese team too early. During the whole game, except for the ten minutes when they fell behind the Malaysian team 1-2 and fought hard for more than ten minutes, most of the other times they were "1 point is enough". "Good" attitude. Of course, the Malaysian team also strived for its own performance. After falling behind 2-3, they equalized the score in the last 2 minutes and showed momentum even if they were eliminated.

　　When the South Korean team secured second place in Group E, the match in Group F also took on a different flavor. In the final round of the match, the top two Saudi Arabian teams in the group will have direct dialogue with the Thai team. Both teams have been determined to advance. Whoever wins the first place in the group will face the South Korean team. In this case, the Thai team, which had to win to get first place in the group, replaced all 11 starting players. In the end, the "unenterprising" Thai team drew 0-0 with the Saudi team, avoiding the chance of losing the first place in the next knockout round. They met the South Korean team in the first round, and their opponent in the quarter-finals was the Uzbekistan team. The opponent of the Saudi team that scored 1 point was automatically locked as the South Korean team. This game will undoubtedly be the highlight of the quarter-finals.

　　In addition, the matchups in the first half are Indonesia vs. Australia, UAE vs. Tajikistan, and Qatar vs. Palestine.

　　It is worth mentioning that after the Kyrgyzstan team drew 1-1 with the Oman team this morning, the Oman team only had 2 points, and the Indonesian team, which had 3 points for a walk and a goal difference of -3, successfully advanced to the top 16. And if the national football team draws with Qatar in the last game of the group stage, then the national football team can also accumulate 3 points, so that they can surpass the Indonesian team and advance to the top 16 with a goal difference advantage. But unfortunately, they lost the game and ended up ranking 18th among the 24 participating teams in the Asian Cup with 2 points, zero goals, and one goal conceded.

　　In addition to the poor ranking, the national football team also has an embarrassing "record" - becoming the "only" team with the Indian team among the 24 participating teams in this cup that has not scored a goal.

　　Our reporter in Doha, Li Li

　　Asian Cup round of 16 matches

　　South Korea vs Saudi Arabia

　　Indonesia vs Australia

　　Jordan vs Iraq

　　UAE vs Tajikistan

　　Thailand vs Uzbekistan

　　Qatar vs Palestine

　　Bahrain vs Japan

　　Iran vs Syria

　　(Beijing Evening News)