On January 27, the 7th round of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in the Asian zone began a focus battle, the national football team away to japan, the national football team has not beaten the Japanese team for 24 years, the last time it won was in 1998. Before the game, the Japanese team accumulated 12 points in 6 games, ranking second in the group, just 1 point ahead of Australia behind them, and they still have a lot of pressure to go straight to the World Cup. The national football team has 6 games and 5 points, and there is almost no hope of reaching the World Cup. Li Xiaopeng made his debut in charge of the national football team, he replaced Li Tie as the manager of the Chinese team, and Luo Guofu was suspended for a cumulative yellow card.
The Chinese women's football team, which did not have the pressure to play before the game, also organized to watch the national football team match together, and Li Ying also cheered for the national football team on social media.
In the 12th minute, national defender Wang Shenchao reached out to block Junya Ito's cross, his arm was raised to touch the ball, and the referee decisively gave the penalty.
Da Qiangyong also took the penalty, Yan Junling guessed the right direction, helplessly did not pounce out, the Chinese team fell behind 0-1.
The referee's decision also caused some controversy, and the well-known footballer Chen Yong questioned it, saying: "This can not be judged on penalties, Wang Shenchao is a tackle, and according to the new rules, the arm is a natural action." ”
The national football team in front of the goal is full of noise, the Japanese team has not encountered too much challenge, Ito Jun is also very active, but the Japanese team's ability to seize opportunities is relatively inferior. On the Chinese side, there were not too many opportunities, and after the possession, it was also defended by the Japanese team's crazy bag.
In the first half, the national football team fell behind the Japanese team 0-1, the first 45 minutes, the national football team 0 shots 0 corners, suppressed by the opponent, the strength gap between the two sides is still relatively large, Zhang Yuning got the opportunity to counterattack, his passing and foot skills are still very good, it can be seen that Zhang Yuning's body and state are no problem today, but the national football team can not get the ball, so there are not many opportunities to counterattack.
It can be seen that the pressure of the national football team in today's game is still very large, the scene is passive, and the score is soon behind, so it is more difficult to equalize the score under such circumstances. Of course, the national football team is also hopeful, and it is also looking forward to the performance of the Chinese team next.