Compared with international competitions such as the World Preliminary Tournament and the Asian Cup, the men's football event of the Asian Games does not belong to the international A-level event, but only the B-level event. The men's football team of the Asian Games requires players to be under the age of 23, and most countries participate in the Olympic team with players of appropriate age, using the Asian Games as a "training ground" for the Olympic qualifying tournament. The Chinese men's football team has performed well in the Asian Games before, defeating in the group stage and successfully breaking through, and in the Hangzhou Asian Games held in China, it defeated Qatar 1-0 in the first round of the knockout round and reached the top 8.
Asian Games results: The Hiroshima Asian Games became the best memory
In the Asian Games, the best record of the Chinese men's football team was in the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, where the national football team went all the way to the final and won the silver medal. In the 1998 Asian Games, the Chinese team swept Thailand 3-0 in the bronze medal match and won the medal. These two Asian Games have also become the last glory of the Chinese men's football team. In the entire Asian Games, the Chinese team experienced a total of 8 "round tours", and after advancing to the group stage, they were eliminated in the first round of elimination.
Age limit: U23+3 is overage, with the exception of the Hangzhou Asian Games
The men's football team in the Asian Games is dominated by U23 players, and each team has a quota of 3 overage players. However, the Hangzhou Asian Games are clearly an exception. Due to well-known reasons, the Hangzhou Asian Games have been postponed to 2023, and the national football team will compete with top U24 players and some 2001 players. In the end, the Chinese team defeated India 5-1, swept Myanmar 4-0, and drew 0-0 with Bangladesh to enter the knockout round. This is the first time in 17 years that the Chinese team has returned to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games since 2006. It was also since 1998 that he once again passed the first round of the knockout round. This is also a small improvement for the Chinese men's football team in the Asian Games, and some old fans shed tears on the field after the national football team advanced to the top 8, which is moving.
I hope that in the next competition, the Chinese team can go further, and if it can win a medal in the Asian Games, even if it is a bronze medal, it is very exciting good news.