On the evening of November 1, Xiamen Egret Stadium saw a heartbreaking scene: in the final round of the group match of the women's football Asian qualifying match of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team drew 1:1 with the South Korean women's football team, winning one of the three matches and losing one of the four points, and could not advance to the third stage, thus passing the qualification of the Olympic qualifying team.
This is not the first time that the Chinese women's football team has lost its qualification for the Olympic finals. Twelve years ago, the Chinese women's football team also failed to qualify for the Olympic Games. Compared with the last time, 12 years ago, the Chinese women's football team was at a low ebb and was expected to be blocked out of the Olympic Games. The failure to participate in the Olympic Games has made the Chinese women's football team, which is striving to return to the international stage, encounter more difficulties on the road of rejuvenation, which is more heartbreaking and more frustrating.
In the match with South Korea, the Chinese women's football team has superior performance and psychological advantages. From the competition scene, the spirit of the Chinese women's football team is really good. If Wang Shuang and other players had not been injured before, if Wang Shanshan, the captain of the women's football team, had returned to the front line position earlier in the game, if Yan Jinjin could have scored a single shot when he entered the restricted area... The Chinese women's football team might have defeated the South Korean team and ushered in another scene.
However, miracles do not happen, and there is no if in the world. Although the team failed to defeat the South Korean team, from the spirit of the team members, they did their best and had a clear conscience. Coach Shui Qingxia said frankly: "I'm sorry, today's failure means that there is no behind. But the team members showed a good technical and tactical level, including the fighting style. I think the team members really tried their best, and I especially thank the team members." This is from the bottom of my heart.
The Chinese team failed to defeat the South Korean team, which seemed a bit unlucky. Wang Shanshan, who scored the only goal for the Chinese team, said: "On the whole, he played very well. Maybe he was a little unlucky." From the comparison, it was true that this was the case. Time after time, he formed a wave of attacks and created good opportunities to lock the victory. But in the end, he did not turn into a goal. The fans regretted it, the coach regretted it, and the players also regretted it.
It should also be noted that the failure of the Chinese team to qualify for the third stage of the competition was not just a bit of luck. If luck can not be expected, then the problems exposed by the Chinese women's football team in the previous competitions indicate that it is inevitable to some extent that the Chinese women's football team will be excluded from the Paris Olympic Games. For example, Thailand, which lost to the North Korean team in the group match, failed to win a big victory over the "Youth Army". For another example, the performance of the Chinese women's football team in the previous Women's World Cup and the Hangzhou Asian Games was not satisfactory. From these competitions, it can be seen that the revival of Chinese women's football is still hard, there are still many ways to go, and even prepare for a situation where the results are not ideal for a period of time, and the pressure from all aspects increases sharply.
The Chinese women's football team, seizing the glory of winning the Asian Cup last year, failed to perform well in the following competitions and failed to meet expectations. In the "three major examinations", the women's football team's performance was not ideal. What's the future?
The failure of the Paris Olympic Games means that the Chinese women's football team will have no international competitions to participate in in the next two years. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Take this opportunity to reflect comprehensively and taste hardships, and the sonorous roses may not bloom again. It is worth mentioning that on the day of the match with South Korea, Shui Qingxia was elected the best women's football coach of the Asian Football Federation in 2022. This is an affirmation of the Chinese women's football team's winning the Asian Cup last year, and also an affirmation of Shui Qingxia's command level at that time. It can be determined that the Chinese women's football team can only gain more recognition if it has achieved good results frequently. The women's football team in the low ebb should find a suitable way for themselves, and strive to move forward to catch up with their former figure.
What needs to be pondered is that before the Chinese women's football team failed to win the Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese men's football team and men's basketball team had failed to win the Paris Olympic Games. In addition to the Chinese women's basketball team and the women's volleyball team, the performance of China's three major balls is far from what the national people expect.
Sports carry the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation. If the three major sports can not be done well, China's sports can hardly be said to be strong. From this point of view, it is time to think about how to improve the three goals. It is expected that one day, the Chinese men's football team, men's basketball team, men's volleyball team and women's football team will use their good results to win the recognition of the audience again.
(Editor in charge: Yan Shuai, Qu Yuan)
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