In the position of the back four are Fu Huan, Ren Hang, Gao Zhunyi and Zhao Yuhao, these really haven't started much, most of them are substitutes, players who sit on the bench and wait for their chances, Lippi is really bold, and directly sent these substitute defense lines to start.

In the position of the four midfielders, Yin Hongbo, He Chao, Wei Shihao, Jiang Zhipeng, and on the front line, Gao Lin and Xiao Zhisheng attacked.

This is the starting list of the Chinese team today, the standard parallel four four two.

Jiang Chen and many other main players did not appear in the starting list, and even Jiang Chen did not even enter the bench, he went to enjoy the pool and sunshine completely, and made adjustments for the next knockout round.

Uzbekistan's head coach Bertiev was also surprised to see the Chinese team's arrangement, he really didn't expect Lippi to have such courage, he was impressed.

In fact, Bertiev also thought about it this way, and he also wanted to give up this game to make adequate preparations for the next knockout round, but in the end he still didn't have the courage, couldn't withstand the pressure of the Football Association and public opinion, and was ready to fight with the Chinese team.

In this game, Uzbekistan sent all the main forces to compete with the Chinese team.

But on the Chinese team's side, there was no intention of fighting with them at all, and they didn't even send half of the main force.

The head coach of the Uzbekistan team, Bertiev, was full of regret in his heart, but of course relieved at the same time.

In this way, they don't have to fight the Chinese team, and they don't have to consume too much, and they will have a greater chance of advancing to the semifinals in such a knockout round.

However, the process of the game surprised him very much, the Chinese team that came off the bench was not so easy to play, and they were also very consumed.

Of course, in this game, the Uzbekistan team finally defeated the Chinese team 3-2, but they paid a heavy price.

First, the players of the Uzbekistan team were forced to be fierce by the substitute players of the Chinese team, and the physical consumption could not be made up in a day or two.

Second, in this game, Jeparov, the core player of the Uzbekistan team, unexpectedly got a red card, and Akhmedov also accumulated yellow cards, and the two will miss the next knockout round.

The result of this game made the head coach of the Uzbekistan team, Bertiev, feel very bad, he knew that this was the case, he would never go to the Chinese team like this, and even he would not let Jeparov and Akhmedov play.

After the match, Bertiev was very depressed, and in the post-match press conference, he frantically attacked the referee of the match.

Of course, he didn't let go of Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, and complained about Lippi fiercely, and complained about the players of the Chinese team.

Bertiev was angry about Jeparov's red card and Akhmedov's suspension, especially the former's direct red card, he thought that Jeparov did not foul at all, and the referee was completely deceived by the Chinese team's player He Chao, who is a standard diving actor.

After the game, Bertiev frantically attacked He Chao, believing that He Chao was the player who should be sent off.

In this game, the Uzbek team was obviously very dissatisfied, and they are now angry.

The Chinese team, on the other hand, felt that it was okay, and the result was acceptable, and when they made such a choice, they were already mentally prepared for losing.

The players of the Chinese team have now put all their attention on the next knockout stage.

At the end of the match between China and Uzbekistan, the other match in Group 1 was also over, and the already eliminated United Arab Emirates defeated Qatar 3-0.

In this game, the UAE team performed very perfectly, their attack was smooth, and the three goals were very beautiful, which made the UAE fans regret that the state of the UAE team came too late, if they had such a state at the beginning of the group stage, it would be them UAE who would have qualified from the group, but it was too late!

The first group stage of the Asian Cup is over, and in the end, the Uzbekistan team won all three games with nine points, ranking first in the group, and the Chinese team has six points with two wins and one loss in three games, ranking second in the group.

The host UAE won one and lost two of the three games, ranking third in the group with three points, while the host of the next World Cup, known as the Qatar team, known as the international mercenary group, lost all three games, ranking last in the group with zero points, and was eliminated from the competition.

Next up is the second group match of this Asian Cup, which will be played against Saudi Arabia against Japan and Vietnam against Syria.

In the first two rounds of matches, Japan and Vietnam were tied for top of the group with four points with one win and one draw, while Syria was third with one win and one loss and three points, while Saudi Arabia was the worst, losing both games and exiting early.

Saudi Arabia has no chance, but Syria, Japan and Vietnam now have the possibility of qualifying and being eliminated, and this final round of matches is naturally a dead-end between the three teams.

Japan, on the other hand, have the advantage as they will face Saudi Arabia, the weakest team in the group.

Another group qualifier, should be Syria and Vietnam two teams to one of the two, this game, the two teams who win, who gets the right to qualify from the group, of course, if the draw, is Vietnam to get the right to qualify.

The two games kicked off at the same time, and it was only natural that Japan, Syria and Vietnam were desperately fighting for the win, as none of them wanted to be left behind.

Japan, on the other hand, showed strong dominance as if it were just at this time, when the Japanese players were just getting into the groove, and just five minutes into the game, Japan broke through the goal of Saudi Arabia and it was Shinji Okazaki who scored.

This goal completely opened the door to victory for the Japanese team, and in the following games, the Japanese team scored four goals in succession with overhead kicks, and finally the Japanese team defeated Saudi Arabia by five goals, won the right to qualify for the group, and also locked the top spot in the group.

Japan's Shinji Okazaki and Takuma Asano performed very well, Shinji Okazaki completed a hat-trick, the first hat-trick of this Asian Cup, and Takuma Asano scored a brace and provided an assist, which was also amazing.

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