After 8 rounds of the round of 12, Iran and South Korea in Group A passed through the World Cup in advance, Group B has not yet produced a direct team, and the remaining 2 rounds of Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia compete. In addition, the Syrian team, the Chinese team, and the Vietnamese team were eliminated in advance, and the remaining two rounds of the three teams became a battle of honor.
Compared with Group A, Group B has 2 major suspense that has attracted much attention, the first is that 3 teams compete for 2 straight seats, and the second is whether the team at the bottom of the group is China or Vietnam.
At present, in the standings, the national football team continues to rank fifth with 5 points, and the Vietnamese team continues to rank at the bottom with 3 points, and the two teams are only 2 points apart. Originally, as long as the national football team won in the 8th round, it could send the Vietnamese team to lock in the bottom of the group two rounds in advance, and the result was that the national football team did not play well, losing to the Vietnam team for the first time with a score of 1-3, and missed the World Cup two rounds in advance.
According to the schedule, the last two rounds of the national football team were against Saudi Arabia and Oman, and Vietnam was against Oman and Japan. Saudi Arabia's next round of victory can be a round of direct access to the World Cup in advance, once lost, resulting in the last round into a life and death battle, it is reported that the national football home continues to be placed in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi team away to become the home battle, coupled with the strength of the dominant, the probability of winning is very large, the national football team is scheduled to lose in advance, the group stage 3 consecutive defeats are difficult to avoid.
After the 0-4 defeat to Australia in the 7th round, Vietnam played its best match since the round of 12 at home in the 8th round, leading 2-0 in the opening 16 minutes, and finally winning 3-1, beating China for the first time in the history of the team. After the game, the leaders of the Vietnamese team distributed red envelopes on the spot, and the fans took to the streets to celebrate.
Vietnam continues to sit at home in the next round against Oman, who has been out of the game early, and the previous three home losses are 0-1, and the fourth home game is 3-1 to defeat China, so Vietnam has a clear home advantage and has a chance to beat Oman.
In the 9th round of the group stage, the national football team has a high probability of losing to the Saudi team, and the Vietnamese team can achieve the rebound by winning, and the national football team has fallen from the fifth to the bottom. The national football team is now demoralized, the remaining 2 rounds of several naturalized players are difficult to play, the points are basically stuck at 5 points, the Vietnamese team may achieve a counterattack, so that the 8th ranked national football team in Asia has become the bottom, and the cold door is brewing.
Next, whether the national football team will train in advance, reuse young players, and prepare for the 2026 World Cup depends on Li Xiaopeng's employment. Nowadays, the average age of national football is close to 30 years old, and it must be updated as soon as possible.