In the early morning of January 22, Beijing time, the second round of Group F of the Asian Cup was all over, the Saudi Arabian men's football team defeated the Kyrgyzstan men's football team 2-0, and the Oman men's football team drew 0-0 with the Thai men's football team, and the two teams scored 1 point each, staging a crazy night. So far, 5 seats have been confirmed for the top 16 of this tournament, including Qatar, Australia, Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia men's football team defeated Kyrgyzstan men's football team 2-0
As one of the favorites to win the championship, Saudi Arabia won the first round of Oman, occupying the initiative to qualify, as long as one more win can ensure the qualification in advance, Kyrgyzstan lost to Thailand in the first round, facing Saudi Arabia ushered in a life-and-death battle.
In the 9th minute of the opening game, Akhmetov was directly sent off with a red card for stepping on his opponent. In the 11th minute, Blake's direct free-kick was saved. In the 35th minute, Abdulhamid crossed and assisted Kanu to score a goal, helping Saudi Arabia take a 1-0 lead. In the 52nd minute, Merck tackled the Saudi player and was also sent off directly by the red card, leaving Kyrgyzstan with 9 men to fight, and then conceded 1 more goal, and finally lost 0-2.
Consecutive victories over Oman and Kyrgyzstan allowed Saudi Arabia to win 2 consecutive wins and accumulate 6 points, lock in the qualification one round in advance, and also become the fifth team to advance to the knockout round of 16.
According to the schedule, Saudi Arabia only needs to draw Thailand in the last round to lock the first place in the group, and the 1/8 final opponent will be the second in Group E, which will be produced between Jordan, South Korea, and Bahrain, with a high probability of South Korea.
Oman men's football team drew 0-0 with Thailand men's football team
This is the third time in the history of the two teams that they have met in the Asian Cup, with one win each of the previous two. In the first round of the group stage, Thailand won, Oman lost, and the two teams faced different qualifying situations.
In the 16th minute, Thailand took a corner kick, and Dole's header was cleared by the goal line. In the 20th minute, Sabohi's shot was too good to be confiscated. In the 31st minute, Fawaz shot wide from distance. In the 56th minute, Aman formed a threatening shot and was cleared. In the 75th minute, Thai goalkeeper Bhatiwa came out to save Oman's threatening free kick. In the end, the two teams drew 0-0.
Due to the victory of Saudi Arabia, Thailand fell to second in the group with 4 points in 2 rounds and can basically lock in the qualification, Oman has 1 point in 2 rounds and continues to rank third in the group, and in the last round against Kyrgyzstan, which has lost 2 consecutive games, there is still hope of qualifying. In fact, Thailand's failure to win directly affects the qualifying situation of the national football team, that is, if the national football team draws Qatar and wins the third place in Group A, the goal will definitely not be able to exceed the third place in Group F.
According to the schedule, the final round of the group stage will officially start at 11 p.m., and the two games in Group A will kick off at the same time, namely the national football team VS Qatar and Tajikistan VS Lebanon.