The 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup semi-final between Korea and Jordan took place at the Al-Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 7th. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann watches the game with a smile. Photo = Getty Images
If we beat Korea, we win. This is the formula used in the last four Asian Cups. It remains to be seen if this formula will be used this time as well.
Qatar and Jordan will play the final of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar at midnight on the 11th (Korea time). Qatar is winning for the second time in a row since the last tournament, and Jordan is trying to win for the first time in history.
Attention is focused on whether Jordan, who defeated Korea, will continue his ‘funny formula’.
Jordan, who are in Group E along with Korea, drew 2-2 in the second game of the group stage. The semi-final where we met again was different. They neutralized Korea, who had many world-class players, and won 2-0.
Players who gave everything (Al-Raiyan = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Do-hoon = Players after the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup semi-final match between Korea and Jordan held at the Al-Raiyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 6th (local time) They leave the stadium with regret. 2024.2.7 superdoo82@yna.co.kr/2024-02-07 04:08:06/
If Jordan, who defeated Korea in the Asia Cup, defeats Qatar and wins the championship, the team that defeated Korea five times in a row will be the ‘winner’. In the previous four Asian Cups, the team that beat Korea and reached the final won the championship trophy.
The start of the formula dates back to 2007. At that time, Korea suffered a bitter defeat in the penalty shootout after going into overtime without scoring in the Asian Cup semi-final against Iraq. In the next tournament, we met Japan in the semi-finals, but lost on penalties. Iraq and Japan won the championship trophies.
This formula was also used in the next two competitions. In the 2015 tournament, Korea lost to Australia in the final and surrendered the championship trophy. In the 2019 tournament, Korea lost to Qatar in the quarter-finals. Qatar later defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan to win its first ever championship.
For the fourth time in a row, the ‘If you beat Korea in the Asian Cup, you win’ formula has worked.
From Korea’s point of view, attention is paid to see if the ‘funny’ formula will continue in this competition.
Correspondent Kim Hee-woong sergio@edaily.co.kr
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