In the early morning of February 7th, Beijing time, the Qatar Asian Cup entered the first semi-finals. South Korea, ranked third in the group, met again with South Korea, ranked second in the group.
In the end, the Jordanian team was upset, defeating the South Korean team 2-0 and reaching the finals for the first time in team history. The South Korean team lost to Jordan for the first time in team history, ending its unbeaten record of 3 wins and 3 draws.
At this point, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, the top four favorites to win the Asian Cup, have all been eliminated, resulting in frequent upsets.
Now it seems that the South Korean team was unable to defeat Jordan in the group stage and drew with Malaysia. Perhaps, it really did not reach the level of strength. Even if it can crush the national football team in the world preliminaries, the South Korean team is really not an absolute strong team in the Asian Cup.
In fact, although the Korean team made it to the semi-finals, in all 6 games, the Korean team only took the lead in regular time in one game, and that was against Bahrain.
played against Jordan again. The South Korean team only had 4 shots in the first half, while Jordan completed 12. In the 35 minutes of the second half, the South Korean team only had 1 shot.
performed poorly on the field and was passive most of the time. Klinsmann's coaching position was in jeopardy. The final whistle sounded, and both teams were filled with joy and sorrow.
Jordanian players celebrated wildly, and many players took out their national flags and danced. Looking back at the South Korean team, Son Heung-min had tears in his eyes and froze in place. After a slight adjustment, Son Heung-min still shook hands and hugged his teammates in a graceful manner.
Many players in South Korea were sitting there, at a loss. Klinsmann's attitude was more unexpected. He smiled and communicated calmly with the players and opponents.
I wonder if Klinsmann can still stay in office after the Asian Cup?
