cover news reporter Chen Yuxiao
html On the evening of June 11, in the final round of the top 36 of the Asian preliminaries of the World Cup, the national football team challenged the South Korean team away from home. In this "tie to qualify" game, the national football team failed to gain what they expected. Draw, lost to South Korea 0:1. Currently, another match in the group, Thailand's match against Singapore, is ongoing. Whether the national football team will qualify or be eliminated will depend on the result of this match.
The national football team lost 0:1. Video screenshot
Before this game, the Chinese team ranked second in the group with 8 points, leading the Thai team behind them by 3 points and 3 goal differences. Facing the South Korean team, the Chinese team can ensure promotion to the top 18 of the third stage as long as it draws. If the Chinese team loses, you need to pay attention to the result of Thailand's match against Singapore, which will start later. In the first match at this stage, the Chinese team lost 0-3 at home to the South Korean team. The South Korean team, which has already qualified for the group stage, will continue to compete for the next round of seeding qualifications. Therefore, this second match also means that the national football team will face a very big challenge. challenge. In the starting lineup announced by
before the game, the national football team sent a 442 formation. The young player Baihe Lamu who equalized the score for the national football team in the last game won the starting position. His partner on the striker was Fernando. National football striker Wang Wulei returned from his ban and entered the bench, while Exon and Wei Shihao were also on standby. In the midfield position, the national football team abandoned the single midfielder tactic used previously and paired Jiang Shenglong and Wang Shangyuan with double midfielders. The left and right midfielders are Xie Wenneng and Xu Haoyang. The biggest highlight of the back line is Yang Zexiang, a 29-year-old Shenhua player who only played in the Chinese Super League two years ago. , made his national team debut, serving as right back, partnering with Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, and Jiang Guangtai in the defense.
In the first half, the national football team stationed troops in the backcourt and focused on defense. Facing the strong offensive power of the South Korean team, the national football team used intensive defense to compress the opponent's shooting space. After withstanding a one-sided attack for half an hour, the national football team finally got its first kick. After being unable to attack for a long time, the South Korean team became a little impatient. The national football team used set pieces to attack their opponents many times. Jiang Shenglong almost scored with a header. After halftime, the national football team, which had only 30% possession of the ball, struggled to draw 0:0 with the South Korean team. If the game ends with this score, the national football team will advance to the top 18.
In the second half, the national football team continued its defensive tactics, hoping to block the South Korean team's attack. However, under the South Korean team's oppressive offensive, the national football team's defense still had loopholes. In the 60th minute of the game, Son Heung-min hit the bottom line and was surrounded by many Korean players in the middle. After the national football defender made a lucky save, the ball fell to the front of the small penalty area, and Li Gangren followed up and pushed the ball home. South Korea leads 1:0 and the national football team is in danger.
Son Heung-min. Video screenshot
The score was behind. Ivankovic couldn't sit still and replaced Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning to strengthen the attack power. The South Korean team became more and more relaxed as they played, and Son Heung-min even performed extraordinary tricks on the wing. After that, two newcomers Fang Hao and Huang Zhengyu also appeared on the stage. Ivankovic seems to hope that the newcomers can achieve a surprise victory just like the miraculous results achieved by using newcomer Baihe Lamu in the last game. However, facing the highly skilled South Korean team, the national football team was still passively beaten and found it difficult to beat the midfield. As a last resort, Ivan could only replace Baihe Lamu with defensive player Li Lei to strengthen the defensive intensity and ensure that he would not continue to lose the ball. After all, if they lose this game, the national football team will have to compete with Thailand on goal difference. Before the end, the South Korean team almost scored again with a corner kick. Fortunately, goalkeeper Wang Dalei caught the ball just as it was about to cross the goal line.
In the end, the national football team lost to the South Korean team 0:1. Currently, the Thai team's home game against Singapore is still in progress. Whether the national football team can qualify from the group can only wait for the result of this game. If the Thai team defeats the Singapore team by a big score, the national football team will face the fate of elimination.
