At 18:00 Beijing time on January 27, the Qatar World Cup Asian Top 12 Match China team away to Japan officially began.
The two teams have a certain gap in strength, in the 6 rounds of matches that have ended, japan ranks second in the group with 4 wins and 2 losses, while the Chinese team is 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, only 5 points, ranking fifth in the group, behind only 6 defeated Vietnamese teams.
The Chinese team and the Japanese team have met 35 times in the international A-level competition, and China has 13 wins, 8 draws and 14 losses, which is slightly inferior. However, in the past 24 years, the Chinese team and the Japanese team have played 12 times, and the national football team has drawn 5 draws and 7 losses, and it is difficult to seek a victory. The last time China defeated Japan was in the distant 1998, when China defeated Japan 2-0.
Although the Chinese team urgently needed to get points, in view of the gap in the strength of the two teams, Li Xiaopeng still adopted a steady and steady strategy, arranging a 5-3-2 defensive formation, With Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning partnering up front, and Alan on the bench.
In the Japanese team, three foreign players Maya Yoshida, Kenhiro Fu'an and Hienomi Furuhashi were all excluded from the roster due to injury, and even so, the total starting value of the Japanese team reached 44.9 million euros, ahead of the Chinese team of 8.475 million. The highest value of the Chinese team is Wu Lei, which is 2.5 million euros, and the highest value of the Japanese team is Takushi Minano, which reached 12 million euros.
After the opening, the Chinese team retreated across the board, hoping to find opportunities through defensive counterattacks.
The Japanese team changed its main foot before, played a long pass, and used the attack to simplify.
In the 6th minute, Jun Ito also used the sideline ball to quickly serve, broke into the penalty area, and kicked high in the goal.
A minute later, the Japanese team besieged in front of the Chinese team's penalty area, and the final shot was only slightly offside.
Continuously besieged, the national football team's backline was still in trouble, Junya Ito's cross hit Wang Shenchao's arm, and the referee blew a penalty.
Although Yan Junling judged the right direction, the shot of Da qiang Yongye was strong, and the national football team still fell behind 0-1.
The leading Japanese team changed the way they played and played pass control. Although the players of the Chinese team are fighting hard, it is difficult to get the ball.
The Japanese team used skillful cooperation to continuously threaten the goal of the Chinese team, and although Zhang Yuning could fight for the first point in the front court, the support of his teammates was not enough, and the flame of attack was quickly extinguished.
Wu Lei did not have many shots in the first half, stepping on the opponent to eat a yellow card, which was his few appearances.
At the end of the half, China fell behind Japan 0-1, and the shooting contrast between the two teams was 0-10, the corner was 0-6, and the foul was 6-1, which was also a reflection of the true strength of the two teams.
In the opening stage of the second half, the situation of the Chinese team was still passive, and in the 55th minute, Li Xiaopeng made a substitution adjustment, and Alan and Wei Shihao replaced Zhang Yuning and Arthur Junmin.
Just two minutes after completing the substitution, the Japanese team used continuous and uninterrupted cooperation to pass the ball to the small penalty area, and Daji Yong also directly blasted out the anti-aircraft cannon!
In the 61st minute, Japan scored again, and Jun Ito also received a pass from his teammate and broke the goal with an unguarded headgun in the penalty area.
It was Japan's 13th shot on goal, the score was 2-0, the Chinese team still shot 0 shots, corner kicks 10-0.
In another game that ended earlier, Australia beat Vietnam 4-0, and if The Chinese team loses, then, with 3 rounds left, the Chinese team will be 9 points behind Australia, the third in the group, and even the hope of the play-off is almost shattered!