At 01:15 Beijing time on January 28, the final match of the 7th round of the Asian Qualifiers round of the Round of 12, Saudi Arabia played oman at home. In the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks, and in the second half, Brycan broke the deadlock. In the end, Saudi Arabia beat Oman 1-0 and continued to lead.
In the 48th minute, Sultan Ganem clipped a defender and fired a low shot, the Omani goalkeeper saved the ball, and The Brikan machine police made up for it! Saudi Arabia leads 1-0!
In the end, Saudi Arabia won 1-0 and completed the double-elimination of the round of 12 against Oman. In the FIFA rankings, Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd and Asia 7th, but since the beginning of this World Preliminary Round of 40, they have been like a dark horse, and they have not lost a single defeat in 15 games so far, constantly refreshing the best record in the history of the Team in the World Preliminary Round.
At this point, the 7th round of Group B of the World Preliminary Round of 12 was all over, saudi arabia dominated with 19 points, Japan ranked second with 15 points, and Australia ranked third with a one-point difference. After this round, Saudi Arabia has locked up at least one intercontinental play-off spot.
Of course, if Saudi Arabia can defeat Japan in the next round, it will become the second Asian team to advance to the World Cup finals through qualifiers; Australia only needs to remain unbeaten in the next round to completely turn Group B into a top three situation, and Oman will lose its qualification for the World Cup.
However, such a fierce competition is likely to be out of touch with the Chinese team. With the loss to Japan in this round, the hope of the national football team to enter the World Cup is only a theoretical possibility, and the next round is likely to have an embarrassing situation of winning Vietnam but leaving.
Compared with the hot discussion of Chinese media people tonight, the article of Japanese football commentator Sergio Echigo is more heartfelt, "The Japanese team's passing speed is monotonous, the offensive mode is too small, fortunately, the opponent's strength is too weak to win." ”