At the 2011 Qatar Tournament, Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer with 5 goals.
Currently, Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in are tied for 4th place with 3 goals.
If they score 3 or more goals in the remaining games, they can become top scorers.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), the leading offensive resources of the Korean national soccer team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), will challenge for the Asian Cup top scorer. The last time a Korean player was the top scorer in a tournament was Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju United) at the 2011 Qatar Tournament.
Klinsmann will play the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup against Jordan at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, at midnight on the 7th (Korean time).
Korea, which drew 2-2 against Jordan in the second match of Group E on the 20th of last month, is expected to not only secure a ticket to the finals in today's match, but also settle the match that was left unfinished.
Through this tournament, Korea aims to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years since winning the 2nd tournament in 1960. There is interest not only in Klinsmann's victory but also in whether he will become the first Asian Cup scorer in 13 years.
Koo Ja-cheol, Korea's last Asian Cup top scorer, scored five goals and became the player with the most goals in the tournament.
In the ongoing 2023 Qatar Tournament, Aymen Hussein (6 goals) is the sole leading scorer with 6 goals. However, Iraq, to which Hussein belongs, was eliminated in the round of 16 and could no longer score goals.
Tied for second place are Ayase Ueda (Japan) and Akram Afif (Qatar), who scored 4 goals. Ueda was also eliminated, so only Afif continues to compete for top scorer.
There are many survivors in the group that tied for 4th place with 3 goals each. Except for Palestine's Oday Dabba, who was eliminated, Mehdi Taremi (Iran) and Korea's Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in advanced to the semifinals.
Lee Kang-in is competing with Afif and Taremi and needs to score as many goals as he has scored so far, but it is not impossible for him to become the top scorer.
According to the tournament organizing committee, in this tournament, the top scorers are ranked based on the number of assists if the scores are tied. Hussein has scored 6 goals but has no assists.
Accordingly, if Lee Kang-in scores three more goals, he can become the top scorer.
Lee Kang-in not only has the ability to score field goals such as shots inside the box and mid-range shots, but he also shows good performance in set-piece situations such as free kicks. He has a good chance, as he can advance to the finals if he wins against Jordan.
In the case of Son Heung-min, there is no help. Therefore, a minimum of 4 goals must be scored. After dividing the rankings in the order of scores and assists, they are further classified by playing time and number of appearances.
Son Heung-min has already played more minutes than Hussein, so he has to score to win the game.
Of course, if he records an assist against Jordan and in the possible finals afterward, he can end up in the same situation as Lee Kang-in.
In addition, Son Heung-min has a better scoring ability than Lee Kang-in and has a high penalty kick success rate in this tournament, so he has a lot of potential. 카지노