In the early morning Beijing time, China's men's national soccer team in 2022
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The qualifiers beat the Maldives in the Asian 40 with a brilliant 5-0 victory. Now.
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Holding on to second place in Group A, the team is steadily moving forward on its journey to the Round of 12.
Rotating the lineup for a surprise win
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In the match against the Maldives, manager Li Tie made a bold rotation of the starting lineup. Compared with the similar lineups of the previous two rounds, this campaign
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Replaced nine players, only goalkeeper Yan Junling and striker Wu Lei can be retained. Alan, Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning form a new partnership front line, Ji Zhongguo and Artemisia Junmin sit in the midfield, Mingri, Li Ang, Yu Dabao and Li Lei form a four-guard lineup.
Li Tie's big rotation strategy is based on multiple considerations. Facing the intensive schedule of four days and one game, the fatigue and injury risk of the main lineup are higher. For example, in this game, the right back of the Mingzhi only 16 minutes due to injury left the field early, the end of the 40 strong journey. In addition, Li Tie also hopes that through rotation to allow
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Trying out more tactical combinations and, more importantly, giving all the players coming to the UAE a chance to play as a way of boosting overall morale.
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The entire game controlled the tempo, five goals were scored by five different players. Liu Binbin scored for the first time for the "Tiejiajun", and was named the best player by the AFC. As the left side of the fast horse, Liu Binbin and Wu Xinghan style is similar, Li Tie can be based on their performance to decide who will serve as the main force. Wu Lei scored 4 goals in three rounds of matches, undoubtedly the
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Key player on the offensive end. Zhang Yuning had a middling performance with occasional highlights as Ackerson's replacement at center.
Alan also picked up a goal, scoring 3 goals in 3 rounds of matches, an eye-catching performance, Li Tie should consider how to play him in the final round against Syria. Substitute striker Tan Long also scored, at 33 years and 72 days old, Tan Long surpassed Feng Xiaoting (33 years and 29 days old) to become the oldest player to score his first goal for the national team.
Players.
After a big win over the Maldives.
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(10 points, 11 goal difference) jumped up to second place in the secondary rankings of the eight-team group. A draw with Syria in the final round is all that is needed to lock up qualification for the Round of 12. However
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The top and bottom remain focused on beating the Syrians for now, keeping the winning mentality. The Syrians are also sure to give their best, and the battle between China and Syria is sure to be a tough one. It is worth mentioning that the CFA has obtained approval from the AFC to postpone the start time of the Sino-Syrian match from 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on June 16 to maximize the protection of the <'b>national football team.
Not "predictable" by other group opponents.
Many possibilities coexist
Looking at the current points situation in the 40-team tournament, except for Kyrgyzstan in Group F, which has gone out early, the next best teams in the other seven groups have a chance to advance.
Oman, in Group E, currently has 12 effective points, the most of any of the eight groups. In the final round, they will face Bangladesh, who are at the bottom of the group, with victory in sight. Since the last round's score will not be taken into account in the comparison, the highest score they can get is 12 points, placing them firmly in the top five.
In terms of objective conditions, the teams in the six groups - Group A (China), Group B (Jordan), Group C (Iraq or Iran), Group D (Saudi Arabia or Uzbekistan), Group G (Vietnam or UAE), and Group H (Lebanon) - are currently vying for the four remaining second-best-performing spots. As the <'b>National Football Team
The superiority in points and goal difference between the next best teams in these six groups means that only two of the next best teams in the other five groups need to fail to win in the final round.
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Even a loss to Syria could lead to advancement. Looking at the fixtures, the final round sees a strong battle between the top two teams in each of the other five groups, and any result is possible.
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There is only one extreme scenario that could result in elimination, and that is the final round of <'b>National Football League
With a loss and only 10 points, any 5 of the following 6 outcomes could occur - Oman with 12 points; Lebanon with 11 points from a draw with South Korea; Iran, Uzbekistan, and UAE winning all of their matches to top their respective groups, and the second place in their respective groups getting 11 points; and Jordan winning against Australia to get 11 points. Analyzed carefully, except for Jordan's win over Australia, which is more difficult, the other five results are not impossible to occur at the same time.
It follows that
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It is an indisputable fact that they have a clear advantage in the line. With one point in the final round, the team will be sure to go out, and even a small loss to the opponent has a high probability of advancing. However
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Historically, the phrase "a draw and you're out" has been problematic. Therefore, under the current favorable circumstances.
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All the more reason to put down the burden and aim to beat Syria in the final round to lay a good foundation of morale for the Round of 12.
Latest Round of the Top 40
Group A Philippines 2:0 Guam, China 5:0 Maldives
Group B Australia 3:0 Nepal, Kuwait 0:0 Jordan
Group C Cambodia 0:10 Iran, Hong Kong 0:1 Iraq
Group D Singapore 0:3 Saudi Arabia, Yemen 0:1 Uzbekistan
Group E Afghanistan 1:2 Oman
Group F Myanmar 1:8 Kyrgyzstan
Group G Malaysia 1:2 Vietnam, Indonesia 0:5 UAE
