When discussing the opponents and the results of the draw for the Round of 12, many fans have expressed their opinions. However, no one can give a definitive answer to the question of which teams our team would be more likely to qualify against. The only thing we can say for sure is that we should not be afraid of any opponent, but rather train and prepare with all our might, and maybe this time we can really achieve the goal of playing in the
World Cup
The dream.
However, the Top 12 also faces some challenges. Playing under the home-and-away system, the toughest problem for our federation is undoubtedly the issue of personnel entry and exit. Our team will play the first six rounds of matches in September, October and November, with the first and fourth rounds challenging second- and third-tier teams away from home, while the remaining four rounds will be played at home.
Looking back at the Top 40, our team originally had an advantage at home in Suzhou, but due to differences in anti-epidemic policies at home and abroad, Syria and the Maldives were unable to enter our country, resulting in our team having to travel to the United Arab Emirates for the remainder of the tournament. Fortunately, we were not discouraged by this and eventually managed to beat our opponents.
Therefore, in this 12-team tournament, we must avoid the recurrence of similar situations. Regarding the various problems that may be encountered in the tournament, our football association and the national football team have made sufficient predictions and discussed various preliminaries. In addition, a number of football associations have also expressed their wish to adopt the tournament system for the Top 12 matches. From the point of view of epidemic prevention and hardware conditions, the tournament system is undoubtedly the best choice for us as the host venue. If all of the Top 12 matches are played in our country, with the home field advantage, the hope of advancing to the World Cup will be greatly increased.
