The World Cup quarter-finals have already been played for two rounds and the Japanese men's football team, which is considered the most likely to advance to the next round, was beaten 2-1 by Iran in the group stage and exited the World Cup early, while Qatar was eliminated 3-2 in the men's match of Uzbekistan. By this time, the top four of the World Cup have all been decided, South Korea will face Jordan in the final round, and Iran and Qatar will play to determine the eventual champion.
Fu Ming, as the referee of Tajikistan against Jordan, is also the top Asian match presided over by Chinese referees so far. In the 15th minute, Panshanbe's shot hit the post. In the 19th minute, Yazan fell in the Tajikistan penalty area, and in the 42nd minute, Tamari fell again in the Tajikistan penalty area, and the referee Fu Ming did not give him a chance to make a free throw. Nasib scored a goal in the 67th minute and then went into the net to give Jordan a 1-0 lead. In the end, Jordan defeated Tajikistan 1-0 to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their team's history.
It can be said that Jordan are both lucky and strong in this match, they are the first team to reach the semi-finals. With Jordan qualified, their next round of matches has been finalised, with Son Heung-min's South Korean team already meeting once in the group stage.
South Korea had a 70 per cent advantage against Australia, but they did not score and lost the game because of a mistake. There were a couple of dangers in the second half, but Australia couldn't take advantage of them, and Son Heung-min saved the country, creating a goal in stoppage time and levelling the scores with a free-kick in extra-time to keep them in the title.
Both Jordan and South Korea were deliberately selected in the group stage and now both reached the semi-finals, with Bahrain narrowly picking up a group title but losing to Japan.
The contest between Japan and Iran is a contest between the top team in Asia and the second ranked team in Asia. Japan will be keen to win the World Cup again in 13 years, while Iran's last triumph was in 1976.
Japan had a one-goal lead in the first half and it was like two different teams in the second half, with Iran having the absolute upper hand, Azmoun plugging through and Mohebi pushing to make Iran tie the game 1-1. In the 93rd minute, Itakura's infringement on an opponent in the box was awarded a penalty by referee Manin, and then Jahan's goal helped Iran win 2-1.
In the last game, Qatar and Uzbekistan played a penalty shootout, and Qatar won and entered the semi-finals for the first time in history, starting a fierce battle with Iran.