What was the result of the draw for the 222 FIFA World Cup Qatar 222 knockout?

in the early morning of December 3rd, Beijing time, all the competitions in the group stage of FIFA World Cup Qatar 222 in 222 were over, and all the teams that advanced to the top 16 were also produced. The AFC team set a new record for its outstanding performance, and two "big black horse" teams in the group stage were also born. Next, the knockout stage is coming. Let's see who has the best championship.

The AFC team ushered in a highlight moment

Australia (note: Australia officially joined the AFC in 26), Japan and South Korea advanced to the top 16, setting a new record for AFC teams in the World Cup. The AFC is also second only to UEFA, which has been promoted by eight teams, which is undoubtedly exciting news for Asian football. Previously, at most two AFC teams advanced to the knockout stage, in 22 and 21, respectively, with Japan and South Korea advancing.

There are six AFC teams participating in this World Cup, which is the largest ever. Except for Qatar, the host team, the other five teams have bright performances, even Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have been eliminated, have impressive highlights. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, the favourite to win the championship, 2-1 in the first round of the group stage, which blew the horn of the AFC team; Iran, on the other hand, stubbornly defeated Wales and defended the team's honor in the midst of internal and external troubles.

The promotion of three AFC teams was not smooth. The Australian team lost 4-1 to the defending champion French team in the first game, and was almost cornered. Then the "Kangaroo Corps" made a steady progress, and even Tunisia and Denmark advanced. The Japanese team was full of twists and turns, beating the powerful German team 2-1 in the first game, losing to the average Costa Rica team -1 in the second game, and beating another popular Spanish team 2-1 in the last game, and deus ex was in the "group of death". South Korea is also a rescue team. In the first two games, it was 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking third in the group. In the last game, it reversed the powerful Portuguese team by 2:1.

which "dark horse" team has enough color?

The three advanced AFC teams are undoubtedly the "dark horse" teams in this World Cup in terms of strength. They have all entered the first half of the knockout stage and are about to face a more severe test. Before the start of the World Cup, Japan set the goal of at least reaching the quarter-finals. At that time, some fans thought that they were boastful, but in the group stage, they even defeated the enemy and advanced to the top of the group, becoming a well-deserved "big dark horse". If they beat the last runner-up Croatia in the quarter-finals, their dreams would come true. For the other two AFC teams, the situation is not very optimistic. Australia faces Argentina, South Korea faces Brazil, and "South American duo" are both popular teams to win the championship. It takes a miracle to beat them and advance.

Senegal, the African champion, advanced as the second in Group A, which is a normal result. Their African brother, Morocco, won the first place in Group F with Croatia and Belgium with a record of 2 wins and 1 draw, which was an out-and-out upset, and Morocco became another "big dark horse" in the group stage. This Moroccan team has performed well in both offensive and defensive ends, and its main lineup has basically played in five major leagues in Europe, such as Chelsea striker Ziyeh, Bayern defender Mazravi, Paris Saint-Germain winger Ashraf, Seville double stars Ennes Li and Bunu, etc. They will play against the young Spanish team in the quarter-finals. If we can go further, the "dark horse" will have more quality.

who is the champion?

among the favourites to win the championship, except Germany and Belgium, Brazil, Argentina, France, England, Portugal, the Netherlands and Spain all advanced smoothly. Among them, Brazil, Argentina and the Netherlands are in the upper half, while France, England, Portugal and Spain are in the lower half. The teams in the upper and lower half will only meet in the third and fourth finals.

if the "south American duo" in the upper half can advance smoothly, they will compete in the semi-finals, with the winner entering the final and the loser entering the third or fourth finals. At present, Brazil, which has the highest voice to win the championship, has lost its strength by a notch after the midfielder Neymar missed due to injury. If Neymar can't return from injury in time, the prospect of winning the championship is not clear enough. Argentina, which has Messi, has just experienced the sadness and joy of the group stage, unloaded the psychological burden of 36 unbeaten games, and further increased their vigilance, or they will become more brave in the Vietnam War.

in the second half, if both France and England win from the quarter-finals, they will meet in the quarter-finals and the winner will enter the semi-finals. Spain and Portugal are in a similar situation. These four teams all have the strength to win the championship, but there are also various problems: although the French team has a solid foundation and a superstar Mbappé, it is currently full of wounded soldiers and its combat power is affected to some extent; The England team has a neat lineup and excellent offensive and defensive skills, but the curse of "pulling the crotch in key games" looms; Spain, which pays attention to the transmission and control system, won 7- in the first round of the group match, and was later tied by Germany and reversed by Japan, exposing the team's great defects; Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, showed great ups and downs in the group stage, and it needs some luck to win the championship.

It is worth mentioning that no team can score 9 points in the group stage. Moreover, in the final round, Brazil, France, Spain and Portugal all lost by surprise, which was due to the fact that they rotated their lineups for the knockout stage. At the same time, it also shows that the level of world football is getting closer. Any team that wants to win the World Cup needs to make an all-out effort, and its carelessness will be punished.