Who was slapped in the face? Asia 6 teams 2 wins 7 goals, Africa + CONCACACACAF 8 teams 0 wins 0 goals
When Qatar and Iran lost consecutive losses, fans questioned whether Asian teams should get 8 tickets for the next World Cup. However, Japan's and Saudi Arabia's reversal victories over Germany and Argentina, and South Korea's draw with Uruguay proved the strength of Asian teams, and Asian teams even far surpassed those of African, Central and North American teams.
The four African teams that have already played have only achieved 2 draws and 2 defeats, and actually scored 0 goals, making it the worst continent. Coincidentally, all four African teams played against European teams in the first round, and 0-0 goals also exposed the huge strength gap between African teams and European teams.
The African team's first-round result was so bad that it was probably Former Barca striker and now Cameroonian president Eto'o.
Ahead of the World Cup, Eto'o confidently predicted that "all five African teams can reach the knockout rounds, with Morocco and Cameroon reaching the final, and Cameroon winning the title." ”
However, after losing to Switzerland, Cameroon has lost all eight World Cup matches.
While Qatar and Iran lost to Ecuador and England, and Australia to defending champions France, Saudi Arabia and Japan defeated Argentina and Germany with the same scenario, and South Korea also crossed paths with Uruguay led by Suarez, Núñez, Edinson Cavani and Valverde.
Among Asian teams, only Qatar and South Korea, who played in the World Cup for the first time, were kept clean sheets, and the other four teams scored a total of seven goals, and Taremi scored twice to tie for the top scorers list with Saka and Enna Valencia.
In addition to European and South American teams, Asia is the best continental team. In addition to one winless African team, the 4-game CONCACAF team also went without a win, with the United States and Mexico drawing Wales and Poland respectively, Canada losing to Belgium, and Costa Rica losing to Spain.
The four CONCACAF teams have only drawn 2 and lost 2 and scored only 1 goal. In addition to the United States, three other CONCACAF teams were kept clean sheets.
Looking at the results of the first round of the group stage, it may make sense that Asian teams have increased from six to eight.
