At 1:00 a.m. BST on June 8, China's national team will face off against the Philippines in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Given that China's soccer
capabilities
, seemingly struggling to shake the top spot occupied by Syria in Group A.
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The only way to advance to the Round of 12 is by virtue of their second best performance in the group. Currently, China is only in seventh place in the group two standings and will have to go all out in the remaining three matches to score as many points as possible if they want to be in the top half of the table.
According to the qualification rules for the Asian Round of 40 in the World Qualifiers, in addition to the top teams in the eight groups advancing directly, the four teams with the best second-place finishes in their groups also qualify. However, as Qatar is the 2022
World Cup
The hosts of the tournament will take up a place in Group E if they finish in the top two, meaning that the second-placed group with the fifth-best result will also qualify.
In addition, as Group H's North Korea announced their withdrawal from this year's World Qualifier and the
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The qualifying rounds are contested in such a way that, to maintain fairness, the results against the last-place team in the group need to be excluded from the comparison of the results of the second-place team in each group before the matchups take place. In the case of our team, the two 7-0 wins over Guam will not be taken into account when comparing the results of the second-place teams. Therefore.
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The current record in the standings is one win, one draw and one loss in three matches, with six goals scored and two conceded, giving them four points and placing them in seventh place among the eight second-place teams in the group.
Compared to other teams that have already played four or five games, our team is at a "disadvantage" in terms of the number of games they have completed, which means that only if they play well in the remaining three games will the Iron Army have a chance of advancing to the Round of 12.
According to the adjusted schedule, our team will face the Philippines, Maldives and Syria in turn. If we can win all of them and get 9 points, then our team will have 13 points in the second place team standings, and will lock up a Top 12 spot no matter what. Therefore, now
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The fate of the world is in their own hands, for
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
For the coach and his players, all that needs to happen now is to overcome the odds and go all out to win!
