At 21:00 tonight, China U23 will welcome the second opponent of this U23 Asian Cup, South Korea, which can be said to be a real battle of life and death for the Chinese team.
In this year's U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team was divided into the absolute group of death, and the results of China, Japan and South Korea in the same group also made the prospects of the Chinese team full of thorns. In the first game of the group stage, the Chinese team met the Japanese team, and the Chinese team was still unable to knock on the opponent's door when the opponent was sent off, and finally lost 0-1.
In the game, the tactical choice of the U23 national football coach Cheng Yaodong also caused a lot of controversy, especially his practice of sending a high-ranking player to play as a striker in the game. Facing the South Korean team in this game, whether this tactical operation can be repeated is also one of the highlights of the game.
The reason why this game is called a battle of life and death is because the current prospects of the national football team U23 qualification are in jeopardy. South Korea and Japan have won their first matches, and if China loses and Japan pick up points against the UAE, then China will be out of the tournament early, so if China wants to continue their hopes of qualifying, they will have to get points against South Korea Under-23s.
The data shows that China U23 has played South Korea U23 in the last 8 times, with a record of only 1 draw and 8 losses, scoring only 1 goal and conceding 14 goals. The most recent meeting was at the Asian Games in October last year, when China lost 2-0. Can the young men of the U23 national football team create a miracle? At nine o'clock tonight, lock in iQiyi Sports, and see the difference.