1-0, 5-0!The 15th outbreak in Asia, 1 more point in the world preliminaries = promotion, and the qualifying situation is stronger than the national football team
The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted in the United States, Canada and Mexico, FIFA has expanded its ranks in this World Cup, adding 16 participating teams, and the Asian region has obtained 8.5 promotion places, in addition to the traditional first-class teams Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia, Saudi Arabia and other teams, the new Asian champion Qatar, Central Asian wolves Uzbekistan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other teams are determined to qualify for the places, and even the third-rate teams Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia are also eyeing the qualifying places, and the Chinese men's football team is facing more fierce competition.
The round of 36 in the Asian region of the World Preliminary Tournament has been played in 4 rounds, Qatar, Japan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Australia 5 teams have maintained a winning record and advanced to the two rounds in advance, in addition, South Korea, Iran, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia have also joined hands to advance, and the remaining 9 teams will be produced in the last two rounds, so the 2 rounds of the World Preliminary Tournament in June are very important for each team.
There are many dark horses emerging in this World Preliminaries, such as Malaysia, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and other balls have a chance to qualify from the group. In Group I, Australia, Lebanon, Palestine and Bangladesh are all in the same group, with the war-torn Palestine having a good chance of reaching the round of 18 and continuing to appear at the highest level of Asian football.
Palestine is ranked 99th in the world, ranked 15th in Asian football, Palestine is in the midst of war, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is intensifying, and Palestine is facing the danger of extermination, but Palestinian football is in the flames of war, and the home stadium of this World Preliminary Tournament is arranged in neutral countries. In the first round, Palestine drew 0-0 with Lebanon away.
In the second round, Palestine had the advantage of playing at home, but could only choose to play on a neutral stadium, and against Australia, Palestine showed a resilient side, playing inextricably with Australia, and finally lost to Australia with a score of only 0-1. Heading into the two rounds of matches in March, Bangladesh were the weakest team in the group, and Palestine beat Bangladesh 5-0 and 1-0 with a goal difference of six in both games.
As a result, after four rounds, Palestine is ranked second in the group with 7 points, Lebanon is ranked 3rd with only 2 points, and Palestine is 5 points ahead of Lebanon, and the initiative to advance is firmly in their own hands. In the fifth round of the World Preliminary Tournament in June, Palestine will face Lebanon in a neutral country, and this game is a significant game for Palestine, according to the points situation, as long as Palestine draw in this game, they will be able to qualify from the group one round earlier and advance to the round of 18.
Palestine did not enter the final stage of the Asian zone of the World Preliminary Tournament, and this World Preliminary Championship Palestine has the opportunity to create new history, and it is also the greatest spiritual encouragement for the Palestinian football team to the people who are in the midst of war. Compared with Palestine, the Chinese men's football team has a better football environment and better conditions.
However, compared with Palestine, the Chinese men's football team's qualification situation is not as good as Palestine's, compared with the conditions for Palestine to qualify for a draw, the Chinese men's football team must score all three points in the Sino-Thai battle in June to ensure the right to qualify from the group, if it draws or loses to the Thai team, then the Chinese men's football team will bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup in advance.