In the early morning of Beijing time, in the final final of the World Preliminary Tournament in Oceania, New Zealand won the Solomon Islands 5-0, and won the first place in Oceania without suspense, and also qualified for the World Preliminary Tournament Intercontinental Play-off.
The draw for this intercontinental play-off has long been a result, the first place in Oceania will play against the 4th place in Central and North America, and the current 4th place in Central and North America, although there is still a little suspense, is most likely to be Costa Rica. In other words, there is a high probability that New Zealand will compete with Costa Rica for 1 World Cup ticket. Costa Rica was once the top 8 team in the 2014 World Cup, and the Chinese team lost 0-2 to Costa Rica in the group stage of the 2002 World Cup, so it is a little difficult for New Zealand to enter the World Cup.
New Zealand has been the boss of Oceania since Australia joined the AFC in 2006, and in 2010 New Zealand won tickets to the World Cup in South Africa. Since Australia in Oceania can join the AFC, why can't the Chinese men's football team join the Oceania Football Association? If the national football team plays in the World Preliminary Tournament in Oceania, it is possible to win the championship, so as to qualify for the play-offs. In the last two Asian Top 12 competitions, the Chinese team has not been able to qualify for the play-offs.
From the latest edition of FIFA's world rankings, New Zealand ranked 111th and Solomon Islands ranked 142nd, both lower than the Chinese men's football team rankings. But this does not mean that the national football team can dominate Oceania, because in terms of overall strength, the strength of the Chinese team is not as good as that of New Zealand, and if nothing else, the value of New Zealand's only one Newcastle striker Chris Wood can be higher than all the players of the national football team.
Therefore, it is unlikely that the Chinese men's football team wants to dominate Oceania (but in a specific game, the Chinese team may win against New Zealand). In the next World Cup qualifier, There will be at least 8 places in Asia and 1.5 places in Oceania. At present, the national football team ranks 10th in Asia, and it is a bit difficult to enter the top 8. If the national football team goes to Play in Oceania, it will most likely get 0.5 tickets, and it is difficult to enter the World Cup.
Some fans have joked that the Chinese men's football team can only win and win the championship unless it plays with the Penguins of Antarctica. This, of course, is just an emotional venting of the fans' "anger". National football coach Li Xiaopeng said that the Chinese team did not have the strength to qualify for the World Cup, and Chinese players could play well in the club but did not perform well in the national team... These words are too sad for Chinese fans.