In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, the two opponents of the Chinese team in the same group kicked off the Asian Cup at Lusail Stadium.
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The host Qatar team defeated the Lebanese team bloodlessly and made a good start to the Asian Cup!
Qatar is taking advantage of the right time and place in this ball game, and it is determined to win, and it has pressed Lebanon from the beginning. In the first half, after the Qatari team adapted to the Lebanese attack, they began to counterattack across the board.
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1️⃣, at the end of the first half, Qatar got a sideline ball, Bayati received the ball and crossed it directly, and Haydos, who was in the middle of the penalty area, got the ball lightly, and Afif pushed the ball into the goal!
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2️⃣. In the 56th minute of the game, after Haydos got the ball on the left side of the front field, he made a strong cross to the penalty area, and Ali stepped forward to head the ball and rebounded into the net.
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3️⃣ In stoppage time, Afif scored with a single shot after receiving the ball in the middle of the midfield, and Qatar defeated Lebanon 3-0.
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The three favorable conditions also indicate that the Chinese team's qualification is a foregone conclusion.
The rules for qualifying for the round of 16 of the 2024 Asian Cup group are the top 2 teams in each group and the 4 third-place finishers in the best group. Therefore, in order to ensure qualification, the national football team must get at least one win and one draw in three group matches. Qatar are ranked highest in the world in this group and we will be hoping to beat Lebanon and Tajikistan to qualify.
- Tajikistan participated in the Asian Cup for the first time, and it was inferior to the national football team in terms of strength and experience, and 1️the top scorer of the Tajikistan team, Manucek Hel Galilov, had missed the Asian Cup due to serious injuries, and Tajikistan's midfield core Zhuraboyev was injured in the warm-up match with the Hong Kong team a few days ago, 2️and almost bid farewell to this Asian Cup. Judging from the comparison of Satoshi's strength, it should not be much difficulty for the national football team to defeat the Tajikistan team.
- Defeat Tajikistan, then the national football team will have the initiative to qualify from the group. So our biggest opponent is Lebanon, and the Lebanese team thinks the same way as us, but now Lebanon has lost to Qatar, so we have a slight advantage over him on the cards, at least we haven't played yet. Therefore, in the second round of the match with Lebanon, the national football team has an absolute advantage psychologically. Moreover, in the match between Qatar and Lebanon, the national football team has already understood Lebanon's technical playing style and defensive weaknesses. With no link between the Lebanese midfielder and the full-backs, and no one around the penalty line, all three of Qatar's goals were scored by capitalizing on Lebanon's Achilles' heel and breaking through Lebanon's left centre-back.
- Qatar's next game is against Tajikistan, and it can be said that there is no suspense. When Qatar won two consecutive victories and locked the qualifying place, in the third game against the Chinese team, in order to allow more players to adapt to the game and keep up with the rhythm of the competition, the main players will be on the field for a relatively small time, which is also an opportunity for the national football team to pick up leaks. Looking at the historical records of Qatar and the Chinese team, in 20 games, the Chinese team has a slight advantage with 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. It's just that in recent years, Qatar has made very rapid progress, and the level of the national football team has stagnated, but the national football team still has a high probability of defeating Qatar, just in order to qualify, we first assume that he is a strong team that can lose.
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