In stark contrast to previous Thailand qualifiers, CCTV Sports revealed its live streaming strategy early on. At eight o'clock sharp that night, the Chinese men's soccer team will host the powerful South Korean team. Through the pre-match press releases of both sides, the South Korean team seemed overconfident and seemed to have three points firmly in the bag.
In the first round of this group, the winner will go through to the top of the group. Despite the fact that the national soccer team as a whole is a little less strong and inevitably underestimated, this has not deterred us from pursuing our goal. As Coach Jankovic said, we have every chance to steal points from Korea.
Analyzing the situation of group advancement, our soccer team has taken the initiative of advancement after defeating Thailand on the road. If the team can win two consecutive victories against Korea in the second round, it is expected to lock the qualification for the top 18 in advance.
Admittedly, the main players of the Korean team are from the top five leagues, and their strength is significantly higher than ours. In the pre-match press conference, player representative Zhang Linmiao also said that we will go all out against South Korea and seize the opportunity of counter-attacks to deal a fatal blow to our opponents.
As the CCTV live broadcast of the national soccer team's battle with Thailand said, our men's soccer team is not as bad as it is perceived to be after all the hard work. Since we beat South Korea in the last World Cup qualifier, why can't we do it again this time?
For our country's soccer, the most critical task at present is to re-emerge in the doldrums and make another impact on the World Cup. This time, there are 8.5 places in the Asian region, if we want to get a direct ticket to the World Cup, we must first break through the top 36. Regardless of the outcome of the match against South Korea, it will not shake the pace of our preparation. We are eager to beat South Korea, but qualification is our ultimate goal.
