In recent years, the Asian football landscape has undergone drastic changes, at the beginning of the Asian Cup, Qatar successfully defended its title on home soil, won the Asian Cup, the traditional Japan, South Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Iran did not reach the final, and the dark horse Jordan team finally won the runner-up. In the Asian Cup and the World Preliminaries, the performance of Southeast Asian teams was very eye-catching, which made the national football team feel the pressure and lamented the changes in the world.
In the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, the ongoing U23 Asian Cup and the World Preliminary Round, the performance of the Southeast Asian team Thailand shocked the Chinese people. Thailand, currently ranked 101st in the world and 17th in Asian football, has developed rapidly in recent years. In the Qatar Asian Cup, the Thai team drew 0-0 with the powerful Saudi Arabian team in the group stage and successfully qualified from the group, while the Chinese men's football team did not score a goal in the Asian Cup and failed to qualify without a win.
In the ongoing U23 Asian Cup, Thailand defeated Iraq 2-0 in the first round, and in the Asian 5-a-side football tournament, Thailand defeated China 1-0. In the round of 36 in the Asian zone of the World Preliminaries, the Thai team is in Group C with the Chinese team, and the teams in the same group also include the South Korean team and the Singapore team. After four rounds, the Thai team is only 3 points behind the Chinese men's football team, and there is still the possibility of competing for the right to qualify from the group.
In the first 4 rounds of the World Preliminary Asian Round of 36, the Chinese team reversed Thailand 2-1 in the first game, 0-3 South Korea in the second game, 2-2 Singapore in the third round, and 4-1 Singapore in the 4th round. Thailand was reversed by China 1-2 at home in the first round, defeated Singapore 3-1 in the second round, drew 1-1 with South Korea in the third round, and 0-3 South Korea at home in the fourth round.
From the point of view, the Chinese men's football team at first glance is still wrong, but after careful analysis, it is found that although the Chinese men's football team is in the leading position, the next two rounds will be against Thailand and South Korea, both of which can not be taken lightly, the Thai team will play against China and Singapore at the same time, because the Thai team has played against the strongest team in the group, South Korea, and grabbed a point, which is also a key point for the Thai team to see hope.
According to the rules, after 6 rounds, teams with the same points can first compare goal difference, which allows the Thai team to see an opportunity, and the 5th round is a direct dialogue between the Chinese men's football team and the Thai team, and the outcome of this game will play a decisive role in the promotion situation. For the Chinese men's football team, as long as they win the Thai team at home, they can advance to the first round. But for the Thai team, it is enough to steal points from the Chinese team as much as possible, even if it is a draw.
If the Chinese men's football team and the Thai team draw and the difference between the two teams is still 3 points, then the suspense of promotion is left in the final round. In the final round, China will take on South Korea away, while Thailand will host Singapore. China will have to steal points from South Korea to beat Thailand, but Thailand will not only have to beat Singapore at home, but also expect South Korea to beat China.
If the Chinese team puts the suspense of the promotion in the last round, it is basically very likely to be out, because the past match record shows that the Chinese team faces the South Korean team, and the probability of losing is very large, by that time, the national football team has only 8 points, and the Thai team only has a big score to defeat Singapore to be able to tie the national football team in points.