Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, January 16 (Reporter Wang Hengzhi) AFC U23 Championship group stages ended on the evening of the 16th. South Korea became the only team to qualify with a record of victory. The two seed teams, Qatar and Vietnam, both failed, and the other two seed teams, Thailand and Uzbekistan, failed to get the top spot in the group. Of course, the most embarrassing thing is that the Chinese team lost all three games and became the only team that did not score points, and was also the only team that did not score goals.
January 9, Chinese national Olympic team player Liu Yu (left) competed with South Korean national Olympic team player Kim Dong-hyun in the game. On the same day, the Chinese National Olympic Team lost 0-1 to the South Korean National Olympic Team. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren Photo
This event group stage can be called a "nightmare" for the seed team. None of the four seed teams can advance as the top group, and Qatar and the last runner-up Vietnam team were even unable to qualify. Compared with the last event, the characteristics of not being very distinctive in strength and weakness have not changed, but the team that ended up laughing has "a big change". Only the South Korean team and Uzbekistan team successfully broke through the squadron two years ago, showing that the level of the event is relatively close and the competition is very fierce. Only the Chinese team was eliminated again "stable". Although the host of
A group Thailand defeated Bahrain 5-0, creating the only big victory in the group stage with a goal difference of more than two goals, they were still defeated by Australian team with one goal and failed to become the first in the group. Interestingly, in this group, only two of the 6 games were decided, and the Australian team, which won the hosts, failed to gain a advantage in Bahrain and Iraq, and the Bahrain team, which ranked at the bottom of the group, was only 3 points less than the top Australian team in the group. Iraq, which had good results in the previous three sessions, failed to reach the quarterfinals for the first time, and they only got three draws.
1 January 9th, Chinese fans cheered during the game. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Laheng)
's biggest upset comes from Group B. Qatar, which has performed well in Asian football in recent years, has also been hard to win. After three draws, they can only watch Saudi Arabia and Syria qualify together. Japan, who did not send all the main players to play, ranked last in the group with 1 draw and 2 losses, but for those who are qualified to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, this trip is more meaningful and understanding the opponent. The Syrian team showed their toughest side. They tied Qatar 2:2, defeated Japan in the 87th minute, and made a breakthrough.
The C group where the Chinese team is located is clearly strong and weak. As the only team that has lost all three games, the Chinese team failed to score even a goal and was defeated twice, which is also the worst performance of the Chinese team participating in this event. In sharp contrast, the South Korean team had large rotations in all three games and achieved the only three consecutive wins in the group stage. As a seed team, Uzbekistan almost "turned over". With two goals defeating the Chinese team 2-0, the defending champion defeated the Iranian team, which had both 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and narrowly advanced to the quarterfinals.
On January 15, Iranian Olympic team player Norafkan (first from left) took the penalty kick. The Chinese National Olympic Team lost to Iran 0-1. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren photo
If you want to choose the team that has made the most progress in Asia in recent years, the Vietnamese team will definitely be ranked first. From the bottom team to the frequent success of them, they have become the seed team of this event with their last runner-up. However, this time they failed to show the tenacity and calmness of two years ago. Group D had two 0-0 in the first two rounds. In the last round, facing North Korea, which had lost two consecutive games, they were reversed by their opponents with a goal in the first round, and missed the quarterfinals at the bottom of the group. The UAE team and the Jordanian team scored 5 points together and qualified together.
The situation of the quarter-finals is: Saudi Arabia faces Thailand, Australia against Syria, South Korea will face Jordan, and the UAE's opponent is defending champion Uzbekistan.
Editor: Cheng Lu
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