At 11 p.m. Beijing time on January 22, Qatar Asia Group A ushered in the final round of group stage matches. The national football team played against the home Qatar team, due to the national football team's 0-0 in the first 2 rounds, 2 points were accumulated. The fate of this game is still in their own hands, as long as they win, they will qualify for the second place in the group. The Qatar team won both games and qualified ahead of schedule, and in this game, Qatar rotated the main players in a large area, and the hope of the national football team to win greatly increased.
In the first half, in the 6th minute of the game, Zhang Yuning assisted Wei Shihao's shot to deviate from the goal and fly out of the bottom line. In the 16th minute, Qatar won a corner kick, and the long-range shot of the No. 6 player bounced high over the crossbar. The national football team is still with 0 shots on target, and it is not dominant on the field. In the 27th minute, Qatar's attack was destroyed by the national football defenders. In the 30th minute, there was a mistake in the passing of the national football team.
In the 31st minute, Qatar organized an attack, and Yusuf's shot was successfully blocked by Jiang Guangtai. In the 35th minute, the national football team missed a good opportunity, Qatar God assisted to stop the ball at the feet of the national football player, and Wu Xi missed the empty goal. In the second half of the first half, the national football team rebounded, creating a lot of pressure on the Qatari team. In the 43rd minute, Qatar's Hari unexpectedly missed the target. In the 45th minute, the national football team won a corner kick, and Zhang Yuning's header bounced off the goal. There were three minutes of stoppage time in the first half. China missed chances in a row, Zhang Yuning's shot was deflected off the goal, and Wei Shihao's header was deflected. In the end, the national football team ended the first half 0-0.
In the second half, Qatar made substitutions to strengthen the attack. In the 57th minute, Zhang Yuning's one-handed ball was destroyed by the opposing defender. Qatar's No.2 goalkeeper went off injured. Qatar's replacement of key players is not a good sign for the national football team. In the 65th minute, Qatar's No. 10 Haydos scored with a powerful long-range shot straight into the dead corner, and the national football team fell behind 0-1. The national football team replaced Wu Lei to strengthen the attack. The national football team was cornered, and in the 80th minute, a long-range shot from a Qatari player went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Jiang Guangtai successfully stopped the attack of the opponent's No. 11. In the 86th minute, the national football goal was blown invalid and went out of bounds first. There were 10 minutes of stoppage time and neither side scored.
In the end, the national football team was defeated by Qatar 1-0, and was eliminated from the group stage with 0 goals in 3 games. Tajikistan defeated Lebanon 2-1 to qualify second in the group. The national football team has achieved miserable results in this Asian Cup.