2024-01-25 02:12:00
Original title: Syria beat India 1:0 in the Asian Cup and the Chinese men’s football team missed the top 16
China News Service, Beijing, January 23rd. On the 23rd local time, in the last two games of Group B of the Asian Cup, the Australian team shook hands with the Uzbekistan team 1:1 and ranked among the top two in the group. Syria qualified. The team defeated the Indian team 1:0 and finished third in the group with 4 points. This also caused the Chinese team with 2 points in Group A to definitely miss the top 16.
According to the promotion rules of this Asian Cup, the four third-placed teams with the best results can also qualify. On the 22nd local time, when the Chinese men’s football team lost 0:1 to the host Qatar team and ranked third in Group A, it was determined that there were three third-place teams in other groups (Groups D, E, and F) that had better results than the national football team. ), if the third place result in Group B is better than that of the national football team, the national football team will be eliminated and miss the knockout rounds.
In the final round of Group B on the 23rd, the Australian team got a penalty kick opportunity in the first half of stoppage time. Boyle took the penalty and hit it; in the 78th minute of the second half, Masharipov made a breakthrough pass and Turgen scored. Bayev jumped high and scored with a header, helping Uzbekistan equalize the score.
In another game in the same group, the Syrian team finally defeated the Indian team 1:0 with the help of Essar’s goal in the 76th minute of the second half. In this game, the Syrian team had an overall score in terms of the number of shots, the number of shots on target and the ball possession rate. Leading Team India. In the end, Australia ranked first in Group B with 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points, Uzbekistan ranked second with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points, Syria ranked third with 4 points and 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. They were eliminated at the bottom with 0 points in all three games.
At the same time, this also means that the Chinese men’s football team, which has not won a single game in three group matches, failed to score a goal, and only accumulated 2 points, is out of the group.
In the group stage of this Asian Cup, the national football team drew with Tajikistan, ranked 106th in the world, and Lebanon, ranked 107th in the world, without having an advantage. They lost 0:1 in the final round and played with a rotating lineup. The host team Qatar. Since participating in the official Asian Cup competition, this is the first time that the national football team has failed to score in the group stage, creating an embarrassing record in team history.
After the group stage, national football player Wei Shihao said that Chinese football is currently lagging behind across the board and no matter which team it plays with, it has no advantage. “All teams are improving now, only we are standing still.”
National football coach Jankovic said before the game that the minimum goal of the Asian Cup is to qualify from the group. However, in the face of such a result, when talking about his own fate, Jankovic said that there are only coaches in the world who have been dismissed and coaches who are waiting to be dismissed. As a coach, you have to accept this fate. “You can’t be a coach if you’re afraid of losing your job. All I can do is try my best to make the team perform better.”
After confirming that they will miss the top 16 of the Asian Cup, the Chinese men’s football team will immediately return to China. After returning home, the team will be disbanded on the spot. In March this year, the national football team will also compete with the Singapore team in two 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
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