World Preliminary Tournament Joyful Night: The national football team advanced 0-1, North Korea and Kuwait reversed, Japan 5-0, Saudi Arabia upset

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2024-06-12 05:38Published in Fujian

The 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Round of 36 entered the final round of the event, this early morning, all 18 matches in 9 groups ended, and the last 5 advancing teams were born, the national football team challenged the South Korean team away, and finally, in the first half, the national football team put on an iron bucket formation, 0-0 draw with South Korea, but in the second half, the national football team lost the gate in the 61st minute, and Li Gangren burst into the goal. In the end, the Chinese men's football team lost 0-1 to South Korea away. However, although the Thai team in the same group defeated the Singapore team 3-1, the national football team finally had the same number of points as the Thai team, and advanced thrillingly with the advantage of each other's records.

In 2026, the number of participating teams will be expanded to 48 teams, and the number of qualifying places in Asia will increase to 8.5, so reaching the round of 18 means that there is nearly half a chance of making it out of Asia and qualifying for the World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Chinese team drew 1-1 with Thailand at home in the last round, missing a good opportunity to advance and casting a shadow on the group qualification. After five rounds, the national football team is 3 points ahead of the Thai team, and the goal difference is 3 more than Thailand.

In the game between China and South Korea, Ivankovic started with a full defensive formation, Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning, Wei Shihao were all sitting on the bench, the national football team did not give the South Korean team a chance 0-0 at halftime, and in the second half, the South Korean team accelerated the offensive rhythm, Li Gangren burst into the goal, and finally South Korea beat the national football team 1-0. Thailand defeated Singapore 3-1, but was eliminated because of the disadvantage of each other's records, and the national football team miraculously qualified.

Iran 0-0 Uzbekistan

Iran are second in Asia, behind Japan, and have qualified early and have already secured seeding for the round of 18. Uzbekistan has seen a surge of talent in recent years, especially in the youth team, with Uzbekistan winning the Under-20 and Under-23 Asian Cups, respectively, and becoming the favourites to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. In the first five rounds, Iran and Uzbekistan both won 4 and drew 1 with 13 points, and the clash between the two teams in this round is a battle for the top spot in the group. In the end, the two teams drew 0-0, and Iran qualified for the first place in the group by virtue of goal difference.

Japan 5-0 Syria

Japan is currently ranked 18th in the world and No. 1 in Asia. Japan's strength is unique in Asia, with most of the players in the squad coming from the European leagues, and they were able to beat Spain and Germany in a row at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In this World Preliminary Tournament, the Japanese team easily advanced ahead of schedule with a winning streak and became the seeded team in the round of 18. After Syria was killed by North Korea in the last round, although it was still one point ahead of North Korea, the promotion situation changed abruptly. In the final first half, Ueda Kiyo scored with a header, and Hisashi assisted Doan Ritsu to expand the score and then caused Taal to own a goal. In the second half, Yuki Soma personally took the penalty after making a point, and Takumi Minamino scored another goal. The match ended at full-time, Japan 5-0 Syria.

Iraq 3-1 Vietnam

Iraq is ranked 58th in the world, and in this World Preliminary Tournament, Iraq performed outstandingly, winning all five games to lock in the first place in the group. Vietnam was originally the favourites to qualify from the group, but due to the defeat of Indonesia home and away, the group qualification was in a hurry, and after five rounds, it is still one point behind Indonesia. In the end, Iraq defeated Vietnam 3-1 at home and advanced with a record of six wins.

North Korea beat Myanmar 4-1, Indonesia beat the Philippines 2-0, Kuwait beat Afghanistan 1-0 and Kyrgyzstan drew away to Oman to advance to the round of 18.

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