No. 123: The second round of the group stage
After this match, the Chinese players returned to the Intercontinental Hotel in Doha, where they are now preparing for the second round of the group.
At this time, the Asian Cup game continued, and the second group of matches began. The team that the lottery company believes is the most likely to win the championship has the odds of being ranked first.
The strength of this Japanese team is very strong, they have eight players who play in Europe, such as Shinji Kagawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Honda, etc., the strength is very strong, and they are now the 29th team in the world, the first team in Asia, and naturally the favorite to win the championship.
However, Japan's table was a bit of a disappointment for many, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Jordan in the first round of the group. Even no, it can be said that the Japanese team drew 1-1 with the Jordan team, and the Japanese team's table Xiàn surprised everyone.
If the Chinese team's performance is to surprise everyone, then the Japanese team is to frighten everyone, such a Japanese team does not have everyone to see a little bit of the Asian champion, so everyone is disappointed.
The second match in Group 2 is between Saudi Arabia and Syria, a long-established powerhouse in Asian football, who are regulars at the World Cup and have a stunning team at the World Cup.
However, in recent years, Saudi Arabian football has fallen into a slump, and the table is not satisfactory. On the contrary, their opponents, the Syrian team, have been very good lately.
In the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Syrian national team was in a group with the Chinese team, and their performance was very good, almost overpowering the Chinese team and ranking first in the qualifiers.
Sure enough, this match also showed this, the Syrian national team is still very strong, they beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 to achieve their first win in the group.
After the first round of the second group, it was somewhat surprising that Syria were surprisingly at the top of the table with three points.
The third group is still very strong, with Australia and South Korea, both of which are considered to be the two teams in this group.
Also in this group are Bahrain and India, which are indeed not very good and are not very good against Australia and South Korea.
In the first game of the third group, India was beaten 4-0 by Australia, losing completely, becoming another team to be beaten after Kuwait.
The second match in this third group is the match between South Korea and Bahrain, and the Bahrain team is still there, in this game, the Bahrain team also showed their strength, but they still lost to the South Korean team with a score of 1-2.
At the end of the first round of Group 3, Australia led South Korea on goal difference, finishing first in the group, with South Korea in second place.
This is followed by the last group of the Asian Cup. Xian, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. Toward. The strength of the fresh team is not bad, after all, they have participated in the World Cup, and they have become popular in the World Cup.
The first match of the fourth group, towards . The fresh team and the UAE team played to a 0-0 draw, each taking one point. This result is very important for the chao. The fresh team is very unhappy and their goal is to get the three points.
The second game is a duel between the defending champion Iraq and the traditional Asian powerhouse Iran, the strength of these two teams is still good, it can be said that it is still between the two sides, maybe the Iranian team is a little stronger.
Sure enough, the result of this match proved this as Iran defeated defending champions Iraq 2-1.
At this point in the game, the top 16 teams of this Asian Cup have all passed by, and then it is the second round of this Asian Cup, which is naturally the second round of the first group.
In the second round of this group stage, the Chinese team is going to play against the host Qatar team of this competition.
This game is crucial for Qatar, and if they lose this game, they will say goodbye to the Asian Cup on their home turf.
After the first round of the group stage, the Chinese team has become the hottest team in this Asian Cup so far, they just defeated the Kuwait team 4-0, showing a very strong strength and the limelight.
At this time, it is very difficult for the Qatar team to defeat the Chinese team, at this time, the players of the whole Qatar team are very strict, and the Qatari media is also strict, thinking that it will be a very difficult game.
However, Qatar's media are confident that Qatar can get the final victory, seize the opportunity and firmly grasp the chance to qualify from the group.
For this game, the Chinese team naturally attaches great importance to it, and they hope to win in the second round of the group and qualify directly from the group one round in advance, so they are best prepared for the next knockout round.
And before this match between China and Qatar, the first match of the second round of the first group will be played, which is the match between Uzbekistan and Kuwait.
This round of matches is also very important for the Kuwait team, and if they lose this game, they will also bid farewell to this Asian Cup early. Obviously, Kuwait don't want to leave the Asian Cup just like that, and they will play this game in front of the final.
However, the strength of the Uzbek team is still very strong, and it is enough for the Kuwait team to defeat the Uzbek team.
Kuwait played very hard in this game, they attacked vigorously and hoped to win against their opponents, and they were also very good in the game, they equalized at one point, but in the end they lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan and became the first team to be eliminated from this Asian Cup.
The elimination of Kuwait has made Qatar feel relatable, because they are now in a similar situation to Kuwait, and if they also lose this game, they will also follow in the footsteps of Kuwait and go straight out of the Asian Cup.
The strength of the Qatar team is still very strong, and they are favored by many celebrities, who believe that the Qatar team has the ability to qualify from the group.
Ahead of the Asian Cup, many predicted that China and Qatar would qualify from Group 1, believing that Qatar was a good team.
The players of the Chinese team naturally know that Qatar is very strong, at this time, they will naturally not underestimate the Qatar team, and the players of the Chinese team will naturally go all out for this game.
At this time, the Chinese team is very hot, and now almost all the head coaches of the Asian Cup are paying attention to this game, paying attention to the Chinese team's table, and they want to see whether the strength of the Chinese team in the first game is their due strength or super level performance.
The strength of the Chinese team in the first game really scared a lot of people, if this is really the strength of the Chinese team, then the Chinese team will be a terrible team, and it will be their biggest opponent on the way to the championship.
At this time, the players and coaches of the Qatar team are also very worried, if the Chinese team is really so strong, their game is very suspenseful.
However, they came with the determination to win this game, no matter what the strength of the Chinese team is, they have to fight to the death and must win this game, because they don't want to be eliminated.
The Chinese team also attaches great importance to Qatar, and in order to ensure their qualification, the Chinese team is obviously going to defeat the Qatari team.
Through the observation of the previous two games, the players of the Chinese team already know that the strength of the Uzbekistan team is also very strong, and the players of the Chinese team definitely do not want to fight the Uzbekistan team in the last game, and they can qualify as soon as possible, so as not to have any unexpected accidents in the last game.
Before the game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Gao Hongbo, repeatedly emphasized that the players of the Chinese team must go all out to win the game in this game, and the Chinese team has only one goal in this game, that is, to win.
The players of the Chinese team also know their current situation, and they are all fully prepared for this game, and they are here to win against the Qatar team.
The match was played at the Khalifa Stadium, where there were a lot of people, and this time it was full. But the Chinese team seems to have as many fans as the home team's Qatari fans, which surprised the foreign media, and the enthusiasm of the Chinese team's fans surprised them.
This is the fourteenth official match meeting between the two national teams of China and Qatar, after the Chinese team had an advantage of six wins, four draws and three losses, including four matches in the Asian Cup (three finals, one qualifier) The Chinese team maintained a winning record, but in the last two matches between the two sides, Qatar won one win and one draw and completed a clean sheet against the Chinese team.
Therefore, in the matter of playing the Chinese team, Qatar is still more confident. However, the only thing that worries them is that the current Chinese team is very different from the Chinese team they met before, and the most important thing is that this Chinese team has Dongfang Chen.
The players of the Qatar national team know that it will be a very difficult game to handle, and the Chinese team is very strong. But they still have to fight the Chinese team, this is their home field, they must beat the Chinese team, get the victory, and qualify for the group.
The Qatari team is still quite confident in this, and they are looking forward to winning against the Chinese team.
Qatar fielded a four-four-two formation, with Qassem al-Burhan in goalkeeper and Majid Ibrahim, Ibrahim Janim, Bilal Mohammed and Hamid Ismail in the back four. The midfield four is Mohammed Saeed, Wissam Rizke, Lawrence Quaye and Mohammed Cazorla, while the forward two are Sebastian Soria and Yusuf Ahmed.
Qatar can beat the international team, many of the players in their squad are planning players, among which their striker Sebastian Soria is one of the biggest names, he is originally from Uruguay, the strength is very good, the Chinese team must be the one to guard today.
Therefore, the strength of the Qatar team is still very good, and the Chinese team must not take this game lightly, otherwise the Chinese team will inevitably suffer.