“How can we lose that game”.

“Officials from the Chinese Football Association directly denied their chances of qualifying for the World Cup and talked down their chances of qualifying, saying they were in a position where they shouldn’t expect anything, saying ‘the third qualifying round is our World Cup,’” China’s Zibo.com reported on Monday.

China will host Australia in the third match of Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup North America 2026. It’s a must-win situation for both teams. If either team loses these games, it will effectively jeopardize their chances of qualifying for the 카지노 커뮤니티 World Cup.

First, China, the underdogs in Group C, have lost two straight games. Most notably, they lost their first match against Japan on September 5, 0-7, as they were completely unable to stop their opponents. Then, in the second game at home against Saudi Arabia, they lost 1-2 despite having an opponent sent off early on.

Australia is also unsettled. First, they lost 0-1 to Bahrain at home in the first leg and then drew 0-0 away to Indonesia in the second leg. That’s two consecutive games without a goal and one point. This led to the sacking of head coach Graham Arnold.

In the chaotic Group C, Japan is first with 6 points after two straight wins and Saudi Arabia is second with 4 points. Third and fourth place goes to the Asian playoffs. Australia is fifth with one point and China is sixth with zero points, so both are in need of points. China will face Australia-Indonesia in the October A match.

However, expectations are very slim for the Aussies. In fact, the rest of the schedule makes it very unlikely that China will finish in third or fourth place. “Plus, China has a lot of injuries, including Wu Lei, so they are not at full strength,” Zbo.com pointed out.

Even more than the blowout loss to Japan, it was the loss to Saudi Arabia that shocked China. At home, China took a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute of the first half on an own goal before a defender was sent off for a direct red in the 19th minute. However, they conceded two goals from set pieces (Hassan Qadish in the 39th and 45th minutes) and lost 1-2.

“Excluding the Japan game, the Saudi game is honestly worth pointing out,” said Huang Zhenxiang, a Chinese soccer expert. It’s not just the weight of the players, but the fact that we conceded two goals and turned the game around after taking a 1-0 lead in the first half is a big problem.”

Huang Jianxiang added: “Honestly, I think the Saudi game was more of a coach’s problem, and it’s hard to blame the players in that game. They should have made adjustments to keep the game close.” ”Still, I admit that it is not easy to change the coach. Still, I blame the coach for the Saudi game,” he said.