Identifying the first 5 teams to pass the group stage of ASIAD 19

After 2 matches, the 19th ASIAD men's football tournament has determined 5 teams that will definitely participate in the knockout round. They are China, Korea, Iran, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong (China).

Before the group stage officially began, two teams had already automatically qualified for the round of 16 of the men's football event at the 19th Asian Games. In Group C, Olympic Syria and Afghanistan withdrew from the tournament at the last minute, leaving only two teams, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong (China). These two teams only played formality matches to determine the top spot in the group.

China Olympic team is sure to pass the group stage after 2 wins. The home team is 3 points ahead of Myanmar and India. However, in the final match, Myanmar and India will face each other, so it is impossible for both teams to have 6 points like China.

South Korea is in Group E and is also certain to advance. They won 2 matches with a margin of 9-0 and 4-0. With a goal difference of +13, Olympic South Korea is likely to be the team with the most impressive statistics after the group stage of men's football at the 19th ASIAD. The East Asian representative is currently 4 points ahead of the second-placed team, Bahrain.

Host China won the right to enter the round of 16 of men's football at the 19th ASIAD.

In Group B, Olympic Iran leads with 4 points and a goal difference of +4 after a draw with Saudi Arabia and a win against Vietnam. Mongolia lost 2 matches, has no points and is definitely at the bottom of the group. In the last match, Iran will meet Mongolia and Saudi Arabia will meet Olympic Vietnam. If Iran wins or draws, they will definitely be in one of the two leading positions regardless of the result of the remaining match.

If Iran loses, there will be different cases. When Vietnam Olympic team draws with Saudi Arabia, Vietnam has 4 points, equal to Iran but has a lower head-to-head record, Iran still ranks 2nd and advances.

Iran Olympic could still fall to third place if Vietnam Olympic wins against Saudi Arabia. However, even in that case, Iran Olympic's secondary index is definitely higher than the third-placed team in Group A.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team still have the right to decide. However, the mandatory condition is that the Vietnamese Olympic team must win against the Saudi Arabian Olympic team in the final match. In case of a draw, Quan Van Chuan and his teammates will be ranked third and the situation in other groups must be considered.

Mai Phuong

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