The top 12 is coming, and this round of competition can most likely determine the overall pattern. The situation in Group A is already very clear, Iran and South Korea are riding in the dust, there is not much suspense in the promotion, other teams go to the play-offs. Group B is not very clear, Saudi Arabia scored 16 points, the lead is huge, Japan 12 points, Australia 11 points, the two teams will compete for second place. So, in the next 7th round, the result is very important. If the national football team loses to the Japanese team, it will completely miss the top 2, 10 points behind the Japanese team, and if the national football team loses to Japan, Australia defeats the Vietnamese team, the national football team basically has no chance to qualify, 9 points behind Australia, and this situation is likely to appear in today's game, so the national football team now wants to create a miracle, must defeat the Japanese team, there is no way back.
Speaking of the national football team and the Japanese team, once, the strength of the national football team was above the Japanese team, but in the past 20 years, the overall strength of the Japanese team has improved by leaps and bounds, and the national football team has regressed significantly. The last time the Chinese men's football team and the Japanese team met was in the round of 12 on September 6, 2021, when the national team lost 0-1 to Japan. The last time they played was at the 2019 East Asian Cup, when the Chinese men lost 2-1 to Japan. That is to say, the last two games, the national football team all lost to Japan, 2-1 after 1-0, japan is already the second in Asia, the goal is not only to enter the World Cup, but to enter the top 8, it is reported that the Japanese team has 16 players staying in the ocean. From the most intuitive comparison of body value, we can see the disparity, the national football team wants to win the strong with the weak, but also must play perfectly at both ends of the attack and defense, and cannot make mistakes.
It is reported that although the Chinese men's football team fought away this time, there were also Chinese fans who came to support it, which was touching. In the last 10 games, the national football team has drawn 4 and lost 6, facing the Japanese team's record occupies an absolute disadvantage, and now, in the Asian scope, the Japanese team has become the nemesis of the national football team. This time it is an away battle, and the national football team is not optimistic, which is also reasonable. The loss of the national football team is basically equivalent to the World Cup out, and Australia has a high probability of defeating the Vietnamese team.
However, there is still unfavorable news from the national football team, although naturalized general Luo Guofu has returned, he will be suspended for one game and not enter the big list. Luo Guofu will participate in the Chinese men's football team and Vietnam on the first day of the Chinese New Year, but today's focus battle, he will be absent. "Bison" in the previous round of 12, outstanding performance, after his absence, the national football team will rely more on Alan and Jiang Guangtai, Wu Lei definitely needs to remain aggressive, he has scored 4 goals in the round of 12, is the best performer.
Compared with the national football team in the Li Tie era, Li Xiaopeng boldly changed the team, and Liu Binbin and other players were not selected. According to speculation, Li Xiaopeng should use the "352" starting formation, Yan Junling continues to start, while Wu Lei partners Zhang Yuning, iron man Jiang Guangtai continues to be reused, and Alan is substituted. And the Japanese team is not impeccable, the Japanese players frankly, the team's scoring ability is insufficient, this is the opportunity of the national football team, if you can score a goal in the first half, tenacious defense in the second half, you may also be able to win the cold.
However, for the national football team, today's game is a big showdown, and for the Japanese team, the same is true. If the Japanese team defeats the national football team, it is likely to compete in the World Cup as the second in the group.