In this World Cup qualifier, the national football team has been out of the game early after losing to Vietnam, and has missed the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Although the national football team has a number of naturalized players such as Jiang Guangtai, Alan, Axon, Alain, Luo Guofu, etc., the strength of the opponents in the same group is not bad, and the current national football team only ranks second to the bottom of the standings. There are still two games, if Vietnam is upset to get points, it happens that the national football team has lost two consecutive games, then it may eventually be the bottom of the national football team.
Moreover, the national football team is not only out of the group, but also brings unlimited disappointment to the fans. Especially in the game lost to Vietnam, our national football players did not play at all, but were beaten by the rapid position warfare of the Vietnamese and could not find the southeast, south, and northwest. There are also many famous scenes where Wu Xi dodges the ball and Wang Shenchao's eye defense makes people feel cold and cold in their hearts.
However, after the world preliminary tournament is out, the national football team is not without good news. The latest news is that the World Cup will be expanded, and the number of places in the Asian zone will increase to 8.5 from the next World Cup. In this way, many fans have pinned their hopes on the next World Cup. However, from the current lineup reserves and overall strength of the national football team, it is not so simple for the national football team to stand out in the next World Cup qualifiers and fight for the 8 main tournament places.
The reason is very simple, on the one hand, the current strength of the national football team is too poor, after playing 8 games of the top 12 matches, the national football team has only achieved a bad record of 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, and the ranking of the Asian region has fallen to the 9th position in Asia. On the other hand, the competitors of the national football team have changed from asian second-rate teams such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Uzbekistan to asian third-rate teams such as Oman, Vietnam and Syria.
What is even more frightening is that the teams behind are advancing, and the national football team is still constantly regressing. According to Indonesian media news, the Indonesian national football team has completed the naturalization of 3 European players, and Indonesia is currently led by a South Korean coach. It is reported that indonesia's naturalization of the three European naturalizations, all belong to the stronger players, of which the 30-year-old Amat has been selected for the Spanish national youth team, and has also played in many La Liga teams such as Espanyol and Vallecano.
The other two naturalized players are also powerful players. Right-back Sandy Wall, 27, currently plays for the first team Mechelen, making 26 appearances this season, scoring two goals and assisting six times; 23-year-old left-back Sane Pattinama, who debuted in Ajax's youth training, currently plays for the Norwegian Super League team, making 24 appearances last season, scoring 2 goals and assisting 5 times.
Moreover, the Indonesian national football team not only has 3 naturalized players, but the team's recent game status is also very hot. In the Southeast Asian Championships at the end of last year, Indonesia won 3 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, and 1 win and 1 draw in the semi-finals over two legs, that is, 6 unbeaten games to reach the final of the Southeast Asian Championship. In the final, they lost 4-0 to Thailand. You know, thailand beat Vietnam in this competition to advance to the final.
I have to say that for the national football team, the next World Cup is still relatively far away, but the 2023 China Asian Cup is close at hand. If you want to hold a game at your doorstep without shame, the national football team against teams such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand cannot make a mistake, otherwise it is likely that the group stage will be eliminated.