In response to the final round of the 36-team tournament, the Chinese team played away against the
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
The team's match was analyzed in an article by Soccer Daily, which argued that South Korea had to keep their seeding for the 18-team tournament, so there was no reason to relax during the match.
Tickets for the June 11 match between China and South Korea, which will be played at Seoul's World Cup Stadium, which has a capacity of 66,700, are already virtually sold out, showing the high priority South Korean fans are placing on the game. Korea
national soccer team
The association set aside 3,300 tickets for visiting fans, but that clearly won't alleviate the pressure China faces on the road at Seoul's World Cup Stadium.
The last time China scored a point away from South Korea was in the 2013 East Asian Cup, but the South Koreans were not the starting lineup at that time. While South Korea has every reason to send out a rotation to scout newcomers for the final match, the South Koreans are only 0.03 points ahead of Australia, who are fourth in Asia, in the world rankings in April. In order to retain their third-place ranking in Asia and be seeded in the Round of 18, South Korea will have to beat China at home.
Before the match, the Korean media has constantly reminded the Korean team that the 18 strong seeded team and the honor of the top three in Asia is the best medicine to resolve the crisis of this year's scandals. Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect the outstanding Korean team to "let China off the hook" in the final round of the tournament. The Chinese team can only rely on their own miracle to get points in Seoul.
