At 00:00 Beijing time on March 30, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, the Chinese men's football team will challenge Oman away, which is the final battle of the round of 12 and the fourth game after Li Xiaopeng took office. In the last round of the Chinese men's football team's difficult draw with Saudi Arabia, the team's hard work was recognized, this game faced Oman with equal strength, Li Xiaopeng and the whole team's goal is to win, and the result of this game has a direct impact on the national football ranking.
The national football team must go all out to defend the 9th place in Asia, and Li Xiaopeng is expected to win the first victory
After the match with Saudi Arabia on the 24th, the entire national football team set off from the United Arab Emirates to Oman on the 25th, and the whole team had resumed training on the day of arrival in Oman. The information in front shows that the training site conditions of the national football team are not ideal, and after two replacements, a training ground with relatively good conditions was found. Before the away game against Oman, the national football team had 4 opportunities for joint training, and on the 28th, it could go to the competition venue for adaptation training.
The match was scheduled to be held at 20:00 local time in Oman, the temperature was not very high, and the recent training time of the national football team was also in line with the game time, and the players adapted to the local climate in advance. Judging from the situation of the round of 12, Oman and the Chinese men's football team have been out of the game early, but this match has a direct impact on the FIFA rankings of the two teams. The data shows that in the last game, Oman defeated Vietnam and got 10.54 points, the Chinese team only got 2.83 points in the draw with Saudi Arabia, and the FIFA points difference between the two teams was only 5.1 points.
If the national football team defeats Oman on the road, it will definitely be able to consolidate the position of 9th in Asia, and there is hope to narrow the gap with the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, and there will still be drama in the future to hit the top 8 in Asia. If it is tied, the national football team will still rank 9th in Asia, but it may be widened by the UAE and Iraq. If the national football team loses to Oman, the ranking will be surpassed by the opponent, which will have a direct impact on the Future World Cup of the national football team, after all, the number of places in the World Cup in 2026 will increase, the quota in Asia will increase, and the division of the World Preliminary Tournament will be more important for the national football team. From this perspective, the national football team still has to go all out to hold the 9th place in Asia.
From the perspective of the strength of the two teams, there is not much gap between the national football team and Oman, and the first leg of the two teams is also played in a 1-1 draw. Judging from the historical confrontation record, the national football team has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and the world preliminary round, the national football team has 2 wins and 1 draw to remain unbeaten, and Li Xiaopeng also wants to lead the team to win in this game. Li Xiaopeng's first 3 games in charge of the national football team were 1 draw and 2 losses, and the draw with Saudi Arabia can see the change of the team, but the game scene is not good. Facing Oman, the national football team still has to continue the hard work of the previous game and fight with all its strength to fight the opponent, only in this way can there be hope for victory.
Wu Xi's comeback Jin Jingdao may be absent, and the national football team is looking for new changes in its playing style
There are a total of 24 players in this national football team in West Asia, and in the match against Saudi Arabia, Wu Xi is suspended and absent, and the 23-man list is not suspenseful. Against Oman, Wu Xi returned from the ban, and as the captain of the team, he is expected to return to the starting lineup and continue to serve as a back. Judging from the recent training of the national football team, Kim Kyung-do has been absent from the joint training due to injury, and he may not be able to play against Oman due to injury.
Kim Kyung-do came off the bench against Saudi Arabia when he rubbed the handball of the Saudi defender after his header inside the penalty area to win a penalty for the national football team. It is reported that Jin Jingdao himself is with an injury to play, after playing the game with Saudi Arabia, his injury has recurred, in the case of continuous absence, it is difficult for him to play in the game against Oman, and Li Xiaopeng also has one less change.
Judging from the overall lineup configuration of the team, the starting lineup of the national football team should not be much adjusted, but the way of play may seek more changes, from defense to attack. The match between the national football team and Saudi Arabia was arranged for the starting appearance of 541, and the determination of the whole team to defend was very strong, and the final 1-1 result also met expectations, but the 2-18 shooting comparison also saw the gap. Against Oman, the national football team may also arrange for three center-backs to play, Zheng Zheng, Zhu Chenjie and Zhang Linpeng are the first choice, and whether Jiang Guangtai can play depends on Li Xiaopeng's choice.
The position of wing-back, Liu Yang and Gao Zhunyi are expected to continue to start, but the position of the two will be more advanced and more involved in the attack. In midfield, Wu Xi is back, he and Xu Xin's back combination is the first choice, the offensive end Liu Binbin and Zhang Yuning are expected to continue to start, and Dai Weijun is also the starting choice. Against Saudi Arabia, Dai Weijun came off the bench to have a good effect, and this game against Oman, he should also get more opportunities. Goalkeeper position, Yan Junling continues to start is not a big problem. Overall, the national football team will adjust the way of playing while the lineup remains stable, strengthen the attack, strive for more changes, create more shooting opportunities, and get a more ideal result on the road, ending the round of 12.
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