After the top 16 and top 8 of the knockout rounds, the Asian Cup has officially entered the semi-finals. The first game of the first round of the semi-finals was between South Korea and Jordan; the Korean team has a strong lineup, worth and world rankings. It is better than Jordan, and with the addition of Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and other European players, South Korea is naturally regarded as the favorite to advance. However, after 90 minutes of competition, Jordan scored 2 goals in the second half, defeated South Korea in an upset, and advanced to the Asian Cup final for the first time.
As the favorite to win the championship after Japan, the South Korean team has not been smooth in advancing to the Asian Cup. It only achieved 1 win and 2 draws in the group stage, and it also fell to second place in the group after the Japanese team lost to Iraq. , in order to avoid an early encounter with Japan, and even draw with Malaysia, which is of average strength, the idea of being timid against competitive opponents has also been criticized by the outside world. After qualifying second in the group as they wished, the South Korean team played against Saudi Arabia and Australia successively. When the South Korean team was lagging behind and on the verge of being eliminated, they managed to win through stoppage time and penalty kicks to win. Reached the semi-finals.
Before the semi-finals, the South Korean team also received good news that the Japanese team was upset and eliminated. As a result, South Korea became the favorite to win the championship. Under such circumstances, the South Korean team is even more determined to win the Asian Cup championship. Jordan is the dark horse of this Asian Cup. After qualifying third in the group, they defeated Iraq and Tajikistan advanced to the semi-finals. Being able to advance to the semi-finals is already the best result in their team history. The outside world originally thought that Jordan had already They made history and would be eliminated in the meeting in South Korea, but they once again fought a comeback.
In fact, as early as the group stage, the two teams had a draw. This time Jordan directly handed over possession of the ball and focused on defensive counterattacks. Because Kim Min-jae was suspended due to a yellow card, there was no "big gold" in the defense line. South Korea was just It lasted 54 minutes. In the 55th minute, the South Korean team made a fatal mistake in the backcourt. Jordan organized a counterattack and Naimat opened the scoring. In the 66th minute, Jordan kept up its efforts. Tamari dribbled the ball from a long distance and scored from the back pocket. At the end of the game, the South Korean team only had 70% of the ball possession rate. None of the 7 shots on goal hit the goal frame. Son Heung-min also fell into a misfire; On the other hand, Jordan shot 17 times, 7 of which were on target, directly blocking the Korean team from the finals.
After winning this semi-final, Jordan also set two records: first, they defeated South Korea in a competition for the first time; second, they reached the Asian Cup final for the first time in team history. It is worth mentioning that Jordan’s FIFA ranking is only 87, which is even lower than the national football team. The national football team’s FIFA ranking is 79th. However, the national football team’s record in this Asian Cup was 0 goals and they were eliminated in the group stage. Jordan But it has reached the finals. There is really no harm without comparison.
As for South Korea, which was eliminated, it also continued the embarrassment of not winning the Asian Cup for 64 years. As the number one star, Son Heung-min fell to his knees and was emotionally depressed. After so many years in his career, Son Heung-min has already played in clubs such as Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur. Nothing has been harvested. Now the national team is empty-handed except for one Asian Games championship. Son Heung-min will be 35 years old in the next Asian Cup. At that time, he didn’t know whether he could continue to participate. Moreover, many teams in Asia are improving, and Japan’s lineup is more balanced. It will be difficult for the South Korean team to win the championship. It's getting bigger and bigger.
