First, Saudi Arabia reversed Argentina 42:1, creating an incredible miracle. Then Japan copied the myth of Saudi Arabia's reversal, and also scored two goals in the second half to reverse Germany, and then South Korea also tied with Uruguay . In the second round of the group stage, Iran fought back and was full of momentum. They defeated , Wales, and 2:0, taking the initiative in the competition for qualifying places. Now Australia defeated Tunisia 1:0, and they are all "lights of Asia".
If the teams are selected among these teams that are the most incredible and most known as the "light of Asia" in this World Cup, there is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is. The gap between them and Argentina is too obvious. Argentina is one of the biggest favorites to win the championship outside of Brazil and France, and Saudi Arabia can only be regarded as a second-rate Asian team. There is still some gap with Iran, Japan and South Korea. Before the game, no one expected that Saudi Arabia could reverse Argentina, and even dared not think about the draw. He just thought that it would be enough to lose less. Even Saudi Arabia did not expect that they could defeat Argentina, so they were so excited that the whole country would have a day off to celebrate.
Asian teams have a series of outstanding performances after Saudi Arabia reversed Argentina, which has a lot to do with Saudi Arabia's reversal of Argentina. It is this game that motivates them to move forward bravely. Saudi Arabia can do it, and of course we can do it too!
followed by the game where Iran defeated Wales last night. Iran's performance can definitely be called the "light of Asia"!
In this group, Iran's situation is very embarrassing. They may be defeated by three opponents at any time. England and Wales can be said to be cousins, and the United States is the son of the British. In the first game, Iran encountered the injury problem of the goalkeeper, which eventually disrupted the rhythm and plan and lost to England. It was in such a difficult situation that Iran was extremely brave in the game against Wales. As the game was approaching the end of the game, he scored two goals and scored valuable three-pointers to take the initiative to qualify. Faced with Wales, which has performed well in recent years and ranked 19th in the world, Iran's performance and their momentum are worthy of the title of No. 1 in Asia.
Although many people are unwilling to admit it, objectively speaking, Asian football level, Japan's skills and tactics are the highest. According to the real level, Japan's level is the real first in Asia, and Japan's women's football team has won the world championship. In the first match of this World Cup, they reversed Germany and scored three points. You know that's Germany! In the past, Germany was usually the one who reversed others, but I have never heard of anyone who could reverse Germany. It has to be admitted that Japan's reversal of Germany this time is very valuable.
Of course, according to technical and tactical level, Japan is the real light of Asia, but it is precisely because Japan has long been expected by the outside world to break through in this death group, and Germany was also considered to have a decline in strength before the game. Japan's strength is not too big compared to Germany. Their victory is inevitable in chance, so the surprise is not as good as Saudi Arabia's reversal of Argentina.
As for host Qatar, it is good to score a goal, and they also know that only the Chinese team can avoid the fate of being at the bottom.
Speaking of the real "light of Asia" in World Cup history, the North Korean team in 1966 is also the one.
In that World Cup, North Korea won the only place in Asia, Africa and Oceania , and defeated two World Cup champions in the group stage, Italy advanced to the semi-finals. Such a record has been the best record of Asian teams in the World Cup for a long time.
The reason why North Korea is the real light of Asia is because their outstanding performance shocked the world football world, and at the same time it also won a place to participate in the World Cup for Asia. This is a real benefit to enhance the status of Asian football, and indirectly allow Africa to get an independent place to participate, while making profits from Asia and Africa. The "light of Asia" is completely gone.
After that, the inspirational experience of the North Korean team was also made into a movie, and not everyone enjoyed this kind of glory.