On March 21, Beijing time, the third round of Group B of the World Preliminary Asian Round of 36 ended. In Myanmar's home game against Syria, there was a super upset. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Myanmar drew 1-1 at home to Syria.
Group B is also considered one of the groups of death, with four teams being Japan, Syria and North Korea. Myanmar. In addition to Myanmar's slightly weaker strength, the other three teams all have the strength to challenge for the round of 18. To be more precise, the Japanese team is basically escorted, and Syria and North Korea choose one of the two. In the first two rounds, the Japanese team won all without suspense, North Korea and Syria both had 3 points, and Myanmar had 0 points. In contrast, the Syrian team has the upper hand, after all, they won in direct talks with the North Korean team. As long as they win six points home and away against Myanmar, Syria have a good chance of qualifying early.
In terms of world rankings, Syria is ranked 89th and 14th in Asia, and Syria has recently added a number of naturalized players, and its strength has improved. In Asia, Syria's proper second-rate team is the bitter master of the national football team in the last World Preliminaries. The Myanmar team is only ranked 162nd, and the difference in strength between the two sides can be called a cloud of mud. In the previous Asian Cup, Syria reached the round of 16 and fought with Iran until the penalty shootout. Since it can toughen the top Asian team, it is obviously not a problem to win Myanmar, and no one thought that the Syrian team would overturn on the Myanmar team. However, the soccer ball is round.
Although the Syrian team had a clear advantage in both individual combat and overall coordination, it did not expect that it was the Myanmar team that took the lead in breaking the deadlock. Myanmar started the game on a defensive counter-attack and seized the chance in the 35th minute when Mochoi opened the scoring to give Syria a 1-0 lead. It was a goal that made Myanmar very excited, after all, they lost the first two games in a row, conceding 11 goals in two rounds. After taking the lead, the Myanmar team was more determined to swing the bus, which made it difficult for the Syrian team. After repeated attacks to no avail, Syria's Alaa Al-Dali finally pulled a goal back in the 71st minute. In the last 20 minutes, the Myanmar team withstood the bombardment of the Syrian team, and the score remained 1-1 until the final whistle.
Myanmar's draw with Syria is definitely a super upset in this World Preliminary Tournament, and the upset is even greater than Thailand's 1-1 draw with South Korea. In the other match in the same group, Japan beat North Korea 1-0. As a result, after three rounds of Group B, Japan topped the table with 9 points, Syria ranked second with 4 points, North Korea with 3 points, and Myanmar with 1 point. With Syria dropping two points to Myanmar, the situation for qualification from this group has become delicate. As long as North Korea scores six points against Myanmar, Syria could play themselves out of the round of 18.
In other groups, Australia beat Lebanon 2-0, Chinese Taipei lost 0-2 to Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan lost 3-0 to Jordan. Of course, there is also a big upset related to the national football team, that is, the South Korean team was forced to draw 1-1 by Thailand at home. South Korea once again dropped the chain in the World Preliminary Tournament after the Asian Cup.