At 23:00 on the night of September 7, the focus of the second round of the Asian Zone Group B World Qualification Tournament began between China's men's soccer team and Japan's men's soccer team. At the beginning of the match, Zhang Linpeng was injured and retired from the match, Jiuhei Ying's shot hit the post in the 23rd minute, and Osako Yuya broke the deadlock in the 40th minute, China's men's soccer team finally defeated Japan with a score of 0-1, suffered two consecutive defeats, and fell to the bottom of the group ranking. In the fierce competition in the 40 strong match, our team with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss record, a total of 30 goals, conceded 3 goals, and finally to the second group as a thrilling out of the line. After this change of manager and reform, our men's soccer team gradually found the form. However, in the first round of the Round of 12, our team suffered a 0-3 defeat to Australia, and the performance of the whole team was not satisfactory. In contrast, the Japanese team performed strongly in the 40-team tournament, winning all 8 matches, scoring 46 goals and conceding only 2. Although the first match of the 12-team tournament was a 0-1 blowout against Oman, the overall strength of the team is still not to be underestimated. In the first half of the game, only 1 minute into the game, Zhang Linpeng in shoveling the ball to clear the unfortunate injury, Zhu Chenjie substitution. In the 12th minute, Isao Osako's shot was blocked. In the 16th minute, Henwu Furuhashi's curling shot went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Hisako's shot hit the post and bounced out. In the 38th minute, Hisako's shot was parried by Yan Junling, and Osako's follow-up shot was ruled offside. In the 40th minute, Japan broke the deadlock, Osako Yuya's pad shot broke the goal, the national football team 0-1 behind. In the second half, the national soccer team replaced Alan, Luo Guofu and Artemisia Junmin, replacing Jin Jingdao, Yin Hongbo and Li Ang. In the 53rd minute, Yin Hongbo's corner kick to the penalty area, Zhu Chenjie's shot was blocked. In the 57th minute, Junya Ito received a yellow card for knocking over Eickson. In the 61st minute, Kukai Hanyu's shot was blown offside as Yan Junling pounced on it. In the 62nd minute, the national soccer team made a substitution. In the 67th minute, Wu Xi received a yellow card for a blocking foul. In the 71st minute, Isao Osako's header went over the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Kukai Koei's shot went wide. In the 87th minute, Shibasaki's shot was blocked by Yan Junling. In the end, the whole game, the national football team 0-1 defeated Japan, suffered two consecutive defeats in the 12 strong match, the group ranked at the bottom.
National Football League starting lineup: 1-Yan Junling, 2-Li Ang (62'8-Artemisia Junmin), 3-Wang Stanley Chiu, 5-Zhang Linpeng (6'22-Zhu Chenjie), 6-Jiang Guangtai, 20-Wang Gang, 13-Jin Jingdao (62'21-Lo Guofu), 15-Wu Xi (83 '16-Chi Zhongguo), 19-Yin Hongbo (62'11-Alan), 7-Wu Lei, 9-Exon. Japan starting lineup: 12-Shuichi Gonda, 3-Sung Muroyasu, 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 16-Kenyo Tomiyasu, 22-Maya Yoshida, 6-Hang Endo, 7-Take Shibasaki, 14-Junya Ito (75'9-Daiichi Kamada), 17-Kengyo Kubo, 15-Isayoshi Osako, 18-Hengyo Furuhashi (50'8-Genki Haraguchi). Genki Haraguchi).
