China's men's basketball team Olympic situation: small points behind Japan and other 4 major Asian opponents Winning all qualifying matches is not safe
After losing to Puerto Rico by 18 points, the Chinese men's basketball team, which ended the World Cup group stage, ranked first in the group with a 0-3 record and a crushing defeat and was about to participate in the 17-32 qualifying match. With Asian rivals lagging sharply behind, the prospects for the Chinese men's basketball team to qualify for the Paris Olympics are also somewhat slim.
According to the rules of the Basketball World Cup, Asian teams have only one direct Olympic spot, and the quota belongs to the Asian team with the best results in the World Cup.
At present, other Asian teams have not qualified from the group and will participate in the qualifying round, but the results of many teams are far ahead of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Specifically: Philippines 0-3, net win score -23; Jordan 0-3, -77; Japan 1-2, -28; Lebanon 0-3, -100; Iran's final loss to Spain in the group stage is also 0-3 and with a goal difference of -43 (the first two games).
The Chinese men's basketball team, which is 0-3 and has a net score of -80, is behind Japan, the Philippines, Jordan and Iran. Or rather, the Chinese men's basketball team is currently ranked second to last in the competition of Asian teams.
In qualifying, the Chinese men's basketball team will play directly against the Philippines and Angola. With the current state of the Chinese men's basketball team's collapsed confidence and scattered sand, it is very difficult to win any game. As long as the Philippines beats the Chinese men's basketball team, it hopes to completely suppress the Chinese team.
Jordan will face Egypt and Mexico in the qualifying match, and this team with "left-handed Kobe" Jefferson has a chance to fight against the mediocre Egypt and Mexico.
Lebanon and Iran meet head-to-head in qualifying, and either team must win at least one. If Lebanon can defeat Iran, they also have a chance to defeat the equally average Ivory Coast.
Not to mention, they have already won a victory, and their qualifying opponents, Cape Verde and Venezuela, are equally strong, and Japan has every chance to widen their gap with any Asian team and become the Asian team with the best results in this World Cup.
In comparison, the situation of the Chinese men's basketball team is far from ideal. Even if they beat Angola and the Philippines and get the two most extreme victories, and win big games to fill the gap in net victory, the Chinese men's basketball team still needs to look at the faces of Japan, Jordan, Lebanon and other teams, without absolute certainty and initiative.
At the World Cup four years ago, the Chinese men's basketball team was only overtaken by the Iranian team at the last minute and missed the Olympics. Now, four years later, every step of the Chinese men's basketball team is muddy, and there is little hope in the competition for Olympic qualification.