In the early morning of January 22, Beijing time, in the second round of Group F of the Asian Cup, the Oman men's football team drew 0-0 with the Thai men's football team, scoring 1 point each. This draw is not good for the national football team, Thailand did not help prevent Oman from scoring points, so that the national football team has no way out, that is, the final round of the life and death battle against the defending champion Qatar must be won, and a draw will most likely be eliminated.
As a powerhouse in Southeast Asia, Thailand ushered in its 8th participation tour, but its best result was only to stop in the round of 16, that is, it was eliminated by the national football team last time. In this Asian Cup, Thailand is in the same group as Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kyrgyzstan, and the team played well in the first round, defeating Kyrgyzstan 2-0, relying on the goal difference advantage to beat Saudi Arabia to the top of the group and occupy the initiative to qualify.
In the second round of the group stage, Thailand's opponent was Oman, who lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia in the first round, and the match with Thailand turned into a do-or-die match.
In the latest edition of the FIFA rankings, Oman is ranked 74th, Asia is 9th, Thailand is 113th and Asia is 21st, and this is the second time the two teams have met in the Asian Cup since 2007.
Compared with the complete victory over Kyrgyzstan, Thailand faced a slightly stronger Oman in this game, but did not replicate the offensive performance in the first round, Subachai was limited, it was difficult to create a threat, and the state of Oman's side was very sluggish.
In the 16th minute, Thailand took a dangerous corner, and Dole's header was cleared by the opponent's goal line. In the 20th minute, Sabohi's shot was too good to be confiscated by goalkeeper Bativa. In the 31st minute, Fawaz shot wide from distance. The first half ended with a blank.
In the second half, both teams continued their first-half performances in attack, creating few dangerous shots. In the 75th minute, Oman took a free kick into the penalty area, and Thai goalkeeper Bhatiwa saved the ball and continued to keep the goal intact.
In the end, the two teams drew 0-0 and won 1 point each. In the latest standings, Thailand has 4 points from 2 rounds and continues to rank first in the group, while Oman has 1 point from 2 rounds and continues to rank third in the group.
For Thailand, four points would almost guarantee a place in one of the best groups, while Oman have just one point and will have four points based on a win against a weaker Kyrgyzstan side in the final round.
Therefore, this 0-0 draw is very unfavorable for the national football team, as if it is in a desperate situation.
According to the qualification rules, the top two teams in the six groups will advance directly, and the four best group thirds in the six groups will also advance to the round of 16.
At present, Indonesia, who is third in Group D, has three points, Bahrain, who is third in Group E, has three points, Syria, who is third in Group B, has four points from their last round win, Palestine in Group C has four points, and Oman, who is third in Group F, has four points from their last round win. In this way, once the national football team does not win against Qatar and has a maximum of 3 points, it may be difficult to rank among the third place in the four best groups and advance to the round of 16.