The situation of qualifying for the round of 18: Japan, South Korea and Iran are worry-free in their promotion, and the national football team is in jeopardy（danyu)

On Tuesday, October 15, Beijing time, the fourth round of the World Cup Qualifiers Asian Round of 18 kicked off, and the national football team will host Indonesia. After the first three rounds of competition, the prospects of each team to advance have begun to emerge. Group A: Uzbekistan and Iran are the top two; In Group B, Korea and Iraq have taken the lead with 7 points; In Group C, Japan leads with three consecutive wins, while the national football team suffered three consecutive defeats and the situation is precarious.

Due to the expansion of the World Cup, the top two teams in each group in the round of 18 will advance directly, the third and fourth will participate in the next stage of qualifying, and the last two will be eliminated. So now the third and fourth places in the group will also be the target of the teams, and every game in the round of 18 will be crucial.

Group A: Iran is stable and Uzbekistan surprises

In Group A, Uzbekistan and Iran are both in the top two with two wins and one draw. Among them, Uzbekistan played well as a third-tier team, temporarily topping the group by virtue of goal difference. It is important to know that Uzbekistan has never qualified for the World Cup in its history, and now the team is in high spirits and is expected to continue the momentum in the next home game against U.A.E.. Iran is still consistent as a first-seeded team, and against Qatar's fourth match, Iran has the opportunity to continue to consolidate their top two positions with home advantage.

The U.A.E. and Qatar are in third or fourth place with four points, and they need to seize the opportunity of direct dialogue with Uzbekistan to hope for a direct promotion in the top two. North Korea, on the other hand, will largely determine whether they can finish in the top four due to their home and away games. Kyrgyzstan is at the bottom of the bottom with three consecutive defeats, and its strength is obviously weaker than other teams, and the chances of qualifying are slim.

Group B: Korea Iraq leads undefeated Jordan Oman in the top four

Group B is in a similar situation to Group A, with Korea and Iraq sharing seven points in the top two. Interestingly, all of the teams in this group, except for Korea, are West Asian teams, and the matchup between them is much less affected by the fatigue. As a first-tier seeded team, Korea is significantly higher than other teams in terms of strength and form, and direct promotion is not a big problem. Iraq have also been stable, with two wins and one draw in their first three games.

Jordan and Oman also secured third and fourth place in the group, mainly because Kuwait and Palestine were too limited to pose a threat to the top four.

Group C: Japan will face a life-and-death battle with the national football team

Group C, where the national football team is located, is more chaotic, with the exception of Japan, where the gap between second and fifth is only one point. Japan won three consecutive games in the first three rounds and scored 14 goals without conceding a single goal, and their strong strength has almost sealed the top spot in the group. Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are tied on four points, and Indonesia also has three points, all four teams have a chance to finish second in the group, and the competition between them will be fierce.

And the national football team has stepped into the abyss with half a foot after three consecutive defeats. It can be said that the next four matches against Indonesia and Bahrain will be directly related to whether they can or not