As the dust settles on the 18 teams in the group stage of the heated World Cup qualifiers, the results of the national team groupings have attracted a lot of attention. Why? The fact is that the situation looks grim for our soccer nationalists, no matter which team they are drawn against. Imagine meeting a strong team like Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia or Australia, the road to victory will be full of challenges.
Admittedly, the top three teams are not to be underestimated, but for us, whichever team we draw seems to portend the same fate. What really deserves our attention may be the teams that are ranked at the bottom of the table. For example, Indonesia and Bahrain's men's soccer team have been lucky to come out on top, and the draw seems to be quite auspicious for the national soccer team.
Looking back to the last match with Bahraini men's soccer team, both sides shook hands and made a draw. Nowadays, it seems that Bahrain has naturalized players in their team, and their strength is not to be underestimated, comparable to Fernando, Jiang Guangtai and other famous players. Against such an opponent, the only way to break through is to get three points from Indonesia.
In addition, the key to our ability to advance to the top three of the group lies in the tacit cooperation between the two teams of Bahrain and Indonesia. If they can help the national soccer team get six points, our desire to reach the top three in the group will be greatly increased.
