Second place in the group is assured In the early morning match on June 8, the Chinese men's football team defeated the Philippines 2-0 in the Group A match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers, reaching 13 points, six points ahead of the Philippines, and basically locking up the second position in the group. However, for the national soccer team to advance to the second place in the group, it still needs to see whether it can win all of its last two matches. If only one win and one draw are achieved, there is still a chance to compete on goal difference. Prior to the match, Syria, who topped Group A, confirmed top spot in the group with a 3-0 win over Guam, who also confirmed bottom spot in the group. Therefore, before the match, the national soccer team already knew that they could only hope to be second in the group in order to advance, and that the success of the two matches against Guam could not be counted. In the end, the national soccer team beat the Philippines 2-0, six points ahead of their opponents. According to the rules of the Top 40 tournament, teams with the same number of points in the group stage will first be ranked based on total goal difference. The two teams have two more matches each, and the Philippines' two remaining opponents are the Maldives and Guam, two weak teams, although both matches have the possibility of the Philippines taking all three points, and both of them are big scores to win. But the current national football team than the Philippine team more than 22 goal difference, two games the Philippine team want to exceed our team's total goal difference is much more difficult. At the same time, the last two opponents of the national football team also have the Maldives team, so the national football team has basically determined the second group, the Philippines want to overturn only the theoretical possibility. All other second-place finishers in the group take points, with the national soccer team in sixth place Because of North Korea's withdrawal, the second place teams will have their records against the bottom teams removed when comparing their results. The national soccer team reached 13 points after the victory over the Philippines, but after removing the two successes against Guam, the points will become 11 points with a goal difference of 6. The national soccer team is now in sixth place in the group's second ranking. It is worth mentioning that the national soccer team is in the competition for the second place in the group with the same number of points as the strongest teams such as South Korea and Iran, but with a lower goal difference, so in the case of the same number of points, the national soccer team lagged behind these teams in the rankings. In the upcoming matches, the national soccer team will have to go all out in order to consolidate their second place in the group and try to win all of their last two matches to ensure that they advance to the next round. The Philippines, on the other hand, will also need to get the desired results in their last two matches if they want to turn the tables. Below are photos from the matches: ! [Match Photo 1](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202106/2021060902521697787503118.jpg) ! [Race Photo 2](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202106/2021060902521699350003118.jpg)

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