‘3G scoreless win’ China rejects mixed zone interview as it lines up

China lost 0-1 to Qatar in the third Group A match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Khalifa International Stadium in Alaiyan, Qatar, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (local time). Tajikistan defeated Lebanon 2-1 in the same game, making Tajikistan second, China third and Lebanon fourth.

China is on the verge of being eliminated from the group stage for the first time in 13 years. After the group stage, the third-ranked teams were ranked based on the number of points scored and multiple points, and only the top four ranked teams advanced to the stage, but China had no goal and no win. In fact, the most promising candidate is elimination.

China seemed to have neither skills nor passion in the game despite putting everything into it. It struggled against Qatar, which completely excluded its main players. Although it took the opportunity, it repeatedly lost the opportunity with shocking decision-making power. China was full of sighs when Wei Xiao and Zhang Yuning repeatedly missed opportunities. Qatar took the time to change its goalkeeper. Afterwards, Qatar was replaced due to a head injury, and although If and Al Haidos were mentioned, Qatar did not strain itself.

What was urgent was China, but it failed to properly target Qatar. It continued to fail to produce remarkable shots ranging from open chances to set pieces. With Al-Haidos scoring a goal, Qatar ended the game with a 1-0 victory. Qatar showed the prowess of its defending champion, which enabled it to win all three games, while China ended the group stage with a humiliating three-game winless record.

As Tajikistan defeated Lebanon, China ranked third and its elimination status has yet to be determined. Nevertheless, China could not raise its head with pride, as it failed to score a single goal and won in three matches. Not a single person participated in the interview in the mixed zone. People lined up from Chinese reporters to Arab television cameras, and all of them passed. 동행복권파워볼

Jan Junling was in a line and pulled out. Usually, in the mixed zone, there are one or two players each. It’s very rare to see them stand in a line all at once. The players seemed to have reached an agreement inside. They pushed the microphone in and did not listen to the requests with their hands and words. Woo-rey was the only one who reacted, not participating in the interview but smiling or giving a thumbs up.

“If you score a goal, you can’t win. I missed it when I had numerous opportunities,” coach Aleksandar Jankovic told a news conference after the match. It is no exaggeration to say that China’s soccer performance in the group league was the worst among the 24 teams that participated, regardless of whether it advanced to the round of 16 or had no goal in three games.