After the recent conclusion of the two group games of the World Preliminary Championships, the Chinese team regained the initiative. Next, as long as they beat the Thai team in June, they can enter the top 18 of the World Preliminary Championship.
And after the end of this competition, just a few days ago, FIFA updated the latest world rankings and Asian rankings. What people never expected was that as the national football team fell out of the top ten in Asia again, it was actually ridiculed by the Korean media, and I believe that many Chinese fans will be very angry after seeing it.
Let's start with the latest world rankings and Asian rankings. China once again fell out of the top 10 in Asia, ranking only 13th in Asia, while South Korea and Japan were in the top five. Perhaps it was because they saw that the Chinese team's ranking was so outrageous and so far behind them, so some Korean media began to write reports and ridicule the Chinese team after the rankings came out.
First of all, they think that the Chinese team actually fell out of the top 10 in Asia and ranked in the top 13, which is really a big shame for Chinese football. On the other hand, he believes that the Chinese team has now become a third-rate team in Asia, and to put it bluntly, in the eyes of others, it has become an Asian fish belly team, and weak teams such as Thailand and Singapore may be separated. So maybe for many Chinese fans, they should be very angry when they see such an evaluation. Angry because their own team only allows the fans to judge themselves. No matter how outrageous Chinese football is, it is its own team, and you can complain sharply as much as you want, but it is difficult to tolerate it when you see others mocking your own children.
On the other hand, what is more helpless is that the strength of others is indeed very strong, and what people say is indeed the truth, and it is difficult to change this situation for a while. So for Chinese fans, they are very sad and aggrieved in their hearts. Everyone knows very well that competitive sports rely on strength to speak. If the Chinese men's football team feels embarrassed and looks down on others, they should prove themselves on the field and slap the other party in the face with a tough performance, which is the most powerful way to prove themselves.
For example, whether it was Japan or South Korea, they were not respected by others in world football, and even the entire Asian football was looked down upon by Europe and the United States. However, in such a situation, Japan and South Korea played very well in the last World Cup. Their results show that Asian teams have very good teams and that Asian teams are not all very bad teams. So to put it bluntly, you still need to be hard to strike iron, if you want others to look down on it, and if you want others to respect it, the key is to rely on your own excellent performance, otherwise everything is impossible.
Now that FIFA has listed such a ranking, it completely tells the Chinese team that its strength is no longer ranked second-rate in Asia. In such a situation, should we be ashamed and courageous, strive to play well in the next June competition, and be able to improve the level of youth training in all aspects in the future, and strive to return to the top one day in the future.
I still remember that 20 years ago, the national football team was able to rank in the top five in the whole of Asia, and even beat national teams such as Japan and South Korea from time to time. As a result, we almost can't even beat Singapore now, and we don't even have much confidence that we will be able to win this game against Thailand in June. It is indeed two heavens of ice and fire, no wonder others will look down on it, and still hope that this group of international players can fight for a breath.