Syria only needs to win against India to qualify for Group B of the 2023 Asian Cup. In fact, they completed this task without much difficulty. With their superior class, coach Hector Cuper and his team controlled nearly 60% of the match and fired 21 shots.
The Syrian team won the ticket to the next round after winning against India (Photo: Getty).
Syria missed quite a few chances in this match. However, they only needed Omar Maher Khribin's only goal in the 76th minute to complete their goal of winning 3 points.
In the remaining match in Group B, Australia drew 1-1 with Uzbekistan. Thus, after the end of Group B, Australia is at the top of the table with 7 points, Uzbekistan is in second place with 5 points. Syria is in third place with 4 points but still has a ticket to the next round because it is certain to be in the group of 4/6 third-placed teams with the best results.
Syria's victory also brought sadness to the Chinese team. The team from the country of a billion people is sure to be eliminated right from the group stage. They finished the three group stage matches with 2 points, no goals scored and one goal conceded (-1 goal difference).
The Chinese team is certain to be eliminated from the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup (Photo: Getty).
Currently, China is still temporarily above Oman and Palestine in the group of third-placed teams. However, Oman (1 point, goal difference -1) still has the final match against Kyrgyzstan (0 points, goal difference -4).
If this match ends in a win or loss, the winning team will definitely be ranked above China with at least 3 points. In case this match ends in a draw, Oman will have the same 2 points as China but will still have a better goal difference (because Oman has scored one goal, while China has not scored any).
Even Indonesia is facing a big risk of being eliminated from the group stage. Currently, the team from the archipelago has 3 points (-1 goal difference). They will have to face Japan in the final round. Assuming Palestine (vs. Hong Kong) and Oman (vs. Kyrgyzstan) both win their final round, they will be above Indonesia (if they lose to Japan).
Ranking of the best third-placed teams (Photo: Wiki).
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