Chapter 777: Asian Qualifiers Round 8: It's Time to Qualify for the World Cup!

Pinned: Oman defeated the UAE 3:2 to take all 3 points; the Chinese national team failed to directly qualify for the World Cup in Round 7.

This Ivankovic is truly detestable; when playing against the Chinese team, he gave the impression of being incompetent, yet the moment he faced the UAE, he suddenly came alive.

Due to Oman's victory, the suspense regarding the Chinese team's qualification has been forcibly dragged out to Round 8.

It may seem like a long time, but in reality, it is less than a week.

February 1st is the match between the Chinese team and Saudi Arabia, and February 2nd is the match between Oman and Japan.

In other words, whether the Chinese team can qualify for the World Cup will be decided within the next three days.

Regarding the specific requirements for victory or defeat, you do not need to calculate them yourself; simply open Check Dongqiu Di to see, as there are many mathematical experts inside this app.

1. If the Chinese team wins or draws against Saudi Arabia, the national team qualifies for the World Cup (finishing in the top two of the group).

2. If Oman loses or draws against Japan, the national team qualifies for the World Cup.

3. If the Chinese team loses to Saudi Arabia and Oman defeats Japan, the national team will fail to become the first team globally to qualify for the World Cup finals.

It is evident that the Chinese team currently holds a significant advantage; unless both events occur—the national team losing to Saudi Arabia and Oman defeating Japan—qualification for the World Cup is a certainty.

Leaving aside how the match between the national team and Saudi Arabia might unfold, just consider Japan versus Oman.

Ivankovic simply does not possess the strength to defeat Japan!

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"Nikkan Sports"—Tang Tang Qiuwang's Disappointment! Tang Ye unfollows the Oman and Saudi Arabia national teams on social media, likely related to Oman's overly strong performance in Round 7 of the Asian qualifiers.

Sky Sports' Jansen: The Chinese team is destined to become the first squad to qualify for the World Cup finals; historical trends cannot be stopped.

A Chinese journalist posted: FA Chairman Chen Chen Xuyuan will most likely travel to Saudi Arabia to supervise the match on-site.

Apart from Tang Ye unfollowing two accounts on social media, the Chinese team players made no other moves.

However, fans and journalists have already built up the atmosphere for them to a perfect degree.

Within China itself, most public opinion still favors the national team, after all, everyone truly hopes the team will qualify for the World Cup once again.

Of course, football is not something where you win just because you want to, or qualify simply because you desire it.

Whether one can truly win the match requires a sufficiently cautious and objective analysis.

CCTV-5 special program, featuring once again CCTV's tactical master Zhang Lu.

"This child Tang Ye, hehe, as we say, he possesses talent; any problem that can be solved by talent is no problem at all! Indeed, it was very easy at the very beginning, but actually, I feel that this style of playing entirely reliant on talent prevents Tang Ye from delivering a perfect performance in national team matches."

"Hey, this isn't a club where only you have talent while everyone else fails to keep up with your thoughts and rhythm; so what do we do about that?"

Zhang Lu spread his hands: "These two children, Zhang Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei, are indeed outstanding, but we must also understand that there is still a considerable distance between them and Tang Ye, because even among players from the top five leagues, there are several different tiers. Hehehe."

"So... Coach Zhang, are you implying that Tang Ye's strength has not yet been maximized within the Chinese team?"

The guest asked, his expression showing surprise.

As everyone knows, Tang Ye's statistics in nearly every match of the Asian qualifiers have been incredibly exaggerated.

If even that doesn't constitute fully unleashing his strength, then the situation would be truly terrifying!

"No, Tang Ye's strength should be considered fully unleashed, but what I mean to say is, hehe, it hasn't been utilized with maximum efficiency."

Zhang Lu offered a meaningful smile.

"For example, suppose you are a supercomputer with top-tier capabilities in every aspect, but when using this supercomputer, one must consider the issue of efficiency. Hey, if you have 100% capability but suffer a 50% efficiency loss, then what you demonstrate on the field is merely 50%."

To help fans in front of their televisions understand this difference more profoundly, Zhang Lu used the comparison between club and national team.

Assuming Tang Ye's capability is 100, under the club system, meaning when coordinating with club teammates, there would be approximately a 20% loss, resulting in a combat effectiveness of 80 displayed on the field.

With the capability remaining at 100, transitioning from the club system to the national team system means that when executing tactics and coordination, there would be over a 50% loss, leaving only 50 as the combat effectiveness displayed on the field.

"Of course, this is just an analogy; I do not actually know how much has been lost. But at least, hehe, under Escrivá's system, this child Tang Ye's capability loss should be less than during Lippi's tenure, because as we all know, Coach Escrivá, hehe, understands Tang Ye relatively well."

While fan emotions were running high, Zhang Lu poured a bucket of cold water on them, aiming to make fans calm down, for only by thinking calmly can one arrive at a more objective prediction.

Since Escrivá officially began coaching the Chinese team in July 2021, the national team's progression from rapid initial improvement to currently treading water is not without reason.

The Chinese team in 2022 faces a heavy burden and a long journey ahead!

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King Saud University Stadium, Gate 8.

This is the gathering place for Chinese team fans.

Traveling domestically to Saudi Arabia to watch the match is actually quite troublesome, but due to the excellent results, a sufficient number of away fans still arrived at the venue today.

"When do we enter!"

Some fan shouted, locating the tour guide and team leader at the very front.

"Let's get in quickly; I want to see my Tang Tang Qiuwang."

"Don't rush, brother; even if you go in now, you won't see Tang Tang Qiuwang, as warm-ups haven't started yet."

"Chinese team, awesome!"

"Damn! We must win today and go straight to Qatar!"

"It's really uncomfortable that the World Cup isn't during summer vacation this time; I have to take leave just to watch it."

The fans chattered noisily at the entrance, anticipating the final result of today's match.

It must be emphasized that for the Chinese team, Saudi Arabia and Japan are roughly opponents of the same tier.

At the very least, judging by the previous match against Vietnam, this game will absolutely not be too easy for the Chinese team!

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"Feeling the pressure, brothers."

Tang Ye paced back and forth in the locker room.

The classic scenario where national team match pressure exceeds that of a Champions League knockout game; this is not the first time Tang Ye has felt this way.

Suddenly thinking of something, Tang Ye said:

"I feel that playing away isn't very good; if we qualify for the World Cup away, won't there be no home celebration?"

"Hey, don't go there!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning quickly stopped Tang Ye: "Tang Tang Qiuwang, that thought of yours is very dangerous."

"Haha! My fault, my fault."

Tang Ye shook his head.

Qualifying for the World Cup finals at home is naturally better, but judging by the timeline, if we can qualify earlier, we should do so sooner.

After all, the Chinese national team's next opponent is Japan; although it will be a home match, there is no guarantee we won't encounter some problems.

A World Cup berth is simply too important, to the point that the players' willingness to bear risk is extremely low; simply put, they start getting nervous at the slightest mistake.

"Okay, okay, gather up!"

Escrivá called all the players to the center for a final pep talk: "I can almost certainly say this match will be very difficult, because you should also be able to feel that our opponents are in very, very good form."

"So! If the situation at the start of the match doesn't form as planned, there's no need to get too nervous; this is normal."

"Don't lose your composure just because we haven't scored temporarily; our hard strength is right here, so we shouldn't worry about the opponents having too good a performance; what we should fear is problems arising on our own side!"

"Before every pass, think as thoroughly as possible; be cautious when caution is needed, and do not hesitate when decisiveness is required!"

Standing up straight: "Alright, that's all I have to say."

"Tom!"

"Coming!"

"Phew..."

"Today, we will settle the World Cup qualification."

"Not tomorrow, absolutely not tomorrow! The match between Oman and Japan has nothing to do with us, because I am certain we will qualify today!"

"Wow!!"

"3, 2, 1!"

"Go, Chinese team!!!"

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