In the early morning of April 20, Beijing time, the U23 Asian Cup entered the second round of the group stage, and it has been determined that there are teams that have advanced to the top 8 in advance, all of which have won 2 consecutive games in the opening game, including the host Qatar, as well as South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, all of which are favorites to win the championship. In addition, after accumulating 0 points from 2 consecutive defeats at the beginning of the Olympic Games, it has been confirmed that we will be out of the round one round early.
The top 8 will be awarded 4 seats ahead of schedule
There are a total of 16 teams in this tournament, divided into 4 groups, each group of 4 teams, and the top two teams in the group will qualify. After the competition, the host Qatar became the first team to advance to the knockout round, defeating Indonesia and Jordan in a row, accumulating 6 points to lock the first place in the group.
On this match day, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia also continued to win in a row, including South Korea's 2-0 victory over the National Olympics, Japan's 2-0 defeat of the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia's 5-0 victory over Thailand.
The National Olympic Games lost 2 in a row and scored 0 goals
Facing Japan, South Korea, and the National Olympic Games lost 0-1 and 0-2 respectively, and accumulated 0 points from 2 consecutive defeats in the opening game, because the goal difference was the same as that of the United Arab Emirates, so the two teams were tied for the bottom, and the final round of direct confrontation turned into a battle of honor.
According to statistics, the national Olympic team has suffered 7 consecutive defeats in the U23 Asian Cup, and has not scored a goal in 5 consecutive games, avoiding a repeat of the national football team's mistake of 0 goals in the group stage of the Asian Cup, and must break the opponent's goal in the face of the United Arab Emirates.
2 1-point teams are still alive
At present, Qatar, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia are out of the first round in advance, and the National Olympic Games and the United Arab Emirates are out of the first round in advance, but there are also teams with 1 point in 2 rounds that still have hope of qualifying, that is, Australia and Jordan in Group A.
In the last tournament, Australia broke into the semi-finals, but this time it did not play well, after being forced to draw by Jordan, and then lost to Indonesia, and defeated Qatar in the last round to have any hope of qualifying, and Jordan must beat Indonesia to ensure qualification.
The Asian Cup fish belly is crazy counterattack
After losing to Qatar in the first round, the second round of 1-0 upset Australia, and achieved the goal of "scoring a goal, scoring a point, and winning a game" in advance.