The Chinese men's national soccer team leads Thailand by three points and three goal difference in the heated battle. In the next two rounds, China will face Thailand and South Korea. The match against Thailand is particularly crucial. If they win, regardless of the score, the Chinese team will surpass Thailand's total points by 6 points, and are expected to qualify for the final round of the preliminaries. A draw would give Thailand a three-point advantage over Singapore in the final round. On the other hand, China will try to score points when they face South Korea on the road.
However, unfortunately, China's top scorer Wu Lei was suspended for accumulating two yellow cards in the game of survival, which dealt a huge blow to China's offensive end. At the same time, Ivankovic's favorite, Li Yuanyi, was also sent off for a red card, and the absence of the two core players will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of Ivankovic's deployment. Nonetheless, the performance of the players in the front line of the national soccer team in the current Chinese Super League is remarkable. Wei Shihao's scoring streak is strong, Xie Pengfei is way ahead of local players in the assist list, and Ivankovic's favorite naturalized player, Alan, is also finding his way back to the goal scoring sensation, gradually accumulating capital for the victory.
