The first leg of the match between South Korea and Australia was on October 5, which was the Chinese National Day, and the warm-up match originally scheduled by the Chinese team also fell through, and fans in their leisure time had time to watch the two teams eat dog.

Australia are ranked higher in the world and in the last 12 group than South Korea, and the Kangaroos will play the Kangaroos over the two legs. Numerous experiences have shown that the team that plays away first has a clear advantage, and the chances of progressing with just one away goal are limitless. This is also the reason why all the teams with higher rankings in the cross-knockout rounds play away first.

CCTV arranged a live broadcast of the game on a paid sports event channel, but the content of the two commentators, He Wei and Gong Lei, has nothing to do with the game itself, but is playing on the topic to predict the prospects of the Chinese team next year's World Cup, as well as the potential changes that the Russian World Cup can bring to Chinese football.

He Wei compared the distant 02 World Cup: "Although the Chinese team did not achieve satisfactory results in the 2002 World Cup, but through a World Cup trip, the people of the whole country turned their attention to the football field. China needs the World Cup to stimulate more children to take to the field, especially for the current generation of children in the one-child environment, football is more of a personality guide, such as team spirit and fighting spirit. The best education is not only in the classroom of the school, but also on the field. ”

Gong Lei responded: "He Wei's words are very reasonable. If the Chinese team can score a goal or even a victory in Russia, it will be a great progress, and it will have a greater incentive effect on children. ”

"Haha! I hope that your wishes, and the expectations of all our Chinese fans, can become a reality in Russia. ”

The two commentators drew a very beautiful blueprint for the Chinese team, but Chinese fans did not dare to disagree. The current strength of the national team may be close to the first-class level in Asia, but the opponents on the World Cup stage are strong teams from five continents, and the gap is still very large. The national football team definitely belongs to the lowest group of teams in the top 32, and pragmatism is the last word.

Japan and South Korea, which have long been leading the overall level in Asia, were abused by European and American teams at the last World Cup in Brazil, and Iran and Australia, whose style of play is close to Europeanism, lost less ugly, but they also did not taste victory. It is enough to show the gap between Asian teams and the world's advanced level. The eyes of Chinese fans are actually very realistic: just score a goal and make up for the regret of the two neutral posts in the 02 World Cup, and this trip is worth it.

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The two commentators discussed in the live broadcast room, and on the screen, the game between South Korea and Australia has reached a white-hot stage, of course, the South Korean team wants to travel to Australia with a victory at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, 53,000 Taiji Tiger fans have brought great motivation to the South Korean team, but Australia has made up for the lack of momentum with strong physical confrontation, especially the number one star Son Heungmin's bag defense is very successful, although the South Korean team occupies the advantage of possession, but the offense has lost at least half of its firepower, With 58 per cent possession, there were only five shots on goal and two on target, showing how effective Australia's central defence was.

In the end, the two sides drew 0:0. Australian coach Postecoglou breathed a sigh of relief, returning to home he was confident to play against the opponent, in the 2015 Asian Cup, Australia defeated South Korea in extra time at home to win the championship, Postecoglou and a huge psychological advantage.

Five days later, the media released rumours that Postecoglou would be the final game in charge of the Australian national team, winning or losing. Postecoglou's pre-match statement is still determined: "Bringing Australia to the World Cup and eliminating the Koreans is my biggest mission now!" ”

Ilmatov, the Asian golden whistle, did hold off the South Koreans from the start, and Australia's long-time top scorer Tim Cahill took the home side first in the 23rd minute with his trademark header, igniting the passion of the entire Melbourne stadium. South Korea coach Shin Tae-ryong was so angry that he kicked the water bottle.

The backward South Korean team pinned more hopes on Son Heung-min. Tottenham's goalscorer was a prolific player, squeezing through two defenders at the start of the second half before slotting a low shot past Matthew Ryan. The tide turned in an instant. The initiative for promotion shifted to the South Koreans, who had the advantage of away goals, and the SBS TV commentary was already choked with excitement, wishing that Ilmatov would blow the final whistle immediately.

The South Korean team showed their tenacious genes in the critical moment and slapped the bookmaker in the face.

However, in the 87th minute, it was Cahill who received Kreuzer's cross and flanked the goal, telling the South Koreans to rejoice too soon, and not to easily assert who is the winner.

With the score 2-1 on aggregate over two legs, the Kangaroos sent the South Koreans home, and Cahill became Australia's hero, enjoying a crowd of 10,000 people after the match.

He Wei said with emotion: "The glorious achievement of the South Korean team in qualifying for the World Cup for eight consecutive times since 1986 is coming to an end, and this World Preliminary Tournament is really an upset. The Chinese team was shortlisted, well, it is also one of the unfavorables, how many people dared to make such an assumption before the top 12? But we did it! The Chinese team's counterattack replaced the position that originally belonged to the South Korean team, what an inspirational story! ”

The South Korean team was eliminated, and the Chinese fans were as happy as the national team rushed into the World Cup, and tried all kinds of ridicule.

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At the end of the Asian play-offs, 24 of the 32 seats in the World Cup have been determined.

It has been confirmed that the continental champions of the three continents will collectively miss Russia. Cameroon, the winner of the Africa Cup of Nations, was eliminated, and the United States, the winner of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, was eliminated. Copa America champion Chile was the most deadly, originally wanted to join forces with Brazil to kill Argentina, but in the end was played with his fate by the hat-trick of the king of the plum ball.

Asian champions Australia will face North American fourth-placed Honduras in the intercontinental play-offs, and it is difficult to say whether they will be able to make it through.

Among the traditional European powerhouses, the most surprising is that the Dutch team missed Russia, Robben, who was born in 1984, missed the last chance to participate in the World Cup, and the lack of a World Cup championship in his career may be Peter Pan's biggest regret.

In addition, European teams such as Italy and Croatia, who finished second in the group, have an uncertain future......

Many World Cup regulars are out, and the World Cup in Russia is destined to be dimmed.

After the international break, Bild quipped: "Russia is the country with the highest latitude in the history of the World Cup, but now it seems that this is not only the coldest World Cup, but the upset is colder than the weather!" ”

The coldest World Cup ever! It has to be Russia.

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