The material in this article comes from the Internet, if it is inconsistent with the actual situation or there is infringement, please contact to delete.
The Hangzhou Asian Games men's 1/8 final ended on the afternoon of September 27, with the North Korean men's team beating Bahrain 2-0 and Iran men's team also beating Thailand 2-0, the two teams advanced to the last eight. According to the schedule, the Chinese men's football team will face Qatar tonight, and the winner will advance to the last eight, and is expected to face defending champions South Korea in the next round.
The North Korean men's football team performed well at the Asian Games and made its international appearance for the first time in four years. The average age of their squad is only 23.09 years, and 19 of them are even the next generation born after 2000. In the group stage, North Korea won three consecutive victories over Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Chinese Taipei to top the group with three consecutive wins. Despite a long absence from international competitions, the North Korean men's football team has maintained a strong competitive strength. They scored a goal in the first half against Bahrain and another world wave in the second half to easily win and become the first team in the Asian Games to win four straight games and are expected to compete for the title.
The Iranian men's team performed well in the group stage, drawing with Saudi Arabia and winning consecutive games against Vietnam and Mongolia to top the group on goal difference. They had a clear advantage against Thailand, scoring in the 15th minute of the first half before continuing to lay siege to the Thai defence, eventually extending the score with penalties in the 82nd minute of the second half to seal a 2-0 victory.
The Chinese men's soccer team will face Qatar in an hour later for a place in the round of eight. Qatar's squad is made up of U23 age players, and the overall strength cannot be underestimated. Although the Chinese men's football team beat India and Myanmar in the group stage, they unexpectedly drew with Bangladesh in the final round, revealing that their competitive strength against weak teams needs to be improved. The goal of the Chinese men's team is to break the curse of reaching the first round of the knockout tournament for 21 consecutive years.
The above content and materials are derived from the Internet, and the author of this article does not intend to target or allude to any real country, political system, organization, race, individual. The above does not mean that the author of this article endorses the laws, rules, opinions, behaviors in the article and is responsible for the authenticity of the relevant information. The author of this article is not responsible for any issues arising above or related to any of the above, nor does it assume any direct or indirect legal liability.