This coming July 1 at 3 p.m., the 2022 Qatar
World Cup
The group draw for the qualifying round of 12 in Asia is about to kick off. By then, China's path to promotion will become clearer. China has managed to avoid fellow qualifiers Iraq in this year's tournament, but there are still 10 teams that could be in the same group as them. ! [Drawing Ceremony](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/2021-06/2021063003214292712502787.jpg) This Asian 12 tournament divides the top 12 teams into two groups of six teams each. The group stage will be a home and away double round robin system. The top two teams from each group will advance directly to the World Cup, while the third place finishers from the two groups will compete for the remaining Intercontinental Play-Off qualification, and thus an additional 0.5 World Cup advancement spot. ! [Fixture description](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/2021-06/2021063003214317712502787.jpg) Looking back at the last Asian 12 tournament.
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The performance of the team provides us with a reference. Following the established schedule, the
national soccer team
will play the first two rounds of the tournament directly against the first and second-tier Asian teams, i.e., two of the teams from Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia. Thus.
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There may be no victories in these two rounds, and they may even earn only one point, or even zero points, as they did in the last 12-team tournament. ! [Match Recap](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/2021-06/2021063003214339587502787.jpg) In the face of such a situation, many fans have called for the immediate launch of the managerial change plan, replace the foreign manager, remove the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
to avoid the embarrassing situation in which the last Gao Hongbo won only one point in the first four rounds. However, after careful consideration, we find that this is not directly related to the change of manager. Even if the foreign manager is appointed, whether it is Lippi or Scolari, the possibility of obtaining points in the first two rounds of the game is also unlikely, after all, the
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There is still a gap with Japan, Korea, Iran and Australia. ! [Changing of the guard discussion](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/2021-06/2021063003214356775002787.jpg) The key is in the 3rd round of the tournament that
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Will they be able to get the points they deserve from third or fourth tier teams. If you drop points at home like Gao Hongbo did and still can't get points, then the managerial change plan will start immediately.
