The 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifier Round of 12 entered the mid-term stage of the event, starting at 18:00 Beijing time on October 12, the fourth round of the Round of 12 will be fully launched, of which two strong dialogues are particularly interesting, in Group A, Asia's No. 2 Iran will sit at home to meet the South Korean team ranked No. 4 in Asia, and the two teams are now ranked in the top two of Group A. In Group B, Japan, ranked No. 1 in Asia, is at home to face Australia, which is ranked No. 3 in Asia, while Japan is in a bad position in Group B, ranking 3rd with a goal difference, while Australia is 1st in the group with a 3-game win. These four teams represent the highest level in Asia at present, and the four teams have won a total of 10 Asian Cups. The results of these two matches will directly affect the qualification situation of the two groups, when CCTV5 will broadcast the two focus battles live.
Group A: Iran vs South Korea (Match time: 21:00 on October 12)
Iran is now ranked 22nd in the world and 1st in Asia, with as many as 12 players in the team playing in the Europa League, with a total value of 75.75 million euros, ranking 3rd in Asia, of which the most expensive player is Sadar Azmun, who plays for Zenit in the Russian Premier League, who is worth as much as 25 million euros. Iran has maintained a total victory in the first three games of the round of 12, scoring five goals without conceding one goal, and with nine points, it ranks first in Group A, two points ahead of South Korea in second place and five points ahead of the United Arab Emirates in third place. Iran has won 10 consecutive games in all competitions in recent times, including seven consecutive wins in the World Preliminary Round, making it one of the best teams in Asia.
The South Korean team is currently ranked 36th in the world and 4th in Asia, and there are 7 teams in the team that play in Europe, the most famous player is the Asian king Son Heung-min who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, who is worth 85 million euros, and the sum of the South Korean team is 129 million euros. Son Xingyu's one-man value exceeds the value of the Entire Iranian Team. South Korea finished second in Group A with 7 points in 2 wins and 1 draw in the first 3 matches of the round of 12, scoring 3 goals and conceding 1 goal. South Korea has remained unbeaten in 10 games in the World Preliminaries.
The two teams have met nearly 10 times, and Iran has an absolute advantage of 5 wins and 5 draws. The match will be played at the Azadi Stadium in Iran, which can accommodate 100,000 spectators and is the first home stadium in Asia, but now due to epidemic prevention reasons, the home game against south Korea will be empty, and the South Korean team has received good news before the game, and in the past 47 years, South Korea has won 2 draws and 5 losses away to Iran. Iran's tough playing style, the ability of the players in the team is more balanced, including the front of the attacking trio Azmon, Taromi and Jahan Bakash played in the Europa League for many years, the three of them scored as many as 68 goals in the Iranian national team, this game is the main attack point of the South Korean defense. On the whole, there is only one Son Heung-min in the South Korean team, and Son Heung-min is still optimistic about Iran's home unbeaten home until the last round to break the recent goal drought.
Group B: Japan vs Australia (Match time: 12 October 18:15)
Japan ranks 26th in FIFA's latest world rankings due to its poor record in the round of 12, while Asia's ranking has fallen to No. 2, trailing Iran. As many as 18 players in the Japanese team played in the Europa League, the most in Asia. The current value of the Japanese team is as high as 110 million euros, of which Kamada Daichi, the midfielder who plays for Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, is the most valuable, reaching 25 million euros. The Performance of the Japanese team in this year's Round of 12 was not satisfactory, with only 1 victory in the first 3 rounds, scoring 1 goal and conceding 2 goals, ranking 3rd in Group B with only a goal difference, and the situation of qualifying was precarious.
Australia is now ranked 32nd in the world and 3rd in Asia. There are 14 players in the Australian team playing in the Europa League, and the combined value of the whole team is 44.75 million euros, of which Mui, who plays for Shanghai Harbor, is the most valuable at 7.5 million euros. Australia won the first 3 games in this round of 12, scored 7 goals and conceded only 1 goal, accumulating 9 points to rank first in Group B, Australia has won 11 consecutive wins in this World Preliminary Round, and is the only team in the current round of 12 to maintain a full victory.
The two teams have met in the past 10 games, Japan has a slight upper hand with 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, and in the last 3 World Preliminary Round of 12 matches, Japan and Australia are divided into a group, these 6 meetings, Japan team 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss and Australia are equal. Japan's attack in the round of 12 is at a low ebb, and head coach Mori Baoichi is facing a crisis of dismissal due to limited coaching ability and lack of adaptability on the spot. Australian players are tall and technically inferior in the match against Japan, and both teams are likely to win this game, and the desire of Japan to win will be even stronger. Regardless of the outcome of the two teams, the national football team in the same group has the possibility of profiting from the fishermen.