At 2:00 Beijing time on January 28, the 7th round of Group B of the Round of 12, the leader Saudi Arabia played against Oman. In the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks, Yibian scored against Brikan, and Saudi Arabia laughed 1-0 to the end. Saudi Arabia continues its unbeaten record, with 19 points in 7 rounds to continue to sit firmly at the top of the table, and if it defeats Japan in the next game, it is likely to lock in the qualification for the World Cup.
Before this game, Saudi Arabia scored 16 points in 6 games, leading strongly in Group B, while Oman went high and low, ranking 4th in the group with 7 points, and there was a clear gap between the two teams.
In the 49th minute, Sultan Ganem suddenly turned around and headed into the penalty area, a powerful shot caused Omani goalkeeper Faiz Rashidi to get out of the hand, And Braikan followed up with a shot into the net, and Saudi Arabia finally broke the deadlock and led 1-0.
Chinese fans are no strangers to Brikan, and in the 3-2 win over the national football team, the 21-year-old striker scored the winning goal for Saudi Arabia. Tonight he broke out again, with Asia No. 6 continuing to sing triumphant songs, double-matching Oman in two legs. Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has encountered Oman four times in the World Preliminary Round, playing an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 2 draws.
You should know that Saudi Arabia is only the third gear team in this round of 12, but their form is surprisingly good, after 7 rounds, 6 wins and 1 draw to get 19 points, becoming the only unbeaten team in Group B, and continue to sit firmly at the top of the list.
So far, Saudi Arabia has led Japan by 4 points behind them, while leaving Australia, who is 3rd in the group, by 5 points. In the next round, Saudi Arabia will play away to Japan, and if they can beat their opponents, then they will be infinitely close to the Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia has participated in the World Cup five times, and the best result is to reach the round of 16. In the last World Cup, Saudi Arabia lost 0-5 in the opener to host Russia, but they defeated Egypt with Salah, and finally won 1 win and 2 losses to accumulate 3 points, and unfortunately exited as the third in the group.
As for Oman, who lost the game, he suffered an embarrassing 2 consecutive defeats, still only 7 points, basically losing the hope of direct promotion.
This 1-0 is good news for the national football team to some extent, because they are still only 2 points away from Oman. In the next round, Oman will play against Australia, with a high probability of losing, and if the national football team can defeat Vietnam at the bottom of the group, it is very likely to complete the overtaking, thus rising to the 4th place in the group.