The Chinese men's football team welcomed their last warm-up match before the World Cup qualifiers, as they were overturned 2-1 by Uzbekistan with a goal lead.

If you only look at the score, you may think that there is not much difference between the Chinese team and Uzbekistan, but if you watch the whole game, you will feel very desperate: Uzbekistan is playing under the pressure of the Chinese team, and the number of shots is 24:3!

It should be noted that Uzbekistan is only the 10th ranked team in Asia, while the Chinese team is the 11th ranked team in Asia, with only one ranking difference but an insurmountable "trench".

After defeating Vietnam 2-0, the Chinese team received the majority of public approval, but in the face of Uzbekistan, the Chinese team was brought back to its original form.

From these two games, fans will find that the midfield of the Chinese team is really weak. Even when facing the Vietnamese team, the Chinese team has no one who can hold the ball, so they can only defend and defend blindly. However, when facing the stronger Uzbekistan, the defense finally collapsed under long-term pressure.

Another point is that the head coach of the Chinese national football team, Jankovic, has not had a fixed starting lineup until now, which means that whoever is replaced has the same effect. But the real problem is that Yankovic will lead this national team to compete in the World Cup qualifiers. With only a month left until the official match, who would believe that Yankovic can turn a stone into gold by then?

The World Cup qualifiers are divided into two stages, and the Chinese national team must first achieve the top two in the group stage against South Korea, Thailand, and Singapore (tentative) in order to qualify for the final round of 18. Our main opponent in this group is the Thai team, but given the current strength and performance of the Chinese football team, I believe Chinese fans have no confidence in their hearts.

Well, even if the Chinese team can advance to the final 18, not many people dare to ensure that the Chinese football team can advance.

As early as the expansion of the World Cup and the achievement of 8.5 qualifying spots in Asia, some people jokingly referred to it as FIFA taking care of the Chinese team, because at that time, the Chinese team's ranking happened to be eighth in Asia. However, several years have passed, and the Chinese team's ranking has fallen and is now eleventh in Asia.

Even if we don't judge by rankings, from the match between the Chinese national football team and Uzbekistan, our competitiveness is really weak. Even if we play so hard in the tenth place in Asia, how can we make it to the next round?

The reality is so cruel, as fans of the Chinese team, all we can do now is to wish them good luck.