The Asian Zone Round of 12 ended the 9th round of competition, 6 matches of fierce one night, Japan and Saudi Arabia advanced to the World Cup one round in advance, and Australia locked in the third round of the group in the early round. In addition, the national football team missed the top four of the group in the early round, vietnam lost the 8th game, and the last round could hardly win the Japanese team, which will lock in the bottom in advance.
Four direct access spots in Asia were created
Previously, Iran and South Korea were two rounds ahead of schedule to pass the World Cup, becoming the first team in Asia to lock a World Cup seat, and now the remaining 2 direct seats were born ahead of schedule.
Japan beat Australia 2-0 away from home with 21 points and rose to the top of the group. Japan's victory also helped the Saudi team lock in the top two of the group in the first round, the two teams joined hands to pass the World Cup, the Japanese team participated in the World Cup for 7 consecutive years, the Saudi team qualified for the World Cup for the 6th time, and the South Korean team ranked first in Asia with 11 participations.
There is still suspense for the Asian Zone play-offs
After Australia lost to Japan, they locked themselves up in third place in the group. Another group, the UAE, after losing, is only one point ahead of Iraq, and the final round will reveal suspense. Australia then competes with the third team in Group A for 0.5 places in the Asian zone, and the winner competes with the fifth team in South America for two legs, and the winner advances to the World Cup.
Japan + South Korea topped the group table overnight
Japan beat Australia 2-0, because the Saudi team was forced to draw 1-1 by the Chinese team, so the Japanese team accumulated 21 points, pressing the Saudi team with 20 points, rising to the first place in the group. At the same time, South Korea defeated Iran 2-0 and rose to the top of the group with 23 points.
The national football team drew with Saudi Arabia on penalties, and Li Xiaopeng scored the first point
The national football team that was out of the early two rounds, the remaining 2 games turned into a battle of honor. This time against the Saudi Arabian team that locked the World Cup seat in the early round, the national football team was passive again, conceding a goal in the first half of stoppage time, relying on Zhu Chenjie's penalty in the second half to break the goal, drawing 1-1 with saudi Arabia, difficult to get 1 point, which is also the first point led by coach Li Xiaopeng, to avoid being double killed by saudi arabia in two legs.
Vietnam suffered an 8th defeat and almost locked in the bottom of the group
The Vietnamese team, which continues to sit at home in this round, did not continue the strong performance of the home team to defeat the national football team 3-1, lost to Oman 0-1, and suffered the eighth defeat in the round of 12, the only victory was precisely the victory over the national football team.
Vietnam accumulated 3 points to continue to rank at the bottom of the group, and the last round of away games against Japan, almost unable to win the ball, so the Vietnam team locked the bottom of the group, the national football team can breathe a sigh of relief.