On November 15, the national football team embarked on a journey to open the 13th World Cup challenge. Looking back at the past 12 qualifying campaigns, the only glory that exists is the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
In 1958, the national soccer team left an indelible footprint with one win, one draw and one loss in the Asian qualifiers.
In 1982, the national soccer team went through the Asian final round, but lost the World Cup to New Zealand 1-2.
In 1986, the group preliminaries, although the national football team achieved 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, but unfortunately did not reach the final round.
In 1990, the national soccer team won 5 and lost 1 in the group stage, and won 2 and lost 3 in the final round, and once again had no chance with the World Cup.
In 1994, the national soccer team won 6 and lost 2, although it advanced to the second place in the group, but failed to get out of the Asian final round.
In 1998, the national soccer team won 5 and drew 1 in the group stage, and won 3, drew 2 and lost 3 in the 10-team tournament, stopping third in the group.
In 2002, the national team was able to break into the World Cup final round for the first time with a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, writing history.
In 2006, the team won 5 and lost 1 in the group stage, and only due to the inferiority of the number of goals scored, unfortunately failed to enter the eight finalists.
In 2010, the national soccer team won 3, drew 3 and lost 2 in the group stage and missed out on the Top 10.
In 2014, the national soccer team won three and lost three in the group stage, finishing third in the group and failing to qualify for the round of 10.
In 2018, the national soccer team won five, drew two and lost one in the group stage, advancing to the round of 12, only to say goodbye to the World Cup by finishing fifth in the group.
In 2022, the national soccer team won six, drew one and lost one in the group stage to reach the top 12, eventually finishing fifth in the group and once again missing out on the World Cup final round.
