Klinsmann will play Jordan in the Asian Cup semifinals at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Alayyan, Qatar, at midnight on the 7th (Korea time).
Since winning the second competition in 1960, only two games are left until South Korea achieves its goal of winning the top in 64 years.
In the quarterfinals against Australia held at Al-Zanub Stadium in Al-Wakra, Qatar on the 3rd, Klinsmann won 2-1 after a close coalition match.
Following Hwang Hee-chan's dramatic equalizer in the 51st minute of the second half, Son Heung-min (Tottenham) scored a free kick in the 14th minute of extra time.
Since the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia on June 31, the team has played overtime for two consecutive matches. As if it were going to lose, it survived without losing, earning the nickname "zombie soccer."
It is more physically burdensome than Jordan, which beat Iraq and Tajikistan in turn within the regular time.
Nevertheless, players were highly motivated. "In the match against Jordan, we will have one more day off than the preparation period between this match against Australia and the last match against Saudi Arabia. We have a lot of tough wheat, but we are coping well. It shows how much we have prepared as a team."
South Korea has already faced Jordan once in Group E.
On the 20th, the team drew 2-2 in the second group match at Altumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
South Korea is ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings, far higher than Jordan, who is ranked 87th.
In terms of the squad level, South Korea, which has a number of players playing in European big leagues such as Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), is stronger than Jordan.
However, South Korea had a difficult game, only getting a draw thanks to an opponent's own goal in the 46th minute of the second half.
Hwang In-beom, who led the opponent's own goal, an equalizer at the time, said, "I knew the opponent was aggressively threatening, and the defense was solid," but vowed to win, saying, "No matter what the situation is given, I will prepare well to see the game in 90 minutes against Jordan."
There is a variable that the Klinsmann cannot play with full strength against Jordan.
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who received one yellow card in the first group match (3-1 win) against Bahrain on the 15th, received one more card in the match against Australia and will not be able to play in the semifinals.
In this tournament, if two warnings are accumulated in different matches from the first round of the group league to the quarterfinals, players will not be able to participate in the next match. After the quarterfinals, all cards will be initialized.
South Korea, which had a total of 10 players warned over the past four games, paid attention to card management, but Kim Min-jae, a key defender, was given another warning on the day and could not play in the second game against Jordan.
Kim Min-jae's vacancy is expected to be filled by Kim Young-kwon and Jung Seung-hyun (Ulsan Hyundai).
Jordan also has a cumulative gap in warnings.
Striker Ali Olwan and defender Salem al-Azalin will miss the quarterfinals against Tajikistan after being warned.
Both players are key players of Jordan who played full-time in the match against Korea. Jordan, like Korea, will play in the semifinal.
If Klinsmann beats Jordan to reach the final, it will be the first time in nine years since the 2015 Australian Games, when he was the runner-up.
They will fight for the trophy against the winning team in the face-to-face match between Iran and Japan and Qatar and Uzbekistan.
BY: 토토사이트