On the afternoon of March 31, Beijing time, the FIFA official website announced the latest national team ranking, the national football team fell to the world's 77th, a new low in the past 4 years; in the Asian region, the national football team has been surpassed by Oman, falling to the 10th place in Asia.
Compared with the previous period, the national football team fell 2 places in the world ranking, from 75th to 77th, hitting a new low in nearly 4 years. The national football team ranked 86th in the lowest ranking in 2017, but the lowest ranking in the last 4 years was only 76th. This ranking is 77th in the world, which is the lowest ranking of the national football team in the past 4 years.
In the Asian context, the national football team could not even hold the 9th place in Asia, and fell to the 10th place in Asia after being overtaken by Oman. If this continues, even if the World Cup is expanded to 48 teams, giving Asia 8.5 places, it will be difficult for the national football team to enter the World Cup.
After Li Xiaopeng took office, the national football team did not taste a single victory in the last four round of 12 matches, drawing 1 draw and losing 3 defeats, losing consecutive games to former fish-belly teams such as Vietnam and Oman. Especially after the 0-2 loss to Oman, Li Xiaopeng bluntly said that the loss was reasonable, because the team's strength in all aspects was inferior to the other side. Former CCTV celebrity Huang Jianxiang admitted that he has been speechless, and it is likely that losing to opponents such as Oman in the future is likely to become the norm, and 8.5 places is far from enough for the national football team.
Regarding the position of goalkeeper, should the national football team also consider it? The national football team has not kept a clean sheet in 10 matches in the round of 12, is Yan Junling really irreplaceable? Former international Xu Liang bluntly said that he couldn't figure it out, and he didn't know why the coaches of various national teams didn't let Wang Dalei try.