In a recently concluded World Preliminary Round of 12 asian round of 12, Japan defeated third-placed Australia 2-0 away with two goals in 5 minutes. The victory brought Japan's points to 21 points, temporarily ranking first in Group B, already as many as six points ahead of third-place Australia, meaning that Japan with 21 points and Saudi Arabia with 19 points have advanced to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Group B third has to play a third play-off from Group A, and the winner plays a play-off against the fifth place in South America, and the winner receives a World Cup regular match.
Japan 2-0 Australia, not only their own advance promotion, but also let Saudi Arabia advance, which means that the nature of the national football vs Saudi Arabia match at 23:00 Beijing time has changed, the national football team has been out of the game 2 rounds in advance, Saudi Arabia has advanced 2 rounds in advance, and the match of the top 12 has become a training battle between the two sides.
Japan is really a perfect pressure relief for the national football team, due to the national football team Tigers' 1-3 away defeat to Vietnam on the first day of the New Year, which makes the national football team now face serious pressure, and this Sino-Saudi battle is also called the face battle of the national football team by the media and fans. Now that Saudi Arabia has advanced in advance, their desire to win is not strong, which is a good thing for Li Xiaopeng, he needs to lead the national football team to play tough, strive to equal Saudi Arabia, give fans across the country an explanation, and also let fans leave a glimmer of hope for the future of Chinese football. CCTV5 will broadcast live the match between the national football team and Saudi Arabia in the round of 12, which will be played at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, which is the nominal home of the national football team (due to the epidemic).