In the second round of the U23 Asian Cup, the host Qatar defeated Jordan after super long stoppage time and won both games. Judging from the first two games, Qatar has continuously profited from controversial penalties, and the signs of being escorted by the referee are very obvious, which is good news for the Chinese Football Association, which has already stood in Qatar.
When Qatar played Indonesia for the first time, the referee's decision caused a huge controversy. The referee gave Qatar a penalty in a scramble, which gave Qatar the lead, and then sent off two more Indonesian players, and finally Qatar got the three points they wanted. After the game, the Indonesian Football Association was very angry, and the president of the Football Association, Tohir, said that he would find justice by appealing to FIFA, and Indonesian coach Shin Tai Long also publicly criticized the referee, suggesting that Qatar controlled the game.
In the second game of Qatar, against Jordan, the referee did not restrain because of Indonesia's previous complaints, and many penalties were controversial, and the beneficiaries were Qatar without exception, especially at the last moment, Qatar's goal was obviously controversial, but the Jordanians could only reluctantly accept it. Chinese fans who watched the game said on the Internet, "Let's award the award directly, congratulations to Qatar for winning the U23 Asian Cup in advance!"
Qatar has benefited unscrupulously in referee decisions, and its background is quite obvious, in recent years, Qatar has hosted the Asian Cup and the U23 Asian Cup, and is a guest of honor of the AFC. What's more, Qatar has a lot of influence at the top level of the AFC, and the top leaders of the referee committee and the appeal committee are all Qataris, so even if the Indonesian Football Association is angry, it only threatens to appeal to FIFA, because they know that it is useless to appeal to the AFC, because the two businesses of refereeing and appeals are Qataris.
The Qatari approach has certainly aroused the anger of many fans, but for Chinese football, it is a big benefit. As we all know, the Chinese Football Association is currently quite weak in the AFC, the last AFC Congress can be said to be completely annihilated, and there is no representative from the Chinese Football Association in the various substantive departments, and it is a foregone conclusion that they will be slaughtered. In this case, after Song Kai took office, he took the initiative to pull relations with the Qataris, and in the last Asian Cup, the Chinese referee received unprecedented attention from the AFC, and many times officiated important matches, and the referee of the final was also from China. As the referee, Ma Ning lived up to expectations and awarded three penalties to the host Qatar, which made the big dark horse Jordanians cry without tears, and Qatar finally successfully defended its title. It is quite rare for a side to be awarded three penalties in a continental final, but Ma Ning and the Chinese Football Association also sent the Qataris a vote.
Subsequently, the national football team played two games against the Singapore team in the world preliminaries, and won penalties in a row, and benefited significantly from the penalty. In the last game against Japan, the National Olympic team also got a great opportunity to play one more player early, but Cheng Yaodong's National Olympic team did not grasp it.
Tonight, the National Olympic Games played against South Korea, and judging from the referee list announced before the game, they were all referees from Qatar. Judging by the performance of the Qataris in this tournament, the referee is likely to favor their ally China, after all, Ma Ning has previously given a big gift, and now it is time for the Qataris to return the favor. Song Kai has already done a lot of work in football diplomacy, and it depends on whether the national Olympic team of Cheng Yaodong can seize this opportunity.