The U-23 Korean national soccer team will meet Japan on the way to advancing to the Olympic finals for the 10th consecutive time.

Korea, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, will face Japan in the final third match of Group B of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup group stage held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, at 10 p.m. on the 22nd (Korean time). .

Korea and Japan have confirmed their advancement to the quarterfinals regardless of the outcome of this game. Korea defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in the first game and China 2-0 in the second game. Japan also defeated China 1-0 and UAE 2-0.

For coach Hwang Seon-hong, this game is his first chance to get revenge in about two years. This is because I remember being defeated 0-3 by Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022. At that time, Korea even had Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) participate, while Japan was targeting the Paris Olympics and consisted mainly of players two years younger than the standard age.

What’s interesting is that the two teams not only have accumulated 6 points, but are also tied in goal differential (+3) and goals scored (3) with 3 goals scored and 0 goals conceded. In this case, if a winner is not reached within 90 minutes, the first place in the group will be decided through a penalty shootout.

Advancement to the next round has nothing to do with winning or losing this game. However, this is a war between Korea and Japan that we can never back down from. Also, if they win first place in their group, they will have to face Indonesia, second place in Group A, and if they are second in group, they will have to face Qatar, the host country, first place in Group A.

Indonesia may be easier for Hwang Seon-hong. Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, has high morale, but Qatar, which is carrying a premium as a host country, is bound to be more burdensome. There was controversy that Qatar benefited from referee decisions during the group stage.

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