In the first leg of the AFC Champions League 1 4 finals last night, Shandong Taishan lost 1-2 at home to the Japanese team Yokohama Mariner! At 19 o'clock Beijing time tonight, the showdown between China and Japan will be staged again in the group stage of the U20 Women's Asian Cup - the Chinese U20 women's football team will face the powerful Japanese women's football team. Caught in a difficult environment known as the "Group of Death", the Chinese U20 women's football team must go all out to win tonight's game in order to take the initiative of promotion into their own hands.
This year's U20 Women's Asian Cup is extremely intense, and whether or not you can advance to the knockout event will be related to the Women's World Cup quota. The Chinese women's football team has been placed in the so-called "Group of Death", competing with strong teams such as North Korea, Japan and Vietnam. According to the rules of the tournament, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and will represent Asia at this year's U20 Women's World Cup.
As the defending champions of this competition, the strength of the Japanese women's football team should not be underestimated. Japan defeated Vietnam 10-0 in the first round, showing excellent teamwork and individual player ability. The Chinese women's football team also performed remarkably well in the first round, drawing 1:1 with North Korea with Huo Yuexin's wonderful goal.
In the current standings, the Japanese women's football team leads the standings with 3 points, followed by the Chinese women's football team and the North Korean women's football team with 1 point each, and the Vietnamese women's football team is temporarily at the bottom. Judging from the current situation, if the Chinese women's football team wants to successfully break through the "group of death", it must go all out to win or remain unbeaten in the match with the Japanese women's football team. Only in this way can the Chinese women's football team occupy a favorable position to qualify. Otherwise, once the Chinese women's football team loses to the Japanese women's football team, the North Korean women's football team and the Japanese women's football team are expected to qualify together without any pressure in the final round of the game.
In recent years, with the rise of the overall level of women's football in the world, the performance of the Chinese women's football team in international competitions has begun to decline greatly, not only will it miss this year's Paris Olympics, but also the Chinese women's football team will face a vacuum period in the next few years. For the current Chinese women's football team U20, tonight's match with Japan is not only about whether they can advance to the knockout round, but also about the future development of the entire Chinese women's football sport. Therefore, if this young U20 women's football team can go further, it is of great significance for the revival of women's football in China, and it can also arouse more concern for women's football.
In tonight's matchup between China and Japan, there is no doubt that both sides will field their strongest lineups to try for victory. Chinese women's football coach Wang Jun said that he would formulate corresponding tactics according to the characteristics of the opponent and strive to make a breakthrough in the game. As fans, we should also give more encouragement and support to this young Chinese women's football team. After all, they carry the hope and future of the Chinese women's football team. At this critical moment, let's cheer for the Chinese women's football team and look forward to their good results in the U20 Women's Asian Cup and inject new vitality into the Chinese women's football sport!