In the early morning of February 1, Beijing time, with the smooth holding of the last one-eighth final of this Asian Cup, the eight finals of this Asian Cup were all released, namely Tajikistan, Jordan, Australia, South Korea, Iran, Japan, Qatar and Uzbekistan! Overall, the number of upsets in the Asian Cup is still far less than that of the Africa Cup of Nations held at the same time, and the teams that stopped in the quarter-finals are undoubtedly the Saudi Arabia team, which was eliminated by the South Korean team through a penalty shootout, and the Iraqi team, which defeated the Japanese team in the group stage but was defeated by the Jordan team! Next, I will conduct a wave of ** on the semi-finals of this Asian Cup according to the relationship between the teams in the quarter-finals!
Tajikistan vs Jordan
There is no doubt that these two teams are the strongest dark horses in this Asian Cup, and the Tajikistan team, which participated in the Asian Cup for the first time, eliminated the UAE team through a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals, creating a miracle! Both teams have strong offensive strength, tactics and playing styles are more advanced, but in comparison, the shooting skills of the Tajikistan team are slightly inferior, while the Jordan team's defensive strategy is more tight, ingenious, and the back line is relatively solid, which may make it difficult for the Tajikistan team, which lacks experience in the competition, to gain the upper hand, so I am relatively optimistic about the Jordanian team winning this game!
Australia vs South Korea
Although the South Korean team avoided the Japanese team in the quarterfinals, the game form was not so good against the Saudi team, the style of play was not very outstanding and the cooperation between the players was seriously lacking tacit understanding, so that they were almost defeated by the Saudi team! Although the Australian team has always been relatively stable in the game, with more advanced technology and playing style, its strength on paper is far inferior to that of the South Korean team, and it is difficult to gain the upper hand compared with the South Korean team in a normal state in terms of tactical arrangements and personnel allocation, so if the South Korean team can play in a normal state and do not make low-level mistakes in this game, there will probably not be much obstacle to defeating the Australian team!
Iran vs Japan
Japan and Iran are the two highest-ranked teams in the world in Asia, and this matchup is undoubtedly the most "death-to-death" of the four matchups! Although the performance of the Japanese team in the group stage is somewhat unsatisfactory, the state of the game in the knockout stage has improved significantly, and the offensive strength is particularly outstanding, while the Iranian team has a more prominent backline, but compared with the Japanese team, the playing style is relatively conservative and the offensive strength is not so prominent, and the strength on paper is more dominant, so I am still optimistic about the Japanese team with the highest ranking in the world and the most luxurious lineup in the Asian region!
Qatar vs Uzbekistan
Although the performance of the host Qatar team in the World Cup has been criticized by countless fans, its performance in the Asian Cup is still relatively remarkable, and the technology and style of play are in the upper reaches of the Asian team, and the Uzbekistan team, which has made more obvious progress in recent years, is also more prominent, and the technology and tactics should not be underestimated, but compared with the Qatar team, the Uzbekistan team's offensive strength is slightly inferior, and the playing style is relatively conservative, and it is difficult to occupy an advantage in the face of the Qatar team. Therefore, I am still relatively optimistic about the Qatar team winning this game!
To sum up, I think the semi-finals of this Asian Cup will be Jordan, South Korea, Japan and Qatar! If I'm not mistaken, the two sets of semi-finals will be matchupsJordan vs. South KoreaJapan vs. Qatar！In this case, although the South Korean team drew 2:2 with the Jordan team in the group stage, it is likely to win the Jordan team in a more perfect game state in the semi-final stage; Although the Japanese team lost to the Qatar team 1:3 in the finals of the last Asian Cup, in recent years, the Japanese team has been enough to crush the Qatar team in terms of paper strength, tactics and playing style and game status, so I think that the finals of this Asian Cup will most likely be the Japanese team against the South Korean team!
The above is my opinion on the top four of this Asian Cup ** and the last few games, if the South Korean team and the Japanese team really meet in the finals, I am still relatively optimistic about the Japanese team to win the championship, because the Japanese team in terms of tactics, playing style and other aspects are on par with the South Korean team, and the strength on paper and the tacit understanding between the players are better than the Korean team! Is there anything else you'd like to say about the Asian Cup? Feel free to leave a comment