‘3 points’ Group C Japan fell to third place with a 1-2 defeat to come from behind Israel
Even if Korea finishes 3rd in the group, it is included in the top 4 teams in 3rd place in the group, overtaking Japan and Slovakia.
한국 축구가 3회 연속 국제축구연맹(FIFA) U-20 월드컵 3회 연속 16강 진출에 성공하며 ‘어게인 2019’를 향한 힘찬 발걸음을 이어갔다.
일본은 28일(한국시간) 아르헨티나 멘도사 스타디움에서 열린 10명이 싸운 이스라엘과 2023 FIFA U-20 월드컵 조별리그 C조 3차전에서 1-2로 역전패, 승점 3(1승 2패)에 머물러 조 3위로 밀렸다.
이에 따라 한국(승점 4)은 29일 오전 6시 같은 장소에서 치러지는 감비아(승점 6)와 조별리그 F조 3차전에서 패해 조 3위로 추락하는 최악의 상황이 벌어져도 ‘조 3위 상위 4개 팀’에 포함돼 16강 티켓을 확보했다.
FIFA U-20 월드컵은 A∼F조의 각 조 상위 1∼2위 12개 팀과 각 조 3위 가운데 상위 4개 팀이 16강에 합류한다.
이날까지 조별리그를 끝낸 3위 팀들 가운데 B조 슬로바키아와 C조 일본이 나란히 승점 3을 기록, 한 경기를 남긴 한국의 승점을 앞설 수 없다.
이에 따라 한국이 조 3위로 추락한다고 해도 ‘조 3위 상위 4개 팀’에 포함돼 29일 감비아와 최종전 결과에 상관 없이 16강 진출을 확정했다.
한국은 2017년 한국 대회(16강)를 시작으로 2019년 폴란드 대회(준우승)에 이어 이번 아르헨티나 대회까지 3개 대회 연속 16강 진출을 이어갔다.
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Kim Eun-joong’s ‘early round of 16 confirmation’ was thanks to the results of the third round of Group C in the group stage, where theater goals were scored one after the other.
Japan drew 1-1 with a numerical advantage and lost to Israel in extra time in the second half.
In the end, while Colombia (7 points) and Israel (4 points) managed to advance to the round of 16 with 1st and 2nd place, Japan was pushed to 3rd place in the group, waiting for the ‘wild card 3rd place’.
If there were no theater goals in both games, Korea’s decision to make the round of 16 would have been postponed until after the game against Gambia on the 29th.
Kim Eun-joong is now preparing for the final group game against Gambia with a light heart.
Japan took the lead against Israel on this day with Isa Sakamoto’s header scoring the opening goal in the game before the goal following a free kick in the first half of extra time.
Israel finished the first half 0-1, and 10 players had to fight the bad news that Ran Binyamin, who was substituted in the 16th minute of the second half, received two yellow cards in just 3 minutes of the 20th minute of the second. half and was sent away. Binyamin was ‘out’ 7 minutes after entering the ground.
However, Binyamin’s sending off lifted the fighting spirit of the Israeli players, and Roy Navi’s header equalized in the 31st minute of the second half in more than 10 players, balancing the game.
After Israel made a short pass in the penalty area in the second half of extra time, Omer Senior scored a ‘theatrical winning goal’ with his right foot in front of the goal area, sinking Japan.
As a result, Israel, who made their U-20 World Cup debut through this tournament, continued their streak by progressing to the round of 16.
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On the other hand, Japan, who were pushed back to 3rd place in Group C, were eliminated from the group stage for the first time in 22 years since the 2001 tournament, as they were 5th out of 6 countries (the 4 best teams advanced to the round of 16) came 3rd in today’s group, with Groups E to F having their last match on the 29th.
Japan failed to advance to the final stage in four consecutive tournaments starting in 2009, but advanced to the round of 16 consecutively in the 2017 and 2019 tournaments.
Colombia, in the same group, drew 1-1 with Oscar Cortés’ equalizer in the second half of extra time after trailing 0-1 in their last Group C match against Senegal at the La Plata Stadium.
Senegal could have finished third in the group if they had kept the win, but they were eliminated from the group stage as they were in last place with a field goal allowed.
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