In the other match, Thailand put in a poor performance, hoping for a draw throughout the match as they took nine shots, hitting six, but failed to score. In contrast, Tajikistan took 25 shots, eight of which were on target, and broke the deadlock in the 91st minute of the second half to beat Thailand 1-0.
As a result, both Tajikistan and Thailand gained three points, with Tajikistan having the better win-loss record and moving up to third in the group, while Thailand dropped to fourth in the group and both teams were eliminated together.
Initially, it was possible for Thailand to qualify by comparing goal difference and goals scored, provided it won, even though it was tied on six points with Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Now it has dropped from second to fourth in the group.
In addition, with a goal difference of minus 4 and a goal difference of 2, Thailand was the worst performing team in the entire group, even worse than the Chinese National Olympic team.
In their final match, the Chinese National Olympic Team beat the UAE 2-1 to earn three points and confirm third place in the group. Meanwhile, the goal difference became -2. If they hadn't been in the same group as Japan and South Korea, they might have been able to advance to the last eight and keep their hopes of qualifying for the Olympics alive.
