After the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup Asian qualifiers were released, most fans are still more confident that the national football team is in the same group as South Korea, Thailand, and Singapore, and there should be no problem in qualifying for the second place in the group. Even if the national football team lost to South Korea by 3 goals in the second round, it did not affect the confidence of fans, after all, the strength of the national football team is far above Singapore, and it has defeated Thailand 2-1 in the first round. However, South Korea seems to be deliberately creating difficulties for the national football team, and it is suspected that Thailand will be released, resulting in the national football team having to win in the next round to advance.
The national football team was originally a must-win 6 points against Singapore, but because of the overconfidence of the new coach Ivankovic, there were problems with the arrangement and substitutions, and the national football team was still equalized by Singapore with a lead of 2 goals, and was even in danger of being killed. Although the national football team won a 4-1 victory in the second game against Singapore, the two points lost in vain made the originally good situation unclear. At the same time, South Korea, whose strength is far above Thailand, was also forced to draw by the opponent, considering their state, this game is more like a deliberate release, which can make the national football team miserable.
There are many grievances between South Korean football and Chinese football, and whenever there is a game, the media of the two countries are arguing, and the fans on both sides are also disagreeable to each other. In the 0-3 loss of the national football team to South Korea, Son Xingmin made a closed mouth gesture to the audience after scoring a goal, so that Wu Lei, who rarely reacts aggressively, couldn't help but step forward to question the other party. Judging from these things, it is really possible for South Korea to deliberately draw with Thailand, after all, there is not much difference between them with 1 point and 3 points, and they can all qualify in the end, but letting Thailand score more points can affect the prospects of the national football team.
As a result, after the 4 rounds of the World Preliminaries, South Korea basically guaranteed qualification with 10 points, China with 7 points, Thailand with 4 points, and Singapore with 1 point. Theoretically, Singapore is also out of the competition, so China and Thailand will fight for second place in the group, and the next match between China and Thailand will be a do-or-die battle for both sides. China is currently leading by 3 points, and the goal difference is also 3 more, obviously dominating, as long as the national football team can win this game, it will definitely be able to advance, but if it loses, the national football team is basically out, because in this game, if the national football team loses, then Thailand gets 3 points, and the points become 7 points, which is the same as the national football team, and Thailand's last opponent is Singapore, if there is no upset, Thailand will win, and the last opponent of the national football team is South Korea, if it is not upset, the national football team will lose, and all the games between the national football team and Thailand, if you don't win, then you will basically be out. It is worth mentioning that Thailand is not a very good opponent to play against and the national football team also struggled to win the first meeting. More critically, Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi are suspended, and even if Alan, Li Ke and Xu Xin can return in June, it is still unknown how they will be in state and whether they will adapt to Ivankovic's tactical deployment.
In fact, this seemingly simple game is actually full of danger, and the slightest mistake will be counterattacked by the opponent. Of course, there are also fans who believe that if the national football team can't even handle Thailand, then what qualifications do they have? Even if the national football team barely passes, after entering the next round, will it stage the shame of the Asian Cup again? Indeed, at this stage, the national football team has basically lost the strong team, and the team with equal strength and the so-called "weak team" If the national football team can't change this state, relying on Wu Lei's flash and a little luck every time, then even if it goes further in the world preliminaries, I'm afraid it's just a point boy for other teams.