The Round of 12 ended the 8th round of contention. In Group B, Vietnam 3-1 China, Japan 2-0 Saudi Arabia, Oman 2-2 Australia, Group A, Lebanon 1-1 Iraq, Syria 0-2 South Korea, Iran 1-0 UAE. In this way, South Korea and Iran will qualify early and lock in 2 World Cup places, while Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia will directly enter the World Cup to be determined. In addition, in the list of shooters, although the national football team is out, Wu Lei is still tied for the first place with 4 goals.
In the first round of 12 match in the afternoon, the Japanese team played well, with goals from Junya Ito and Takumi Minamino, beating the top saudi team in the group 2-0, avenging the loss in the first leg.
It has to be mentioned that the national football nemesis Ito Jun also showed great strength again, Namno's first goal came from his forced overtaking assist on the right side, and the second goal was a volley after the chest stopped the ball. It can be seen that although Ito Jun is not from the five major leagues, he is still a first-class star in the Asian range.
A focus battle ensued, with Vietnam facing China at home. In 90 minutes, Vietnam scored three goals in a row. The national football team did not score a face-saving goal until the last minute of injury time. This goal for the national football team is not only a complete farewell to the World Cup, but also a record for the historic first defeat against Vietnam.
In the last game of Group B, Oman played at home to Australia, and the home team played very tenaciously, twice trailing and equalizing twice, and finally drawing 2-2 with the opponent. Although they still did not qualify, they were able to draw with the stronger Australia, and the Oman team was defeated.
After all, from the very beginning, oman has not been optimistic, and even considered by domestic fans to be inferior to the national football team. Unexpectedly, the performance of the Oman team, whether it is the overall technical and tactical execution, or the mental outlook, is far better than the Chinese team with naturalized players. How can this not embarrass the Chinese team.
In Group A, Syria lost 2-0 at home to South Korea, with Kim Jin-so and Kwon Soo each scoring one goal to help the latter lock up the World Cup ticket in advance. Iran, with an early qualifying, beat the UAE 1-0 with Taremi's goal. Lebanon drew 1-1 at home with Iraq.
At present, the round of 12 has been cancelled for 8 rounds, with only the last 2 rounds left, Oman, China, Vietnam and Syria have been out of the game in advance, Iran and South Korea have qualified in advance, and Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia have to start the final competition for 2 direct promotion places.
It is worth mentioning that the Iraqi team, which currently ranks 5th in Group A, although it has won 0 so far, still has the hope of qualifying, and if it can win consecutively in the next 2 rounds, it is also hoped to surpass the UAE team to advance to the play-offs. After all, Iraq will face the latter at home, and if they win, they may be able to recover the disadvantage.
In terms of the top scorer list, Taremi and Jun Ito, who had previously scored 3 goals, scored 1 goal each in this round, and currently scored 4 goals in the round of 12, equaling Wu Lei and tied for the first place in the top scorer list. In the case of the humiliation of the national football team by Vietnam, Wu Lei ranked first in the top scorer list, becoming the last "fig leaf" of Chinese football.