On March 24, Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup qualifiers, the last two rounds of the Asian Top 12 Round of 12 officially started today. Japan and Australia, which are in the same group as the national football team, took the lead in kicking off. Before the start of this round of matches, Saudi Arabia ranked first in the group with 8 wins, 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 19 points, Japan ranked second in the group with 18 points from 8 wins and 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, and Australia ranked third in the group with 15 points from 8 wins, 4 wins, 3 draws and 15 points. So, with 2 rounds left in the game, all three teams have a chance to qualify directly. This is also the main reason why the Saudi team has to die against the national football team.
With a whistle from the referee, Asia's second-placed Japan and Asia's fourth-placed Australia officially kicked off. Before the game, the speculation about this match can be said to be a variety of opinions, some people think that Australia has the ability to beat Japan and continue to retain the possibility of direct qualification. However, after the game began, we found that the Japanese team firmly controlled the initiative of the game. In just 15 minutes, the Japanese team created a five-foot shot, while the Australian team only got a weak shot on goal.
In the 21st minute of the match, japan won a one-handed ball, Takuma Asano dribbled straight into the box, and was confiscated by Australian goalkeeper Matthew Ryan in the penalty area. Subsequently, the referee raised the flag in his hand, indicating that the single knife ball was offside. Four minutes later, Australia scored a corner kick into the Japanese goal. However, the referee signaled that Sainsbury had fouled Japanese goalkeeper Shuichi Kwonda first, and the goal was invalid.
In the 28th minute of the match, Takumi Minamino, a Japanese player who plays for Liverpool in the Premier League, tricked a number of defenders into playing in the Australian penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball was slightly larger, rubbing the column and rolling out of the line. Four minutes later, it was Takumi Minamino who picked up a cross from his teammate in the penalty area and the header hit the crossbar. In the end, the first half ended with 45 minutes and the two teams shook hands 0-0.
In the second half, the Australian team came up and gave the Japanese team a dismount. Horustic took a long-range free-kick straight into the goal, and Shuichi Kwon struggled to save the ball. Three minutes later, it was Holustich who attempted a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball flew out of the upright and failed to help Australia score first. After that, the Japanese team once again sounded the offensive horn, but unfortunately many shots failed to translate into goals.
In the 80th minute of the match, the Japanese team had a great opportunity to break the goal. At that time, Hideshi Morita was taking the ball straight to the goalkeeper, choosing to reverse the triangle back to Takumi Minamino in the middle, who pushed the ball and pushed the ball but was blocked by the defender. As the saying goes, kung fu pays off. In the 89th minute of the match, the Japanese team finally scored a goal for the Australian team with a goal. However, this was not the end of it, and after 4 minutes the Japanese team made a comeback, scoring another goal. In the end, the match ended, and Japan defeated Australia 2-0 to lock in the qatar World Cup final round in the early round. And Japan's goal also directly lifted Saudi Arabia into the final round of the World Cup in Qatar.
In this way, at 23:00 this evening, the match between the national football team and the Saudi team may become easier. After all, the Saudi team has already qualified in advance, and there is no need to fight hard with the national football team. In this way, the national football team may be able to continue, and after failing to qualify in the World Preliminary Round, it will maintain the record of total victory.