On February 1, 2022, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Chinese men's football team defeated Vietnam 1-3 away in the World Preliminary Round of 12, helping the Vietnamese team, which had reached the round of 12 for the first time, achieve the small goal of "scoring one goal and winning one game". The performance of the Chinese team in this game was disappointing, with many low-level mistakes and a loose attitude, which caused dissatisfaction and doubts among fans. Some media people even hinted on social media that the match was suspected of match-fixing.
Recently, there has been a sensational anti-gambling anti-gambling storm in Chinese football, and a number of former international footballers, well-known players of the Chinese Super League, senior officials of the Chinese Football Association and former national team coach Li Tie have been taken away by the police for investigation. These events raise the question of whether last year's match against Vietnam also had an insider story. In fact, Jin Jingdao, a player of the Chinese team who participated in that match, has been arrested on suspicion of gambling. Although he did not play a minute, according to Chinese media, Kim was able to organize bets and manipulate the results.
Not only that, the Vietnamese media also expressed doubts about this game. NGUDI said: "China lost too quickly against Vietnam, trailing 2-0 in the first half and only having a goal back in stoppage time in the second half. Many Chinese players are not performing normally. "NID" pointed out: "Du Xiongyong and Hu Jincai's two goals were scored by low flat crosses after playing interspersed on the right wing, and Wang Shenchao and Wu Xi both made obvious mistakes in defense." ”
If these doubts are true, then the national football team's initial defeat to Vietnam is not only a technical and tactical failure, but also a moral failure. As a national team that represents national honor and national feelings, it is simply unforgivable to play match-fixing in the most important World Cup qualifiers to betray the interests of themselves and hundreds of millions of supporters! We hope that the police can thoroughly find out the truth and severely punish those involved! At the same time, we also call on the Chinese football community to take this opportunity to carry out profound reflection and rectification, and rebuild trust and dignity!