On April 201June 12, the group draw ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12 teams will compete fiercely for tickets to the 4.5 Asian World Cup. According to the lottery principle, the 12 team was divided into six booths according to the FIFA ranking, and was drawn into Group A and Group B respectively. After the home and away double round robin, the top two in each group will directly enter the World Cup in Russia, the third place in the two groups will play the home and away play-offs, and the winner will participate in two transcontinental play-offs. After China won two key preliminaries this month, the team's FIFA score increased by 72 points. Counting the scores of other Asian teams, the national football team should rank eighth in the team of 12, which makes the team enter the fourth gear.
According to the record of other teams, the ranking of 12 is roughly as follows: expected ranking first: Iran (629 points), Australia (60 1 point), second: South Korea (579 points), Japan (577 points), third: 3360 Saudi Arabia (559 points) and Uzbekistan (549 points). Sixth gear: Iraq (365,438+00 points) and Thailand (297 points) (the final ranking will be subject to the FIFA ranking). If grouped according to this gear, the national football team will not easily face 10 opponents except UAE. However, after 15 years, the national football team can finally stand on the top stage of Asian football and wrestle with Zhu Qiang. In the eyes of many fans, the 12 final is the mini World Cup of the national football team. Being able to compete with the top teams in China is a very enjoyable thing.
We might as well analyze the group situation of the national football team and the advantages and disadvantages of playing against them before drawing lots. You have no chance to get in touch with kangaroos. Iran, Australia, Iran and Australia are the top teams in Asia. Judging from the record of the confrontation between the national football team and these two teams in the past, it is basically less wins and more losses. When Gao Hongbo coached the national football team for the first time, the team played against the Iranian team twice in 2009 and 20 10, and the results were 1 win 1 loss. After that, the national football team has not played against opponents in the past five years. In recent years, Iranian football has gradually recovered, and the 20 14 FIFA World Cup drew. In this group match, Iran in Group D has 6 wins and 2 draws, with outstanding strength. Australia has always been a frequent visitor to the World Cup.