The 2026 World Cup will be expanded to an unprecedented 48 teams. The number of qualifying places in Asia has increased to 8.5. This was originally the best opportunity for the national football team to compete in the World Cup. However, in the top 36 of the Asian preliminaries, the Chinese men’s football team stood at the top of the list. In the desperate situation of being eliminated and missing the top 18, Chinese football urgently needs a victory to get rid of the chaos of fake gambling. Now huge pressure is placed on the national football team. At 19:00 pm on June 11th, Beijing time, China The men's football team will challenge the South Korean team away from home, and a draw will qualify them.
The Chinese men's football team is once again on the field of competing for the World Cup preliminaries, but this time, the Chinese men's football team will face missing the final stage of the Asian preliminaries. Previously, the Chinese men's football team failed to enter Asia when competing for the World Cup. The final stage of the district competition. They did not enter the top six in 1994, the top eight in 2006, and the top 10 in 2010 and 2014. But now, the Chinese team is facing the fifth time it has missed the final stage of the Asian preliminaries. Failure to enter the top 18 of the World Cup preliminaries will have unimaginable consequences.
When the World Cup preliminaries were drawn, the Chinese men's football team was divided into Group C as the second team. The teams in the same group included South Korea, Thailand and Singapore. Before the start of the game, fans unanimously believed that the Chinese men's football team Qualifying from the group is a sure thing, no problem. However, the progress of the game was beyond the fans' expectations. In the first round, the Chinese team won a thrilling away game against Thailand, completing a comeback from 1 goal behind and getting off to a good start.
In the second round, the Chinese team faced the bitter host South Korea at home, and the Chinese team suffered a disastrous defeat with a score of 0-3. After 2 rounds, coach Jankovic sadly dismissed get out of class, and Ivankovic took office and took over the Chinese men's football team. However, the Chinese team did not have the magical effect of changing coaches like changing swords. Ivankovic's first game was an away game against Singapore. The national football team was tied 2-2 by the Singapore team with a 2-goal lead. Although the Chinese team returned to home, the Chinese team They swept Singapore with a score of 4-1, but losing the key 2 points laid a hidden danger for qualifying in the group.
In the crucial fifth round, the Chinese team faced the Thai team at home. This was a must-win game. The national football team once again failed at a critical moment and drew an upset 1-1 with the Thai team at home. Although after five rounds , the national team leads the Thai team with 8 points and 3 points, but in the final round, the national football team will challenge the South Korean team away, while the Thai team will face the Singapore team at home. Since the South Korean team wants to grab 3 points to consolidate the third position in Asia, it is clearly stated We won’t give in. As long as the Thai team beats the Singaporean team by a big score, they can overtake the national football team and advance.
What is even more unfavorable to the Chinese men’s football team is that the match between the national football team and the South Korean team is held at 19:00 Beijing time, while the match between Thailand and Singapore in the same group kicks off at 20:30, which means that the national football team loses to South Korea. team, then the Thai team can play the game based on the score between the national football team and the South Korean team. The Thai team and the Singaporean team will work together to eliminate the national football team. The Thai team can use as many goal differentials as possible to achieve the goal of advancing to the top 18. .
For the Chinese men’s football team, Wu Lei will return from the ban. However, Wu Lei is still recovering from his injury and whether he can play is unknown. In addition, Alan was injured in the match with the Thai team and has returned to the club to recuperate. , Zhang Yuning is also recovering from his injury. The national football team is facing huge pressure to be eliminated from the group, and it is facing the biggest sufferer in the away game. All factors will push the national football team into an unfavorable situation, but if the Chinese men's football team can By completing a counterattack and advancing in this desperate situation, the Chinese men's football team will reverse the decline, stand up from now on, and will not be afraid of any opponents in the top 18.
