Asia has added another 1 strong team, the strength is close to the top 6, and the world preliminaries have beaten Vietnam, and the national football team has no chance of winning
The latest world rankings are out, the national football team has dropped from 11th to 13th in Asia, and the former Asian fish belly has transformed into a strong team, and the ranking has risen after the double defeat of Vietnam, replacing the previous 11th position of the national football team. The strength of this team has approached the level of the top 6 in Asia, and if the national football team encounters it, it is estimated that there is no chance of winning!
In the past, the strong teams in Asia were mainly Japan and South Korea in East Asia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in West Asia, and later Australia. The teams in Southeast Asian countries are basically fish belly, no matter what major events they participate in, they are all playing the role of accompanying the prince to attack the book. One is that Southeast Asian teams are lagging behind in football, and the other is that their physical condition is also poor. But now Southeast Asian teams are slowly emerging, and Vietnam is more typical.
I remember the last time in the World Preliminaries, the national football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The overall level of Vietnamese football has risen to the naked eye, but in this World Preliminary Round, Vietnam was double-killed by Indonesia, another team in Southeast Asia, in the group stage! Losing once is accidental, losing twice is the difference in strength, and if you watch those two games, fans will have a feeling that Vietnam really can't beat Indonesia.
The main reason why Indonesia has suddenly changed from an Asian belly to an Asian powerhouse is that Indonesia's naturalization is very successful, and it is said that several players in the team are the main players in the Eredivisie. The important thing is that the naturalized players in Indonesia are not very old, almost all of them are new stars born in the 00s, unlike the naturalized players of the national football team who are in their 30s. In other words, the level of the Indonesian national team will only be stronger in the next five to ten years, not weaker.
Indonesia defeated Vietnam 1-0 in their first match. In the second game, Indonesia defeated Vietnam 3-0. In that game, we found out that there were a lot of players in the Indonesian team who were players from '03 and '04. Fans who watched those two games have a feeling that although Vietnam's strength has risen, there is really no chance in front of Indonesia. This proves that Indonesia has truly become a strong team in Asia.
Indonesia also defeated Vietnam twice in the World Preliminary Tournament, and the Asian ranking rose to 11th, which is the position before the national football team. If the national football team can successfully break through from the group stage and meet Indonesia in the round of 18, it is estimated that there is no chance of winning. Why? Because Indonesia's overall level is now approaching the top 6 in Asia. Although the national football team ranks 13th in Asia, it is also a bit inflated, and the real level should be around 20.
If the rankings alone don't mean anything, you can just look at the actual situation between Indonesia and the national football team against Vietnam. Although the national football team won the first leg of the last World Preliminaries, it has to be said that it was luck. The second time I lost, it was really lost in strength. However, Vietnam, which can win the national football team, has no chance in front of Indonesia. Therefore, if the national football team meets Indonesia, it will also have no chance of winning.
The current national football team does not dare to think about the top 18, but playing a good game with Thailand is the top priority. If you can't pass the level of Thailand, let alone touch Indonesia, you won't even be able to enter the top 18, let alone the 8.5 World Cup places!