The Central Asian Wolves defeated the world's No. 4, the national football team did not lose unjustly, and Japan and South Korea were not as good as him
After losing 0-3 to South Korea, the national football team ended all international matches in 2023, with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in 10 games. In the few games that lost, the most undeserved was the home loss to Syria, and the other games were indeed inferior to the national football team. Among the opponents who lost, Uzbekistan let the national football team see the gap with the top 10 in Asia, and the gap between the Central Asian wolves and the national football team may become wider and wider in the future.
In the just-concluded U17 World Cup in a quarterfinals, the world's 73rd-ranked Uzbekistan national junior team defeated the world's No. 4 England 2-1. Uzbekistan U17 became the only Asian team to advance to the top 8 in this tournament, and even Japan and South Korea did not do it.
Uzbekistan will face the winner of France and Senegal in the quarter-finals, and whether they can go further or not, the Central Asian wolves have already played their best and are already famous. In addition to the South Korean team 0 points at the bottom of the World Junior Championships, Japan and Iran also performed very well, the Japanese team lost 1-2 Spain, Iran lost to Morocco in a penalty shootout, and the host Indonesia achieved 2 draws and 1 loss in the group stage, which is already a breakthrough. However, the performance of these teams is not as strong as that of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan football has experienced a period of slump, and even surpassed by the national football team, and now they are vigorously developing youth training, the senior national team has gradually returned to the second-rate level in Asia, and the youth training has also shown a blowout development, and the national junior team has advanced to the top 8 of the World Junior Championships, which means that Uzbekistan will become a frequent visitor to the World Cup in the next 10 years. In the past, the 4.5 places in Asia were not very stable, but now with 8.5 places, Uzbekistan has great hopes of qualifying. Previously, they were always short of a breath on the road to the World Cup, but now it is not a big problem.
Chinese football has not seen the improvement of the national youth, especially the U23 National Olympic record is worse, but the national youth seems to have made some progress compared with before, and the development of youth football schools and institutions has also reached the time of results, and the adult national team may not get too good results in the next 5 years, but after 10 years, I hope that this group of young players can stand up and take on the heavy responsibility of Chinese football and carry the banner of Chinese football. I hope that Song Kai can really lead the Football Association to bring football back on track, and all work can return to a normal state.