In a key match in the 5th round of the round of 18 that ended on the evening of November 14, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team defeated Bahrain 1-0 away. Win 2 in a row. After the game, the coach of the national football team, Ivankovic, said domineeringly at the press conference that the national football team successfully achieved its goal. The next five games will continue to move forward.
Ivankovic said: "We know that this team is facing a high level of competition, but we have to hold on to the hope we have and are improving in the table at the moment. I thank my team members for their effort and desire, and the match against Japan (0-7) started modestly, but the positive results are starting to show. ”
The coach also stressed once again that the group is very competitive: "I think this group is tight and strong, there are always competitors like Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia, and there are also countries like China, Bahrain and Indonesia that are eager to participate in the World Cup. ”
Previously, Ivankovic said at the press conference after losing to Australia that starting from the Indonesian game, it is the real round of 18 of the national football team. He has also stressed many times that the goal of the national football team is to compete for fourth place in the group and thus qualify for the next stage of the play-offs. After winning 2 consecutive victories to defeat Indonesia and Bahrain, the situation of the national football team for 4 has indeed improved a lot. At present, the national football team is in 4th place with 6 points, the same points as Australia in 2nd and Saudi Arabia in 3rd.
In the next five games, if the national football team can play well at home and Bahrain and away against Indonesia, it has every chance to beat the two opponents and compete for the fourth place in the group.