The 2023 Asian Cup will be played in Qatar with the following schedulesJanuary 12 to February 10, 2024。According to the Asian Cup format,The 24 teams are divided into 6 groups to compete, and in addition to the top 2 teams in the group to advance to the round of 16, the 3rd place in the 4 best groups will also qualify for the knockout round
Chinese men's football team (ranked 79th in the world).was placed in Group A, with the hostsQatar (world No. 58), Tajikistan (world No. 106), Lebanon (world No. 107).In a group, the national football team needs to fight for a chance to advance directly from the top two in the group, but the opponents in the three group stages are not easy to play, so it can be said that they are all tough battles.
The national football team played Tajikistan in the first game, Lebanon in the second game, and Qatar in the end, the first 2 games are the key battles for the national football team to qualify. Don't look at the higher ranking of the national football team, this is the international points that the national football warm-up matches spend money to invite teams (mostly weak teams) to come to China to play warm-up games, and the real ranking of the national football team is far lower than the real ranking.
The latest news, naturalized playersLi Kehas left the team (said to be family reasons, more competitive state reasons), Xu Xin replaced, which means that there is only one naturalized player left in the national football team, that is, the central defenderJiang Guangtai, or naturalized players by blood. That's all for the existing combat strength of the national football team, and how to use good tactics and state is what Jankovic needs to consider.
Review the old and learn the new, the Asian Cup will start next month, let's first take stock of the past Asian Cup matches of the national football team:
1976 Asian Cup in Iran: Third place (6 teams participated). At that time, the national football team qualified for the second place in the group with 1 draw and 1 loss, lost 0-2 to Iran (the host) in overtime in the semifinals, and defeated Iraq 1-0 in the 3-4 finals to win the third place.
1980 Kuwait Asian Cup: 7th place (10 teams participated). The national football team won 1, drew 1 and lost 2, and the group was 4th out.
1984 Asian Cup in Singapore: Runner-up (10 teams participated). The national football team finished first in the group with 3 wins and 1 loss, defeated Kewei 1-0 in overtime in the semifinals, and lost 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in the final to be the runner-up.
1988 Asian Cup in Qatar: 4th place (10 teams participated). The national football team won 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, qualified for the second place in the group, lost to South Korea 1-2 in the semifinals, and lost 0-3 to Iran in the penalty shootout in the 3-4 finals.
1992 Asian Cup in Japan: Third place (8 teams participated).。The national football team won 1 win and drew 2 and qualified second in the group, lost to Japan 2-3 in the semifinals, drew 1-1 in the 3-4 finals, and defeated the United Arab Emirates 4-3 in the penalty shootout to win the third place.
1996 UAE Asian Cup: 8th place (12 teams participated). The national football team finished second in the group with 1 win and 2 losses, and lost to Saudi Arabia 3-4 in the 1 4 finals.
2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon: 4th (12 teams participated). The national football team won 1 win and 2 draws, qualified for the first place in the group, defeated Qatar 3-1 in the 1 4 finals, lost to Japan 2-3 in the semifinals, and lost 0-1 to South Korea in the 3-4 finals.
2004 Asian Cup, China: Runner-up (16 teams participated). The national football team won 2 wins and 1 draw, won 1 and drew 1 to qualify for the first place in the group, defeated Iraq 3-0 in the 1 4 finals, defeated Iran 4-3 in the semi-finals in a penalty shootout, and lost to Japan 1-3 in the final.
2007 Asian Cup of Southeast Asian Countries: 9th place (16 teams participated). The national football team won 1, drew 1 and lost, and finished 3rd out of the group.
Qatar 2011 Asian Cup: 9th place (16 teams participated). The national football team won 1, drew 1 and lost, and finished 3rd out of the group.
2015 Asian Cup in Australia: 7th place (16 teams playing). The national football team won all 3 games and qualified first in the group, and lost 0-2 to the host Australia in the 1 4 finals.
2019 UAE Asian Cup: 6th (24 teams participating). The national football team finished second in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, defeated Thailand 2-1 in the 1 8 finals, and lost 0-3 to Iran in the 1 4 finals.