The situation of qualifying for the National Olympic Games: losing South Korea in the next round = missing the Olympics! If there is an upset, "Kehan" is expected to enter the quarterfinals
At the end of the first round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic Games lost 0-1 to the Japanese Olympic Games with one more person, and the start was unfavorable, and the qualifying situation has become very bleak!
Qualifying rules
The U23 Asian Cup is also the Asian qualifier for the men's football competition at this year's Paris Olympics. There are a total of 3.5 quota places available in Asia, with the top three finishers in the tournament qualifying directly for the Olympics, while the fourth-placed finishers will compete in the intercontinental play-offs against Guinea, fourth-placed in the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, for the final Olympic ticket.
A total of 16 teams participated in this U23 Asian Cup, divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each, and only the top two teams in each group will qualify and enter the knockout round. The Chinese Olympic Games are divided into Group B, and the opponents in the same group include Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, which can be called the "Group of Death". If the points are the same, the win-loss relationship is compared first, followed by the total goal difference and the total number of goals.
Qualifying situation
China's first match against Japan's Olympic Games, although it was the first to concede the goal, but in the case of one more person to create many opportunities, but unfortunately did not grasp it, and finally lost, accumulating 0 points. The match between South Korea and the United Arab Emirates starts at 23:30 tonight.
In the second round, at 21 o'clock on April 19, the Chinese Olympic team will play against the South Korean team, if you lose again, two consecutive defeats or 0 points, then in this case, the National Olympic Games will be completely missed the Paris Olympics!
Because even if the National Olympic Games defeated the United Arab Emirates in the last round, and finally accumulated 3 points after 3 rounds, Japan and South Korea have at least 3 points in hand, and in the case of the same points, the National Olympic Games lost to Japan and South Korea successively, so the National Olympic Games will be determined one round in advance to miss the top two!
Of course, if South Korea defeats the UAE in the first round and the National Olympic Games in the second round, Japan defeats the National Olympic Games in the first round and the UAE in the second round, then there is no need to count more: Japan and South Korea have 6 points together and will qualify together in one round in advance, and the Olympic Games and the United Arab Emirates will be out in the first round together!
If the National Olympic Games draw with South Korea and get 1 point, and accumulate 1 point after 2 rounds, then there is still a chance. Because we play the UAE in the last round, if we win, we will have four points, and South Korea will play Japan in the last round, and the outcome is unpredictable, and anything can happen.
If the Olympic Games beat South Korea and accumulate three points after two rounds, then it is even possible to draw with the United Arab Emirates in the final round and qualify! Because if we end up with South Korea on the same score, we will have the advantage in terms of winning and losing.