Roundup of the Asian Qualifying Round 12 matches
As night fell, the second round of Group B matches in the Asian qualifying round of the World Qualifying Tournament came to a passionate conclusion with three exciting battles all ending in 1-0 scores. In the match, the Chinese men's soccer team failed to beat Japan 0-1, while Oman and Vietnam lost to Saudi Arabia and Australia 0-1 respectively.
Oman had blown away Japan in the first round of the tournament but failed to continue the magic in this round. In the 42nd minute, Muwallad skillfully back-heeled the ball to Shehri on the right side of the penalty area, who fired a low shot to the near corner to give Saudi Arabia a 1-0 win over Oman.
Vietnam has been in eye-catching form in this World Qualifying Tournament. The Asian soccer upstarts, who are advancing to their first 12-team tournament, are currently ranked 92nd in the world and 13th in Asia, while their opponents, Australia, are ranked 35th in the world and 3rd in Asia.
Despite the difference in strength between Vietnam and Australia, Vietnam's performance in this match was remarkable. Throughout the match, Vietnam had 11 shots on goal, while Australia had only 6 shots, 2 of which were on goal, and the number of Vietnam's shots on goal even exceeded that of Australia's. In contrast, China had 0 shots on goal against Australia, and eventually lost 0-3. In contrast, the Chinese team had 0 shots on goal in the match against Australia and eventually lost 0-3.
After two rounds of matches, the national team is at the bottom of the group standings with 0 points and a negative goal difference of 4. Vietnam follows with 0 points and a negative 3 goal difference.
Meanwhile, in Group A, South Korea edged out Lebanon 1-0, Syria drew 1-1 with the UAE, and Iraq went down 0-3 to Iran.
