The match between Australia U.23 and China is suspected of being a match-fixing to help them get into the finals?

Users on social network X, especially from India, have suspected that the two U.23 teams of Australia and China had 'arranged' to draw 0-0 in the final round of Group D qualifying on September 9, and together entered the final round.

Strangely, the U.23 Australian and Chinese players just walked and passed the ball back and forth.

A clip posted on social network X shows players from the U.23 Australian and Chinese teams just passing the ball back and forth and walking. These shocking images took place in the last 10 minutes of the match.

At that time, the score was 0-0 and showed that neither side wanted to try to create opportunities to score and just wait for the match to end. The statistics for the whole match also showed that the two teams played very evenly and only had 1 shot on target (from the U.23 Australia team).

Shocking images of the match between U.23 Australia and China suspected of 'fixing' a draw and moving on together

Photo: Screenshot from clip

"What is this? This is clear evidence of match-fixing. A 0-0 draw almost guarantees that both Australia and China can qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship. The AFC (Asian football body) must look into this matter and investigate it thoroughly," a social media user named Indian Football Fan (possibly from India) responded.

Because of this draw, U.23 Australia ranked first in Group D with 7 points to qualify for the finals, while U.23 China (host of Group D) also got a ticket to the next round with 7 points (losing goal difference), when they were in the leading group of 4 second-place teams with the best records. U.23 India (who beat Brunei 6-0 in the last round of the day) had to sadly say goodbye to the ticket to the next round because they ranked 5th in the list of second-place teams with the best records.

The Indian Football Fan account also pointed out signs of so-called match-fixing, specifically: "Playing with the aim of achieving a result that has been agreed upon by both parties in advance is definitely a case of match-fixing. This also involves outside betting factors, and is clearly a case of match-fixing. AFC and FIFA must intervene and take strong action to prevent similar cases from recurring."

Meanwhile, another social network user X said: "If the two teams do not agree with each other, it is not match-fixing. However, they have a reason to do so (not wanting to continue playing to find a goal), just because both teams do not want to lose, and they have the right to do so. The real problem lies in the U.23 Asian qualifying system, it has created such loopholes. If the AFC does not find a better solution, the same problem will happen again."

The problem with the system and the way of playing in the U.23 Asian qualifiers has created loopholes, and led to situations like the match between U.23 Australia and China, which was supported by many other users. Instead of being suspected of the two teams fixing the score.

Many people believe that the AFC should reform the organization of the U.23 Asian Cup qualifying round for the better, especially the upcoming tournament when teams enter the campaign to seek a place in men's football at the 2028 Olympics.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-u23-uc-hoa-trung-quoc-bi-nghi-van-dan-xep-ty-so-de-dat-tay-vao-vck-185250910114006022.htm