South Korea picks the opponent 2-2: lose 0-1 = out, Asian Cup CCTV5 live broadcast!
In this Asian Cup, the South Korean team is considered to be the favorite to win the championship second only to the Japanese team, but the record of one win and two draws in the group stage does not match the identity of the favorite.
After the South Korean team defeated the Bahrain team in the first round, before the second round of the clash with the Jordanian team, the Jordanian team qualified for the first place in the group, because the Japanese team lost to the Iraqi team in the other group, so the South Korean team was worried about advancing to the round of 16 after the first round of the meeting with the Japanese team, so in the game with the Jordan team, the performance of the South Korean team seemed to be a little abnormal, the back line conceded goals in a row, and the two teams sent each other an own goal, and finally drew 2-2, which also confirmed that both teams did not want to win! The eventual 2-2 draw confirmed that neither team wanted to win.
In the last round, Japan had fully secured the second place in Group D, so advancing to the round of 16 would mean going head-to-head against the top of Group E, forcing South Korea and Jordan to play at the same time.
Jordan's first game against Bahrain, the whole team was completely out of shape, there was no fighting spirit to equalize, South Korea led 3-2 at the last moment, accidentally conceded the goal, Malaysia equalized 3-3, coach Klinsmann sat on the bench, hooked the corners of his mouth, and showed a sarcastic smile. After the game, Klinsmann said in an interview:"This match is a very important match for the South Korean team. "Klinsmann said"This match is a very important match for the South Korean team. "Klinsmann said"This match is a very important match for the South Korean team.
After the game, South Korea took the lead in publishing a breaking news:"It wasn't match-fixing, it was a shocking performance by Klinsmann"。
In the end, South Korea and Jordan avoided Japan as they wished, allowing Bahrain to move up to first place and advance to the round of 16 to face Japan, with South Korea finishing second and Jordan dropping to third.
South Korea's choice of opponents so clearly has caused anger and resentment among fans of other teams, who believe that it will be difficult for such a team to go far in the knockout stages.
South Korea avoided Japan, but against Saudi Arabia, the Saudi team will not be much worse than Japan, and the Saudi team defeated Argentina in the group stage of the World Cup, which is also a big test for South Korea to compete for the championship. If South Korea loses 1-0, they will also be out early as they look to regain the Asian Cup title after 64 years.
What's more, the Asian Cup will be held in Qatar, which will make it easy for many Saudi fans to travel to Doha**, so the Saudi team will have a home advantage, which will make it more difficult for South Korea to win.