The World Cup, Asian soccer teams have suffered a Waterloo, Qatar and Ecuador after meeting hate and return, Iran is defeated in England under the foot of the pride of Asian soccer instantly into a laughing stock. Witnessed two Asian team's unsatisfactory, people can not help but think: if the Chinese team stepped into the World Cup stage, and what kind of scene will be presented?
At present, the national soccer team is slightly weak in the top 12 athletic strength, uneven distribution of strength among Asian teams, even in the face of those basically no World Cup Asian teams, has not seen a clear advantage. Therefore, the strength gap between the national soccer team and the world's top teams is still a mystery.
The last time the national soccer team appeared in the World Cup was in 2002. At that time, they swallowed eight goals in three matches, losing 0-2, 0-3, and 0-4 in heartbreaking fashion. Nonetheless, the team at that time was still considered one of the best in Asia. Even though it still falls short of strong teams like Japan, South Korea, and Iran, it has surpassed teams like Qatar, Uzbekistan, and second-rate Oman in Asia.
On the contrary, today's national soccer team, compared horizontally with the 2002 team, is undoubtedly a significant regression. If it participates in the World Cup, I am afraid that it will be even worse than the loss of that year. However, compared to the Asian champions Qatar and Iran, the national soccer team is still slightly better. However, we must admit that the gap between the national soccer team and the world's soccer teams has not narrowed, but has become more and more disparate. Because of this, the national soccer team has few opportunities to play against the world's best teams in international competitions, and naturally, it is difficult to find out the real gap with the world's best teams.
Not to mention the world's strongest teams, the first thing the national soccer team has to face is how not to be left behind by the second-rate Asian teams. As we all know, Qatar has a long history with the national soccer team, while Iran is the national soccer team's arch rival, which has not performed well in the World Cup. If not for that, the national soccer team would still be hopeless with the increase of Asian places to 8.5 in the next World Cup.
What's even more embarrassing is that Chinese soccer players nowadays find it difficult to set foot on the green fields of Europe. Salary constraints prevent them from traveling overseas to receive high-intensity training, and the gap is only getting wider and wider. In addition, they have fewer opportunities to compete in the Asian Champions League, and in the future Chinese soccer players may not even be able to keep up with the pace of Asian soccer ......
