On January 22, Beijing time, the men's football World Cup continued to compete for the group stage, today Group F ushered in the second round of the group, Thailand vs. Oman, the first game, Thailand won a victory, and Oman lost, from the perspective of strength, Oman is stronger, and finally the two sides drew 0-0, now the results of each game in the group not only affect the ranking of this station, but also affect the qualifying situation of other groups, Thailand and Oman This 0-0 is unfavorable news for the national football team, making the qualifying situation more severe.
Oman is ranked 74th in the world, 10th in Asia, Thailand is ranked 113th in the world, and 21st in Asia, which is the bottom of the Asian rankings in this competition, and the pre-match prediction of a win rate of 53% and Thailand is 21%. The two teams have met five times in their history, with Oman winning 4 and losing 1, making it three wins in a row against Thailand.
In the 16th minute, Thailand took a corner kick from the left side of the front, Dole headed the goal, Oman goalkeeper Ibrahim Muhaini made a limit save, and then Oman player Fawaz hurriedly cleared the ball on the goal line. Sabohi's shot was too straight and was picked up by Bativa, and Fawaz shot wide from distance, with one shot on target in each half, and the game was 0-0.
In the second half, the Oman team readjusted their tactics and played more resolutely, and also significantly increased their attacking momentum. , but there were still too few attacks that could get a good threat, and in the end neither side scored, and each scored 1 point.
After the game, the Thai players were still satisfied with the result of this game, and some were even very excited, after all, it was weak and strong, and it was already an upset to be able to draw, and there were already 4 points after two games, and the qualifying situation was good, while the players in Oman seemed to be more lost, after all, after the last loss, this one urgently needed three points, but only one point is still a little dangerous. Oman had 70 per cent possession and attacked and threatened more than Thailand, but only had one shot on target, and Thailand had two more.
This 0-0 put the national football team in a difficult situation, because Thailand and Oman both have teams competing with the national football team for the third place in the group, and many analyses before the game said that the national football team has a good chance of qualifying for a draw, but with the end of this game, the qualification has been reversed, and now it is really necessary to defeat the host Qatar to qualify directly.
National football coach Jankovic made it clear that the team wants to win this game and thus advance to the knockout stage. As for the possibility of qualifying, Jankovic believes that it is actually very simple, that is, to go all out to win, without considering the situation of other opponents and other groups, and the game at 11 o'clock in the evening is really a life and death battle for the national football team.