China Besides Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand were both defeated 0-4, while Indonesia fell to Taiwan in the second round of the men's football group stage of the 19th Asian Games.
Thailand (blue shirt) lost 0-4 to South Korea (red shirt) in the first half. Photo: FAT
While Vietnam lost to Iran, Myanmar lost to China, and Thailand collapsed when facing South Korea. All three matches took place at the same time, and had the same scenario when the winning team was rated higher, completely controlled the game and scored easily. In fact, China and South Korea both decided the match in the first half.
In the early match, Indonesia suffered a shocking 0-1 loss to Taiwan and put itself in a difficult position in the race in Group F. The four Southeast Asian teams are all in third place, competing for four spots from five groups to enter the knockout round.
The third-place ranking table only considers the results between the top three teams because there are only three teams in the group. Thailand is leading with one point and a goal difference of -4. Following are Indonesia with 0 points and a goal difference of -1, Qatar (0 and -2). With the same 0 points and a goal difference of -4 as Myanmar, but Vietnam is ranked higher due to a better fair-play score. After two matches, the team has received four yellow cards, one less than its opponent.
The positions of the third-placed teams will be shaken up after the final group stage matches on September 24 and 25.
After the second round of matches, the men's football event of the 19th Asian Games determined that the two teams that will advance are the host China in Group A and the defending champion South Korea in Group E. China has six points, three more than Myanmar and India, but has already won both of these opponents. Because the men's football event of the 19th Asian Games uses head-to-head results as the first ranking criteria, China is certain to win the group regardless of the result of the final match against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, South Korea has six points, four more than the second-placed team Bahrain.
Previously, Syria and Afghanistan withdrew, leaving Group C with two teams, thereby helping Uzbekistan and Hong Kong secure their place in the next round.
Hieu Luong
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