1, objective reason: the number of World Cup places has increased. 1998 The number of places in the World Cup was expanded from 24 to 36, and the number of places in the Asian Division was also increased from 2 to 3.5. Although 1998 China Football Team did not benefit from it, China Football Team finally took advantage of it in the 2002 World Cup.
2. objective reasons: the lottery is beneficial. After successfully entering the 10 Top Tournament, the rules of the 10 Top Tournament are: 10 teams draw lots and divide into two groups for group matches, and 1 of the two groups will directly advance to the World Cup, and the second group of the two groups will enter the play-offs to compete for the qualification to participate in the intercontinental play-offs.
In the 10 team at that time, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the first, and China and Iran were the second. Because of the different rules of the same team, the China football team completely avoided Iran and gained a very favorable situation. In the lottery, China football avoided Saudi Arabia and was finally divided into Group B with UAE, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Oman.
China National Men's Football Team?
20 19 On May 24th, China Football Association officially announced that Lippi was officially appointed as the national football coach again. 165438+1October 14, China 1-2, the top 40 Asian World Cup qualifier in 2022, lost to Syria, and Lippi announced his resignation after the game. On June 2nd, 65438, China Football Association officially appointed Li Tie as the head coach of China National Men's Football Team.
2021June 16, China defeated Syrian team 3- 1 and successfully advanced to the top two of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 2022 Asian Regional Qualifiers 12.