[Minnan Net]
In the early morning of January 23, 2019, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the 2019 UAE Asian Cup were all over, and the top eight teams were formed, namely China, Iran , Japan, Australia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Vietnam . The first game of the quarter-finals started at 21:00 on the evening of the 24th, with Vietnam facing Japan, while the match between China and Iran took place at 0:00 in the morning on the 25th. (China VS Iran match preview)
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Asian Cup quarter-finals matchup (match time is Beijing time):
1/24/21:00 Vietnam vs. Japan
1/25/00:00 China vs. Iran
1/25/21:00 South Korea vs. Qatar
1/26/00: 00 UAE vs Australia
Extended reading:
Can the Chinese team break into the semi-finals by stepping on the Iranian team? Lippi's answer is simply
Tomorrow night the Chinese men's football team will meet the powerful Iranian team in the quarter-finals of this Asian Cup. If you win, you will enter the semi-finals, if you lose, you will stop there. The Iranian team, which is currently ranked first in Asia and has conceded zero goals in this Asian Cup, is like a mountain standing in front of the national football team. Can the Chinese team defeat the Iranian team? Everyone admits that this is a big question mark! But Lippi's answer was: "The charm of the football game is that everything is possible."
Iranian reporter looked down on the national football team
"Lippi is a very good head coach, but the level of the Chinese team is still limited, especially the forward players are not lacking. The experience is that they are injured, so it is difficult for them to defeat the Iranian team," an Iranian colleague told reporters with a smile at the Iranian team's training ground last night. It should be admitted that this is the truth. As the favorite to win this Asian Cup, Iran performed well in the first four games. In the 3 group matches and the knockout match against Oman , they did not concede a goal and their offense was sharp. On the other hand, except for the national football team, which did not concede a goal against the Philippines in the second game of the group, they faced Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, conceding the goal first and then winning in thrilling comebacks. In addition, there have been many matches between China and Iran. In the top 12 of the Asian region of the World Cup in Russia, the Chinese team was in the same group as the Iranian team. In the two games, the national football team had a draw and a loss, with no victory. This will naturally make the Iranians Have a sense of superiority. "In the battle between China and Thailand, Chinese players entered the state slowly, which was very beneficial to the Iranian team. Moreover, Lippi sent 4 players over 30 years old in the starting lineup, which made the average age of the Chinese team older. The main force of the Iranian team The lineup is much younger than the Chinese team, and the average age of the starting players in the game against Oman is less than 27 years old,” said an Iranian reporter. "Of course Lippi's ability to command and change formations on the spot is really great. Starting from the group stage, the Chinese team has achieved reversal in the second half of two consecutive games. But currently, the Iranian team's defense is unmatched in Asia, so the Iranian team Lippi and the Chinese team will be sent back to Beijing in Abu Dhabi. "The Iranian reporter's view is that he is optimistic about the Iranian team and underestimates the national football team.
Lippi encouraged the players
With their strength and head-to-head record, the Chinese team really has no advantage at all. Considering that Wu Lei has not recovered from his shoulder injury, and the defense general Zhang Linpeng has been suspended for this game with a yellow card, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to gain the upper hand in a head-to-head fight with the Iranian team. However, if the game can be dragged into a penalty shootout, The Chinese team has a chance to create a miracle. In the 2004 Asian Cup semi-finals, the Chinese team eliminated Iran with penalty kicks and entered the final. But to delay the penalty shootout, the premise is that within 120 minutes, the national football team's defense can withstand the Iranian team's attack. Iran will compete with its full lineup in this Asian Cup. Of the 23 players who participated in the World Cup in Russia last year, 18 of them are on the roster for this Asian Cup. The main forward Azmon, captain Dejaga , etc. are all there. Playing in the European League. Azmoun has performed well since the start of the game and scored twice in the match between Iran and Vietnam.Facing such a strong team with both offense and defense, you can imagine how difficult it is for the national football team to hold on for 120 minutes.
But Lippi still told the Chinese team players before the game: "Although we lost to the Iranian team in Tehran two years ago, our goal should not just be in the quarterfinals. The Iranian team is indeed strong, but we There is nothing to lose at the moment, which gives us no pressure. The characteristic of football games is that everything is possible. Looking at the progress since entering the knockout rounds, which game is easy!”
The international players put their best efforts into it. If there is a gap, it is even more necessary to work a hundredfold to make up for it. The Chinese team players understand this very well and are fully prepared to fight to the end. Yesterday evening, the Chinese men’s football team continued training at the Wahda Club Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Compared with the day before yesterday, all 23 players of the team came to the training ground. Feng Xiaoting, who had stayed in the hotel to rest due to physical fatigue, and Yu Hanchao, who had been undergoing treatment for a strain, also arrived. This is the second time that all members of the Chinese team are in place during the Asian Cup. It is understood that Yu Hanchao is still undergoing treatment and will not be able to participate in tomorrow night's quarter-finals; Feng Xiaoting has a low fever and a minor leg injury. Whether he can participate needs further observation. In addition, after playing 4 games, the team's main players experienced varying degrees of physical fatigue, so the training arranged by Lippi in the past two days has been mainly resumed and adjusted.
After the training, Feng Xiaoting said: "The condition of my leg is not very good. I broke it again during the match with the Thai team. The meniscus tendon was damaged and I felt quite painful. I could only get two injections to seal it this morning." As for other players in the team, there are also some injuries. But the quarterfinals are just around the corner and we have no time to recover. Since the game is so important, we are all encouraging each other and we must persist if we can!" Feng Xiaoting said when talking about the game against Iran. Said: "The last game was another pass, but the opponent Iran in the quarterfinals is the strongest in Asia. We have also looked at all their data and their defense is indeed very strong. In recent years, the Iranian team We only conceded two goals and basically never lost. It is indeed a strong opponent, but no matter what, we must fight to the end!”
The above is the summary and live broadcast information of the China VS Iran game compiled by the editor. Everyone can watch it then.
