On September 19, Beijing time, the final round of the group stage of the 2022 U20 Asian Cup qualifiers held in Uzbekistan ended the competition. In Group A, the U19 countries lost 0-1 to Saudi U20 and finished second in the group with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, successfully qualifying for the 2023 U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan. After many years, the national football team once again entered the main competition of the Asian Cup, which was originally a thing worth celebrating, but it did not want to be sneered at by the outside world. Some netizens believe that the rules of the format have helped a lot, and it is difficult to think about it. What makes people cry and laugh even more is that some fans pointed out that after the battle with Saudi Arabia, the Coaching Staff of the Chinese team hugged in a group to celebrate, and they didn't know that they thought the team had won!
In this U20 men's Asian Cup qualifier, the national football team was divided into the same group as Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Myanmar and Maldives. Before the game, the outside world ridiculed, "If the national football team cannot qualify, it is difficult to tolerate it."
In the first round of the game, facing the weaker Myanmar U19 national football team, the Chinese team took the initiative in the whole game, and finally won 3-1 and won the opening red. In the second game against the Maldives, the overall advantage of the U19 national football team is obvious, scoring 5 goals in a row to win. In the third round, the opponent of the Chinese team is the host Uzbekistan, and this match is the touchstone of the U19 national football team.
In the end, the Chinese team lost 1-2. However, since the opponent is the host of this asian cup of men's football and has advanced to the main tournament, Uzbekistan's results against the teams in the qualifiers are not counted in the final ranking. This rule is undoubtedly the greatest gospel for the national football team. In the last round, the Chinese team and the Saudi team met in a narrow way. Compared with Myanmar and the Maldives, Saudi Arabia's national football strength is stronger. Judging from the game, the U19 national football team is behind the opponent in all aspects.
In first-half stoppage time, Saudi Arabia seized the opportunity of a corner kick in front of the goal to make up for it, rewriting the score to 1-0. In the second half, the two sides exchanged white papers, and finally the U19 countries were enough to lose 0-1 to the Saudi national football team. Previously, the U19 national football team won 2 wins and held 7 goal differences, and finally qualified with the second place in the group and advanced to the 2023 U20 Asian Cup. Interestingly, after the game, the whole national football team celebrated with each other, which made the domestic audience a little confused. Some people said that losing is happier than others winning, and the national football team is really easy to satisfy.
Some netizens also pointed out that if they are divided into other groups, it is estimated that they will be eliminated, and the game will be played miserably, even if they enter the main game, there is no hope. At this point, all the matches in the Asian Cup qualifiers except Group H have been completed. Hosts Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Japan, South Korea and Iran finished first in the group. China and Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Syria as the best four groups of the second qualifier, 2023 U20 Asian Cup, do you think the national football team can reach the quarterfinals?
(Luo Treasurer)