Players of the U-23 Korea national soccer team are disappointed after losing the match between Korea and Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 25th (local time). / Photo = News 1 The Korean U-23 national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, lost to Indonesia in the quarterfinals, failing to participate in the Paris Olympics. Hwang Seon-hong had a fierce battle with Shin Tae-yong of Indonesia that went all the way to a penalty shootout, but lost, failing to advance to the Olympic finals for the 10th consecutive time.
The U-23 Korean national soccer team ended in a 2-2 draw with Indonesia for 120 minutes until overtime in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup held at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 26th (Korean time) and ended in a penalty shootout. was pushed to 10-11.
In this tournament, which also serves as the final Asian qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s soccer, 1st to 3rd place will receive a direct ticket to Paris, and 4th place will go through an intercontinental playoff to determine whether or not they will advance to the finals. Korea, which had made it to the finals every time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was eliminated in the quarterfinals and failed to advance to the Olympics for the 10th time in a row.
This is the first time that Korea lost in a match between Indonesia and the U23 national team. By the end of the war, they had won all 5 games.
Coach Hwang, who was appointed as the head coach of the U-23 national team preparing for the Paris Olympics along with the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2021, failed to qualify for the Olympics despite being given two years and six months, leaving a stain on his coaching career.
On the other hand, coach Shin Tae-yong, who has been leading the Indonesia A national team and the U-23 national team since 2020, showed off his leadership by winning against Korea. Prior to the game, the Indonesian Football Association signed a new contract with coach Shin until 2027.
Indonesia is attempting to advance to the finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Indonesia will compete with the winner of Uzbekistan-Saudi Arabia to advance to the finals at 11 p.m. on the 29th.
Seulgi Lee, Hankyung.com reporter seulkee@hankyung.com
