From the afternoon of March 24 to the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, the 9th round of the World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian Zone Round of 12 was fully launched. Group B, where the Chinese men's football team is located, will have 3 big battles: Australia vs Japan, Vietnam vs Oman, and national football team vs Saudi Arabia. If Japan wins, it will work with Saudi Arabia to qualify for the World Cup; if the national football team can win, it will also win 6 million yuan in prize money.
17:10 on the 24th, Australia vs Japan
Japan team
After eight rounds of Group B, Japan was in second place with 18 points and Australia was in third place with 15 points. It's a real battle of life and death: if Japan wins, it can beat Australia by six points to advance to the World Cup one round earlier. If Australia wins, the Kangaroo Army will tie Japan with 18 points, with a goal difference and rush to the second place in the group!
The Japanese team recruited all the elite players: Takumi Minamino, Junya Ito, Hisami Ei, Maya Yoshida, Ando Hang were all selected; Australia lacked the Chinese Super League star Moi, but Marbil, Hlustic, Rogic and other stars were listed. Once lost, Australia could only finish 3rd in the group and compete in the brutal play-offs.
At 20:00 on the 24th, Vietnam vs Oman
Vietnam ranked 1st from the bottom with 3 points in 8 games, and Oman ranked 4th with 8 points in 8 games, and neither team had any hope of qualifying for the World Cup. Vietnam's goal is also clear: to win one more game and try to get out of the bottom.
At 23:00 on the 24th, the Chinese men's football team vs Saudi Arabia
Group B Standings: Saudi Japan top 2
Saudi Arabia ranked 1st in the group with 19 points in 8 games, and the Chinese men's football team ranked 2nd from the bottom with 5 points in 8 games. For Saudi Arabia, as long as it defeats the Chinese men's football team, it can advance to the World Cup in the first round. If the real knives and guns are put together, the hope of the national football team defeating Saudi Arabia is very small.
However, Saudi Arabia may not be 100% desperate. If Japan defeats Australia, the situation will be dramatically reversed - 4 hours before the national football vs Saudi Arabia match, Saudi Arabia has "lying" into the World Cup! Therefore, the attitude of the Saudi Arabian game depends a lot on whether Japan wins or not, which will be a very interesting situation.
In short, if Japan defeats Australia, Saudi Arabia will also qualify at the same time, and two teams in Group B that have advanced to the World Cup will be born; if Japan loses, Saudi Arabia will take the battle with the national football team seriously. Theoretically, Saudi Arabia's early promotion to the World Cup is beneficial to the national football team, and if Saudi Arabia "releases water", the national football team will win 1 game and there will be a prize of 6 million.