Of the five teams eliminated earlier in the tournament, Taipei had the misfortune of losing all four of their matches against each other and are now in third place, six points behind Malaysia, and will struggle to turn things around even if they win two in a row in June. Hong Kong and Turkmenistan are in the same boat, scoring only one goal in four matches, with Iran and Uzbekistan's suppression causing them to bid an early farewell to the tournament. Pakistan and Nepal, on the other hand, were even more granular, and these two teams, known for their scoring, had to settle for third place in the group, missing out on the final 18 matches, even after winning the last two rounds.
Next, our focus will turn to the seven teams, most of whom have amassed more than seven points. A win in the next round will likely lock up a promotion spot for them. The Chinese men's soccer team, in particular, can jump to second place in the group if they can add three more points in the Thailand battle in June. If they can beat South Korea in the showdown, they are even expected to top the group. Of course, this is all based on the harsh premise that South Korea will not defeat Singapore.
It is worth mentioning that the national soccer team still has a chance of survival. Theoretically, even if it suffers a loss in the remaining two matches, it still has the possibility of advancing. Specific analysis is as follows: in the penultimate round, the national soccer team lost to Thailand, Thailand's points increased to seven points; at the same time, South Korea beat Singapore, South Korea's points amounted to thirteen points, Singapore only one point, basically out of the game. In the final round, if the national soccer team loses to South Korea, but the points remain at seven, South Korea will rise to sixteen; if Thailand loses to Singapore, the points remain at seven, Singapore will rise to four. According to the rules, if the top two teams in the group advance, South Korea will be honored. The national soccer team and Thailand have the same number of points and need to compare the win-loss relationship, goal difference, red and yellow cards, etc. The national soccer team only needs to be slightly better on goal difference to advance to the group stage hand in hand with South Korea!
Each of the remaining fourteen teams still has a chance of advancing, but the interplay of multiple matches has made the situation extremely complicated. group A is particularly typical, with Qatar advancing twelve points ahead of schedule, India and Afghanistan with four points each, and Kuwait with three points. Their hopes of advancement have not yet been extinguished. The win or loss of any match could affect the ranking of the three teams, which is undoubtedly the most chaotic group in the Asian qualifiers.
