In the early hours of the night of June 8, China's soccer team will start a crucial match against the Philippines in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. Facing the complicated and changing situation of Group A, the
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The only way to break through and advance to the Round of 12 is to fight for the second spot in the group. Currently, China is only seventh in the group standings and will have to do their best to grab points in the next three matches if they want to squeeze into the top half of the group.
According to the qualification rules for the Asian Round of 40 in the World Qualifiers, in addition to the eight group leaders who qualify directly, the four second-best finishing groups will also qualify. However, due to Qatar's role as the 2022
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The hosts, if they manage to finish in the top two in Group E, will take up one of the promotion spots. This means that even the second-placed group, which finished in fifth place, may advance to the next round.
It's worth noting that because North Korea, in Group H, withdrew from contention in this year's World Qualifying Tournament and Asian Cup qualifiers, to ensure fairness, the second-place teams in each group need to be excluded from the comparison of their results against the group's weakest opponents. In the case of China, for example, the two 7-0 victories over Guam will not be taken into account when comparing the results of the second-placed teams. In this way.
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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 a provisional seventh place among the eight second-place teams in the group.
Compared to other teams that have played four or five games, China is slightly short on the number of games they have completed. This means that in order to qualify for the Round of 12, China's fate will depend on whether they can play well in their next three Round of 40 group matches.
The adjusted schedule shows that China will face the Philippines, Maldives and Syria in turn. If they can win all three matches, they will accumulate nine points, which will take China to 13 points in the second group standings, where they will secure a spot in the Round of 12. Therefore, it is now
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whose destiny is entirely in their own hands.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
and his teammates need to overcome the odds and go all out for the win!
