On January 27, Beijing time, with the 7th round of the round of 12, Australia defeated Vietnam 4-0 at home, and the national football team lost 0-2 to Japan away, with 3 rounds left in the game, the national football team fell behind the third place in the group Australia by 9 points. Facing Vietnam on the first day of the Chinese New Year, as long as the national football team is not victorious, or Australia takes points in Oman, the national football team will be out of the game 2 rounds in advance, and Li Xiaopeng's previous wish not to add blockage during the holiday period will be disappointed.
In the away match with Japan, the national football team will not be out of the 3 rounds in advance no matter what the result is, even if Australia beats Vietnam at home, and the national football team loses to Japan, and the gap between the national football team and Australia widens to 9 points. Because the World Preliminary Tournament is carried out according to the rules of FIFA, the same score first looks at the goal difference, followed by the mutual win-loss relationship.
But Li Xiaopeng said before the game that he hoped that the team would not add to the fans during the Spring Festival and hoped to continue the suspense, and to do this, the national football team must score points on the Japanese team. But Li Xiaopeng, like his predecessor Li Tie, started with a 5-guard formation against Japan, and although the midfielder handed over to Arthur Junmin, Xu Xin and Wu Xi, a midfield combination capable of instigating attacks and goals, the national football team still failed to be upset in the face of the powerful Japanese team.
In the first half of the game, the national football team and the first round of the face of the Japanese team, by the opponent firmly pressed in the backcourt, Wang Shenchao's defensive send point, let the Japanese team successfully break the deadlock. In the second half of the game, the national football team failed to recover the disadvantage on the field, but was scored another goal by the opponent, and finally could only hand over the victory.
After the defeat to the Japanese team, the national football team will go to Hanoi, Vietnam, after a slight adjustment in Japan, and on February 1, that is, at 20:00 Beijing time on the first day of the Chinese New Year, the national football team will face the Vietnamese team at the Mei Dinh Stadium. In this game, the national football team must win to retain the last trace of suspense, and if it cannot defeat Vietnam, it will directly withdraw from the competition for the 3rd place in the group.
Even if it is a double kill against Vietnam in Hanoi, as long as in the subsequent game, Australia can score points against Oman on the road, it will be at least 7 points ahead of the national football team, which will also make the national football team 2 rounds in advance.
In fact, since Li Xiaopeng took over the national football team, he may have understood the fate of the team, and has continuously issued remarks that "do not add blockage to fans during the festival", just to reduce the pressure on the team. Moreover, after taking office, the preparation time for war was short and the task was heavy, and Li Xiaopeng's courage to provoke the beam had already been admired by the outside world.