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The group draw for the qualifying round of 12 in Asia was unveiled on July 1 at 3 p.m. Beijing time, and China's path to promotion will become clearer. It is worth mentioning that China has managed to bypass fellow qualifiers Iraq, but there are still 10 teams that could be in the same group with them.
The top 12 teams from across Asia will be divided into two groups of six teams each. Currently, the groups will be organized in a double round-robin system of home and away matches. The top two teams from each group will advance directly to the tournament.
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The third-placed teams from the two groups will compete for the last intercontinental play-off spot and thus the precious 0.5 percent of the total.
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Advancement slots.
Looking back at the last Asia 12 tournament, China
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The performance overshadowed the prospects of advancing in this edition of the tournament. In accordance with the established fixtures, the
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It will directly face the strongest teams in the first and second Asian divisions, namely two of Japan, Korea, Iran and Australia. As a result, the
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Winning in the first two rounds is unlikely and could even be a repeat of the embarrassing situation in the last 12-team tournament where only one or zero points were scored.
In the face of such a situation, many fans began to call for the replacement of the coach, and even the removal of Li Tie, in order to avoid a repeat of the first four rounds of Gao Hongbo only one point of the same mistake. However, under careful consideration, the problem is not in the coach. Even if the replacement of foreign managers, such as Lippi or Scolari, the first two rounds of the face of Japan, South Korea, Iraq and Australia's team is still difficult to get points, after all!
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There is a gap between the strength of the team and these powerhouses.
The key is in the third round.
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Will they be able to get the points they deserve from teams in the third or fourth tier. If we lose at home like Gao Hongbo did and still can't get the points, then the managerial change preview will be officially on the agenda.
