Dongqiudi pinned post: Was it right to give up the final round? The United States and Mexico qualified for the World Cup finals. In the April 1 draw, Japan successfully secured a place in Pot 2, while the China national football team landed in Pot 3.
The United States and Mexico were not highly ranked by FIFA, but their qualification sent Japan into the seeded pot.
It was such a pity for the China national football team, who were left just outside.
Yet that was not even the greatest regret. China had originally had a chance to overtake Japan in the rankings.
If the China national football team had fielded their starters and beaten Oman away in the tenth round of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, they would have had a chance of surpassing Japan in the rankings.
But China did not do that!
Taking that into account, you could say China had handed Japan their seeded status on a silver platter.
[Holy shit, brothers. We gave those little Japanese bastards Pot 2?]
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[Don't panic. Honestly, I don't think there's much difference between Pot 2 and Pot 3. Raw strength is what matters, boys!]
[I knew Erik ten Hag was a problem from the start. Why the fuck did he let Tang Ye go back early? The moment Tang Ye left, Wu Lei and Jiang Guangtai left too. Erik ten Hag really has to take the blame.]
[Escribá should have been tougher back then. Why didn't you guys go persuade him on Weibo?]
Although they had handed Japan the seeded spot, Chinese fans did not actually need to be too upset.
A better pot only meant a greater chance of getting an easier group. It did not mean you definitely could not get a good group otherwise.
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