1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 12th After Mingjin returned from the top 18 in the World Cup in the Asian qualifiers, combined with the qualifying situation of each group, Tonight News published a comment saying that this round of 18 has not broken the competitive landscape of Asian football in recent years. Among the last two teams, only the naturalized army of Indonesian team counterattacked and advanced to the next stage of the play-offs, and the other five teams were eliminated.
As the seed team in the top 18, the Japanese team, Iran team and South Korea team all successfully qualified as the top group. Among them, the Japanese team stood out in Group C of the “Death Group” and was the first Asian team to enter the finals. The Iranian team also locked in two rounds ahead of schedule to advance to the position. The South Korean team is the only team that remains unbeaten in the top 18. They have advanced to the World Cup finals 11 times in a row, creating a new history for the Asian team.
According to the final group ranking, among the last two teams, only the Indonesian team squeezed out the fourth team and entered the top four in the group. Among the three teams in the second gear, only Australia qualified successfully, while Qatar and Iraq failed to get a direct seat, and replaced them with two Uzbekistan and Jordan teams who stood on the stage of the World Cup for the first time. However, the two teams of Qai, which fell into the next stage of the play-off, still have the opportunity to board the train to the United States, Canada and Mexico.
It can be seen that the current competitive environment for Asian football has not changed much. In terms of book strength and overall performance in recent years, it is not surprising that the Ukraine and the two teams of Wuyou have gained the “bid” of expanding the World Cup. Some seemingly unpopular results are mostly related to the ups and downs of the competitive state of some teams. For example, Qatar has been in a trough since it topped the Asian Cup at the beginning of last year. They only defeated the weaker Kyrgyzstan team in the first four rounds of the 18th round, laying the groundwork for missing the top two in the group stage early.
In the next stage of the competition, the 6 teams entering the playoffs will be divided into two groups, and a single-cycle duel will be held. The top spot in the group will advance, and the second place will compete for a place in the Intercontinental Playoffs. By then, if Oman and Indonesia can enter the finals for the first time, or if the UAE team stands on the World Cup stage again after 36 years, it will be more of a “counterattack”.