On March 24, Beijing time, the first round of the Dubai Cup was completed.
The most outstanding performance was the Saudi U23 team, which reversed the previous decline in the U23 Asian Cup against Uzbekistan and lost to Kuwait, and completed their revenge 2-0.
China's U23 was mediocre, losing to its mediocre host. In this way, the team is behind Vietnam, and the same points as croatia, Thailand and other teams that lost in the first round.
In the first round of the Dubai U23 Cup, the most eye-catching are Japan and Saudi Arabia. The two teams are vying for a place in the World Preliminary Round, and their youth team is showing off their mark.
Unlike in the past, there are quite a few mixed-race players in Japan after 99 years. Moreover, most of them are players whose fathers are of African descent. In this game, they have black players in front and back.
Before the race, Croatia was hailed as the favourite for the tournament. However, both the opportunities on the field and the technical and tactical ability of the players are not as good as the opponents of the Japanese team. In the end, they also lost to their opponents, and with only one round left, it was almost impossible to win the championship.
In the U23 Asian Cup, the Saudi team performed quite badly. They not only drew with Uzbekistan, but also lost to Kuwait. This makes the team lose face, and when it comes to U19, the Saudi team in the age group of 99 is the champion of Asia.
After encountering Uzbekistan again, the team's mentality is obviously much better. They also won 2-0.
U23 Qatar qualified easily in the U23 Asian Cup, and against Thailand, they also played with ease, and finally won by 1 goal.
China's U23 lost to hosts UAE.
Vietnam U23 and Iraq U23 performed mediocrely, neither team created decent offensive opportunities, and eventually shook hands and made peace.
In the standings, the Saudi team leads the way. It was followed by Japan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which won the first victory. Of these four teams, the winner of the next round of matches is likely to enter the battle for the championship and runners-up.
Iraq and Vietnam, which were drawn in the war, ranked fifth and sixth respectively.
China's U23 team and Croatia and Thailand's U23 ranked 7th to 9th.
Uzbekistan is at the bottom for the time being.
In the second round, Uzbekistan will meet the host UAE team. The odds of a two-game losing streak are very high.
The opponent of the Vietnamese team is croatia, and the opponent of the Chinese U23 will be the Thai U23 team.
If China's U23 draws their opponents in the next round, they are likely to meet opponents such as Thailand U23, Vietnam U23 or Iraq U23 in the next qualifying round.
If China U23 loses to Thailand U23, they may encounter uzbekistan U23. If they win, their opponents could become the losers between Qatar's U23 and Japan's U23.
In this Dubai Cup match, there is no team with too little strength. Except for the Japanese team, the strength of other teams is not much different. But several West Asian teams, with their familiarity with the playing environment, are often able to have a clear advantage in the first half.
Thailand's team strength is average, and the U23 national football team should fight for its first point.
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