Jordan eliminated South Korea to advance to the final
In the early morning, when the referee Hassan blew the final whistle, the score of the Asian Cup semifinals between South Korea and Jordan was fixed at 2:0, watching the Jordanian players run to celebrate, the fans cheered, and the Korean players looked painful and lonely, and some Korean beauty fans on the scene burst into tears, and I was sad in my heart. I understand that I am not qualified to sympathize with the Korean fans, their pain is temporary, and they can soon find happiness in the World Preliminaries, and for us Chinese fans, the ongoing Asian Cup, from the perspective of the World Preliminaries, is actually "Asian Sadness".
Some people may still have the illusion that the number of Asian places in the World Cup will increase to 8.5, but we may also think about it. No, although the Chinese team has not entered the top 16, the Football Association has been quietly selecting a coach, and the new coach may be able to bring a miracle to the Chinese Football Association and bring the Chinese team to the World Cup!
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However, looking at the Asian Cup that is in full swing in Qatar, as long as the fans who are a little sensible understand that although the number of Asian places in the World Cup has increased to 8.5, with the strength of the Chinese team, it can almost be said that it is a fool's dream to enter the World Cup, and it is impossible to do so.
Why do I say that?
First of all, look at the results of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup. In this Asian Cup, the results of the Chinese team do not need to be mentioned, so as not to hurt the heart again with "secondary injury". Two draws and one goal have not been scored, it is really embarrassing to say, the ranking is naturally not even ranked in the top 16 in Asia, such a performance, want to fight for the top eight in Asia in the world preliminaries, where does the confidence come from!
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Second, look at the situation of the competitors. Thinking that Asia will have 8.5 World Cup places, the Chinese team wants to enter the top 8, the top eight teams of the Asian Cup naturally needless to say, among the teams that entered the knockout round but failed to enter the quarterfinals, there are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Thailand, Syria and other strong teams, of which the Iraqi team also defeated the Japanese team, and the Saudi team almost eliminated the South Korean team.
In addition to the above-mentioned 13 teams, among the teams that did not enter the knockout round this time, there are also teams such as Vietnam and Malaysia, although these teams failed to qualify from the group, their performance in the Asian Cup is obvious to all, and the Vietnamese team is still in the lead for a long time in the course of the match against the Japanese team! Don't forget, the Chinese team also lost to the Hong Kong team before the start of the Asian Cup.
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Alas, don't forget it, the more you calculate, the more you will be blocked! There are already 15 teams mentioned above, all of which are "roadblocks" for the Chinese team, not to mention that only 8.5 places are given to Asia, even if it is increased to 12 places, entering the World Cup may just be a dream!
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Therefore, although this Asian Cup is very exciting, but it is "someone else's", for Chinese fans, other people's excitement reflects our coldness, and the hope of entering the World Cup is getting slimmer and slimmer, as the so-called Asian Cup of others, the "Asian sadness" of Chinese fans!