World Qualifying Tournament (WQT)
In the 4th round of Group C of the 18-team Asian Championship, the national soccer team got their first win with a 2-1 victory over Indonesia at home. Japanese media Sponichi reported on this round of the 18-team group C. The media said: "Round 4 of the 18-team tournament continues, Japan played Australia 1-1. According to the media, the 4th round of the 18-team tournament continued, Japan drew 1-1 with Australia, ending their three-game winning streak; China, who were at the bottom of the group after three consecutive defeats, defeated Indonesia 2-1 at home to get their first win of the 18-team tournament and narrowed the difference between them and second-placed Australia to two points, keeping their hope of advancing to the main round of the World Cup.
The match between Japan and Australia ended in a 1-1 draw, the first goal conceded by Japan in the 18-team tournament and the end of a streak of six consecutive international matches without conceding a goal. In addition, Japan did not win four consecutive matches to start the tournament, but they are still at the top of the group with three wins and one draw.
Australia won 1, drew 2 and lost 1 and ranked second in the group, while Saudi Arabia drew with Bahrain at home in this round, finally Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain all accumulated 5 points and ranked 2-4 respectively.
Indonesia, who had not lost a game in their previous three draws, suffered their first loss on the road against China, losing 1-2. On the other hand, China picked up their first win of the 18-team tournament, and although they are still bottom of the group on 3 points with Indonesia, they are only 2 points adrift of Australia, and have hopes of qualifying for the World Cup. group C looks like it is going to be a huge battle for second place in the group.
