China is envious of South Korea and Jordan, who advanced to the semifinals.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann, won 2-1 against Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup held at Al-Zanub Stadium in Al-Wakra, Qatar, at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday (Korea time). As a result, Korea has advanced to the semifinals and will face Jordan.
It was a 120-minute movie again this time. Early in the first half, Korea sought an opportunity to attack by increasing its market share. Hwang Hee-chan shook the net once in the 31st minute of the first half, but Seol Young-woo, who helped assist, unfortunately got the goal canceled. At the end of the first half, Korea, which gave Australia the lead, was dragged away when Craig Goodwin gave the first goal.
In the second half of the extra time, a golden opportunity came. A penalty was declared when Son Heung-min tripped over by an Australian player inside the box. Hwang Hee-chan confidently stepped out as a kicker and scored neatly, and the game returned to 1-1 in the 6 minutes of extra time in the second half.
After the extra time began, South Korea once again had a chance. In the 11th minute of the first half of extra time, Hwang Hee-chan won a free kick from the outside of the box, and Son Heung-min, who played as a kicker, scored a come-from-behind goal with a perfect kick. Eventually, Korea headed to the semifinals 2-1 after extra time.
In the semifinals, the team will meet Jordan again. It is an opponent that has already been dealt with once in the group stage. Jordan, which advanced to the dramatic round of 16 as the third-ranked team in its group, beat Iraq 3-2 and won 1-0 over Tajikistan, advancing to the semifinals for the first time in its history. In their last showdown, the team had a 2-2 draw with South Korea.
China, which was already eliminated in the group stage, couldn't hide its envy at the sight of the two countries advancing to the semifinals. China was eliminated in the group stage with two draws and one loss, and the team also had a 0-0 draw against Tajikistan, which entered the tournament for the first time in its history. "China has regressed again! Korea's ranking has fallen to 13th in Asia. Jordan has jumped to fourth in Asia. Korea will face Jordan in the semifinals," the media reported.
"The Chinese team was eliminated from the group with two draws and one loss at the Asian Cup, and ranked 18th in the final. According to Footy Ranking, the score of the team dropped to 1273.92 points, and it was ranked 88th in real-time when it was eliminated. China is currently 13th in real-time Asian rankings, down from Jordan and Bahrain," he was disappointed.
China's official FIFA ranking is 79th. Based on "Football Rankings," a real-time FIFA ranking medium, China is currently ranked 87th. Based on this media, Japan is ranked 18th, Iran 21st, Korea 22nd and Australia 23rd.
BY: 토토