The national football team was drawn into the ＂group of death＂ Gao Hongbo： It doesn’t matter whether it is good or bad.
Yesterday, the results of the draw for the final stage (Top 12) of the Asian regional qualifiers in 2018 fifa world cup were announced. China was in Group A with Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Syria. China coach Gao Hongbo said that there is no difference between good and bad results. "South Korea and Iran are stronger, and the other four teams have better performances to have a chance."
In the first game, the national football team played away against South Korea.
The six teams drawn in Group B are Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Thailand. According to the competition system, six teams in each group play a double round robin match at home and away, with the top two in each group directly qualifying and the third in the two groups playing a play-off. The winner competes with a team in Central and North America and the Caribbean for a World Cup ticket.
After the draw, the schedule of the top 12 national football matches was immediately released. China’s first game is to challenge South Korea away on September 1st, and then it will play against Iran, Syria, Uzbekistan and Qatar successively. China’s last home game will face Uzbekistan on August 31, 2017; In the final round of the Top 12, China will play Qatar away on September 5, 2017.
In addition, before the lottery results were announced, the China Football Association had not finalized the specific candidate city for the home of the top 12 national football team, mainly because the opponents the team will encounter next have different characteristics, and the geographical location, climatic conditions, training and competition hardware and software conditions of their countries are also different. In addition, ticket sales are the most important part of China’s profit in the business development of the top 12 matches. The China Football Association will consider it from multiple angles and finally choose the home city.
Handsome talk about fighting a strong team with softness.
As for the lottery results, Gao Hongbo, the national football coach, thinks that there is no difference between good and bad. "The top 12 teams are the best national football teams in Asia, and it is the same to which group they are assigned. The key is that we should do well ourselves, because after all, we have not entered the highest level competition in Asia for 14 or 15 years."
For the first game against South Korea, he said frankly, "Because the team ranked fourth will face the two strongest teams in the group in the first two games, we still have to put it in the right position first. South Korea and Iran are very strong in our group, and we are going to ‘ Take Roukegang ’ Think about it, this is what we will consider tactically next. " For other opponents in the same group, Gao Hongbo thinks that the strength of the China team is similar. "The other four teams will play on the spot, and anyone can win."
Chuliang Ou, assistant coach of the national football team, said, "The teams that can reach the top 12 have very strong strength. For us, it is to do our own work well. I believe the result will not be too bad." Li Yi, a former international, said, "It is better to give this national team more tolerance and patience than to sign a bad sign, and there may be unexpected surprises."
Beijing Morning Post reporter Song Wei
What are the five strongest enemies?
With the announcement of the top 12 groups, five opponents of the national football team immediately appeared. Before embarking on a dangerous journey, you may wish to scout the "enemy situation" for the national football team.
Gao Shuai once broke the spell.
National football team record: 2 wins /13 draws /17 losses.
Schedule: South Korea-China on September 1, 2016.
March 23, 2017 China-Korea
South Korea has participated in the World Cup nine times, far ahead of other Asian partners. Since 1978, China and South China have played 32 times, with 2 wins, 13 draws and 17 losses. China’s latest victory was in the East Asian Quarterfinals in 2010. Gao Hongbo led the team to beat South Korea 3-0, breaking the spell of being invincible in Korea for 24 years. The current coach of the South Korean team is German stielike, and the top star is Sun Xingyu, who moved to Premier League Hotspur for 30 million euros last summer.
Iran World Cup IV
National football team record: 6 wins /5 draws /12 losses.
Schedule: China-Iranian on September 6, 2016.
March 28, 2017 Iran-China
Iran is one of the traditional giants of Asian football and has participated in the World Cup four times. Since returning to the World Cup finals in 1998, Iran has maintained the frequency of entering the finals every other session. China played against the Iranian team 23 times, with 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses in an absolute disadvantage. The current coach of the Iranian team is experienced Portuguese Queiroz, and Azmun, known as "Messi of Persia", is the hottest striker in Iran and even in Asia.
Syria has not met for six years.
National football team record: 6 wins /1 draw /2 losses.
Schedule: China-Syrian on October 6, 2016.
June 13, 2017 Syrian-China
Syria has never reached the World Cup finals, and has never even reached the final stage of the World Cup qualifiers in Asia. Entering the top 12 this time is the first time in Syrian history to enter the final stage of the preliminaries. The national football team and the Syrian team did not have much record, only nine times, and the national football team gained the upper hand with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. However, since 2011, the national football team has never played against it.
Uzbekistan has the closest record.
National football team record: 4 wins /1 draw /5 losses.
Schedule: Uzbekistan-China on October 11th, 2016.
August 31, 2017 China-Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has never reached the World Cup finals. China has played against them 10 times, and the national football team has 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. Gao Hongbo led the national football team to fight against opponents twice. The first time, it was 2-2 in the 2011 Asian Cup group match, and the second time, it was a 1-0 win at home in the warm-up match. At present, 28-year-old ahmadov is in his prime, the most charismatic player in Uzbekistan, and the new captain appointed by coach Babaian.
Qatar’s rise is strong.
National football team record: 7 wins /4 draws /5 losses.
Schedule: China-Qatar on November 15th, 2016.
September 5, 2017 Qatar-China
Since the top 10 system was implemented in the Asian region of the World Cup qualifiers, Qatar has been able to reach the top 10 in every qualifier, but it has no experience in the World Cup finals. The national football team played Qatar 16 times, with 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, which seemed to have an advantage, but in fact the national football team lost almost all fatal games. Sebastian is the most feared super striker in China football in the past 10 years, and Qatar’s center and backcourt are also full of strongmen.
Beijing Morning Post reporter Song Wei