Today is the first day of the New Year of the Tiger, tonight at 8 o'clock, the national football team will play Vietnam away. The thing that Chinese fans are most worried about has actually appeared, that is, the national football team has basically missed the World Cup, and tonight's game is just a game that goes through the motions, and even has no impact on the top 3 in the group, because the Vietnamese team with 0 points has long been out.
To put it bluntly, tonight's battle between Vietnam and China is a rookie pecking game, and there is no longer any meaning and value to watch. Because even if the national football team beat Vietnam 10-0, as long as Australia then draws 0-0 with Oman, the Chinese team and Oman team will not be able to compete with the third place in the group.
However, tonight's 18:10 match between Japan and Saudi Arabia is more worthy of Asian fans. This is the group top battle, japan if tonight beat Saudi Arabia (very likely), it is only 1 point away from the top of the table Saudi Arabia, while Australia if it wins Oman away, only 2 points less than Saudi Arabia. The top 3 in Group B will be ranked in an equal number of differences, and in the end, who is 1st and who is 2nd and who is 3rd are still unknown, and the last 2 rounds will look good!
Of course, another South American World Preliminary Match between Argentina and Colombia tomorrow morning is more worth watching. The match started at 7:30 in the morning, without staying up late, which can be described as a Spring Festival gift from the South American Football Federation to Chinese fans. Argentina are currently unbeaten, with a World Cup ticket as early as last year. However, Colombia has become very serious because of the unexpected home loss to Peru in the last round, and if Colombia loses to Argentina tomorrow morning, it is very likely that it will not qualify for the Qatar World Cup.
At present, the Argentine squad is somewhat untidy, not only Messi is absent, but many other main players have not been selected or suddenly left the national team, which is an opportunity for Colombia. However, Scaloni has returned, can direct the game on the spot, and Argentina is in good shape, especially wanting to compete for the first place in the World Preliminary Round in South America, all of which is not good for Colombia.
Of course, there are no weak teams in South America, and the other matches of the South American World Preliminary Round tomorrow morning also have viewing value, which will have an impact on the final South American qualifying places. Like Colombia, Chile will also face a life-and-death battle, and Bolivia, which has the home of the Highland Devils, has a glimmer of hope for the 5th place if it can beat Chile at home tomorrow morning. Therefore, the Chilean away match against Bolivia, which starts at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, is also worth watching early for Chinese fans!