The Chinese newspaper is still worried that the home team will be ranked below the Vietnamese team

China’s Sohu newspaper in the morning issue of March 26 wrote: “The Chinese team strives to achieve two goals before the final series, which is to win against Oman and make sure not to rank lower than the Vietnamese team.”

“The Chinese team will have a trip to Muscat to meet the home team Oman. After a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia in the last match, coach Li Xiaopeng of China admitted his players are still not enough. confidence, there is still a lot of room for improvement” – added the Sohu newspaper.

According to Chinese media, although coach Li Xiaopeng’s current squad has many young players, with the goal of looking to the future, the team from the most populous country in the world must not forget its current mission. , do not make football China lost face.

Sohu newspaper analyzed: “The Chinese team will create conditions for young players to compete, aiming for the Asian Cup next year.”

“But the team still has two goals, one is to strive no less than the rank of Vietnam team in Group B of the World Cup qualifiers, the second is to strive to win against Oman” – China’s newspaper emphasized.

Particularly about the ability to rank below the team Vietnam team When the third qualifying round of the World Cup 2022 ends, perhaps the Chinese media is a bit worried, because in the final match, the Vietnamese team has to be a guest before Japan – the most traditional football team in Asia.

It is almost impossible for Park Hang Seo’s army to win against Japan on the opponent’s field, especially in the context that we have lost a lot of forces because of injuries and Covid-19.

Currently, although Japan has officially got tickets to the 2022 World Cup finals, even then they will not slack off before any opponent, because the tradition of Japanese football is always very serious in the international arena. economic.

Sohu newspaper information: “There are currently four strong and very traditional teams, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran, that have won tickets to Qatar at the end of this year. The remaining teams are only competing for the play-off spot.”