The first round of the Asian Cup is summarized!The 6 top seeded teams all won, the referee caused controversy, and the 4 teams indirectly helped the national football team
With Saudi Arabia's last-minute stunner, the first round of the Asian Cup group stage has been over. The second round of the group stage will be launched non-stop tonight, and the Chinese team, which only won a draw in the first game, will face off against Lebanon. The Chinese team needs to go all out to win this game, let's review the first round of matches and analyze the prospects of the national football team!
Group A: Qatar is unbeatable, and the national football team is controversially punished
Although in the World Cup, Qatar suffered a painful defeat. But in Asia, they are still among the top teams. The opening game against Lebanon was played despite the stubbornness of the opponents who held on to the first half. However, Qatar still relied on the star Afif's brace to finally usher in a big victory 3-0.
The game between the Chinese team and Tajikistan was very dull, and the national football team, which mainly played defensive counterattacks, was suppressed by the opponent almost the whole game. Zhu Chenjie's only goal of the whole game was finally invalidated by the referee. Whether the offside penalty in Jiang Guangtai's penalty area is reasonable has also become a hot topic of discussion in the past two days.
In terms of the current Group A standings: Qatar is in first place with 3 points, China and Tajikistan are tied for second with 1 point, and Lebanon is fourth with 0 points.
Group B: Australia has the lead
Group B is seeded Australia and the first half of the game against India was evenly matched, with India even launching a couple of very good counter-attacks. However, the difference in strength and fitness allowed Australia to find a chance in the second half, and finally won 2-0, while Uzbekistan and Syria drew 0-0 in the other game.
In Group B, Australia is first with three points, Uzbekistan and Syria are joint second with one point, and India is fourth with 0 points.
Group C: Iran wins heartily, Hong Kong, China makes history
As a traditional powerhouse in Asia, the strength of Iran in Group C is naturally unique. Facing Palestine in the first round, Iran led 3-0 in the first half, completely losing the suspense of the game. In the second half, star Azmoun put the icing on the cake to give Iran a 4-1 victory. The other game was made by Hong Kong, China, when Chan scored the first goal in the history of the Asian Cup in Hong Kong, China. And his goal is also the 1,000th goal in the history of the Asian Cup.
In Group C, Iran is first with 3 points, UAE is second with 3 points, Hong Kong is third with 0 points, and Palestine is fourth with 0 points.
Group D: Japan-Vietnam goal shootout
Japan and Vietnam staged a hearty goalscoring battle, with both teams scoring five goals in the first half. In the face of the strong Japanese team, Vietnam played a very wonderful team cooperation, and even took the lead for a while. In the end, Japan won 4-2 with more exquisite strength.
The other was a 3-1 victory for former champions Iraq against Indonesia.
Group E: Ma Ning caused dissatisfaction with South Korea
In the match between South Korea and Bahrain, although South Korea won 3-1 in the end, the referee on duty, Ma Ning, became the most focused figure in the game. He directly incarnated as a card master, and took out a total of 7 yellow cards in the game, 5 of which were given to Korean players. Sun Xingmin fell to the ground in the penalty area, and was directly punished by Ma Ning for fake falling.
So after the game, the South Korean team and the media began to bombard Ma Ning in various ways, but apparently Ma Ning had no problem blowing the penalty this time. In particular, Sun Xingmin's tribute to someone going into the water is a fake fall without any problem.
Group F: Saudi Arabia staged a stunner, Thailand seized the opportunity
I thought that Saudi Arabia had no opponents in this group at all, but the first game made them sweat. Saudi Arabia were behind in the duel with Oman for a while, and it took 78 minutes to equalize. And towards the end of the game, Ali's stunner succeeded in giving Saudi Arabia three points.
After reading the first round of each group, let's analyze the possibility of the Chinese men's football team qualifying next. According to the rules of the tournament, the top two teams in each group and the top four group runners-up will advance to the knockout stage. Judging from the first round alone, it is undoubtedly good news for the Chinese team.
If they can't get three points against Lebanon and get another draw, at least in the best third-place race, the Chinese team will retain a certain advantage in points and goal difference.
Of the other five groups, only Uzbekistan and Syria drew and the others managed to decide the winner. As a result, the Chinese team has taken the lead over the four third-place teams in the group, including Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bahrain and Oman. With three of these four teams at -2 goal difference and one at -1, the Chinese team will be fully on top of their hopes of finishing third in the best group as long as they face Qatar to ensure they can concede fewer goals.
Of course, if you really get to the point of fighting for third, you still need to look at the faces of other teams. I still hope that the national football team can beat Lebanon tonight and at least ensure a solid second place in the group.