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The 7th U23 Asian Cup qualifiers have been settled.
The Chinese team, who is in Group D, has 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points in 3 games, and has also held 11 goals and qualifying successfully.
Although I failed to win the first place in the group, it was a good result to be able to become the second place with the best results.
After the game, according to head coach Antonio's description: the locker room has become a sea of joy, and the players are celebrating the hard-won "victory".
This is the 6th time that the Chinese team has advanced from the qualifiers to the finals, and continues to maintain the record of qualifying whenever they play.
However, a "bad news" came. On the second day of the Chinese team qualifying, the AFC announced the results of the top 16 in the Asian Cup next year.
The 16 teams participating in the Asian Cup this time are divided into 4 gears and will be listed as 4 groups to compete.
Each group consists of 4 teams.
Unfortunately, the Chinese U23 is listed as the fourth level, which is the last level.
This rating is based on the comprehensive conversion components sorting of the results achieved by the teams in the Asian Cup in the past three years.
The Chinese team has never qualified from the group before. The best result is 10th place in 2024, the last place among all teams participating in the Asian Cup, and the total ranking is 13th.
The specific entries are as follows:
First level: Saudi team (host), Uzbekistan team, Japan team, Iraq team;
Second level: South Korea, Vietnam, Australia, Qatar;
Third level: Thailand, Jordan, UAE, Iran;
Fourth level: China, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, and Lebanon.
From the above division, it can be seen that in the next draw, the Chinese team will find it difficult to escape the fate of being drawn into the death group.
If you draw one team in each level, the Chinese team in the fourth level, facing the top three teams higher than you, almost none of them are sure to get points, let alone win.
So, media people and fans have begun to discuss what is the signing and the signing of the Chinese team.
Most believe that if you draw Iraq in the first level, Vietnam in the second level, and Thailand in the third level, it will be the best result, that is, to draw.
This is true. The Iraqi men's football team has declined significantly in the past two years, and it has been ranked first due to its performance in previous Asian Cups. The qualifiers failed to win 2 wins and 1 draw.
As for the second-level Vietnamese team and the third-level Thai team, the Chinese team also have the strength to fight.
If you perform well, it is not impossible to qualify for the top 2 in the group.
But if you draw the first-level Japanese team, Saudi team, South Korea team, and Iran team, you can almost announce your return home in advance.
First of all, the Saudi men's football team has defeated the Chinese team in all levels this year. Whether it is the World Cup qualifiers, the World Youth Championship, or the World Youth Championship, the Chinese team always suffers a lot when they encounter this Middle East powerhouse. This time, it is at the opponent's home court. The difficulty of winning can be imagined.
Not to mention the first-class Japanese team. As the number one in Asian men's football, Japanese football is already recognized as the strongest team.
So, it is certainly a welcome ticket to the Chinese team to advance to the round of the 16th finals, but there is still a long way to go if they want to go further into the top 8.
Whether it is the same group as "Sha Hanyi" or "Japan Hanyi", it is an absolute group of death, and it is difficult to qualify as the sky.
The specific lottery results will be announced together on October 2.
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