The U23 Asian Cup has been contested in a number of matches, among which many of the strong teams in Asian football have overturned, and Iraq lost 0-2 to Thailand, who became dark horses. The Australian team was blocked in the first round and drew 0-0 with the opponent, while the Saudi team, although it is a West Asian giant, conceded 2 goals in the face of the Tajikistan team, although it won 4-2, but the Tajikistan team cannot be ignored. The Chinese Olympic team lost 0-1 to the Japanese team, but it is by no means the end of the world, if you analyze carefully, the situation of the national Olympic team is actually very good, 2 rounds of 4 points, there is a good chance to qualify, because the South Korean team played the UAE team, only won 1-0!
Thailand U23 against Iraq U23, the performance is eye-catching, although the pre-game was not favored, but the Thai team finally overturned the powerful Iraqi team with a score of 2-0, you know, the main Japanese team, also only won the Iraqi team 1 goal, while the Thai team is a 2-goal victory, the performance is impressive. Thailand are in a group and Saudi Arabia, but they have a chance to advance.
Saudi Arabia's opponent was Tajikistan, and the two teams staged a goal battle, and in the end, Saudi Arabia won 4-2, although Tajikistan lost, but after scoring two goals, the team gained confidence. In the next 2 games, the Tajikistan team still has hope to save itself.
The Chinese team performed poorly, losing to the Japanese team in the case of 11 to 10, although the outside world is not optimistic about the national Olympic team to qualify, but the score of 0-1 actually gave the national Olympic team a glimmer of life. Next, the opponents of the national Olympic team are South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, if we draw with South Korea, get one point, and beat the UAE team in the final round, then there is a high probability of qualifying. Because the South Korean team only won the UAE team by 1 goal, if the Taiji Tigers lose to the Japanese team by a large score, then the situation is very unfavorable.
Of course, if the national Olympic team defeats the South Korean team and finally wins 2 in a row, it should also be able to qualify, but this probability is not large, and even if the South Korean team draws, perhaps the initiative to qualify is also in our hands, so there is no need to be too pessimistic. The worst case is that the national Olympic team loses to the South Korean team, then it will basically be out of the round in advance and miss the Paris Olympics.