Jürgen Klinsmann, who is about to play in the final group match, should form a starting lineup in consideration of accumulated disciplinary action.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Klinsmann, will play its final Group E match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup at Al-Zanub Stadium in Al-Wakra, Qatar, at 8:30 p.m. on the 25th (Korea time).
Currently, Korea ranks second in the group with one win and one draw in two games. The team has the same points as Jordan, but has been pushed back in goal tally. Jordan has six points and two points, while Korea has five points and three points, and +2. Korea must first catch Malaysia in the last game and wait for the result of the match between Jordan and Bahrain. If Jordan defeats Bahrain, it may fail to regain the lead.
If Korea does not lose, it will secure the second place in the group. If the team ties, it will have five points and the winner of the Jordan-Brain match will be the top. Even if the two teams draw, Korea will maintain the second place. Korea is ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings and Malaysia 130th. It is not easy to imagine Korea losing.
Going into the tournament in the future, tight schedule will start, but this is an opportunity to operate rotation against Malaysia. Malaysia is an opponent that can adequately capture even if it gives key players a break. In addition, according to the matchup list, it is somewhat easier to pass the group stage in second place than when the opposing teams that will face off in the future advance to the first place.
If Korea advances to the round of 16 as the group’s No. 1 ranking, it will meet the second ranking team in Group D. Currently, the most likely opponent is Japan. Japan lost to Iraq in its second group match. Even if Japan wins the final match and Iraq loses, Japan cannot rank No. 1 according to the winner’s rule.
As Japan failed to rank No. 1 in Group D, the possibility of a “Korea-Japan match” was opened from the beginning of the tournament. In addition, even if Korea defeats Japan, it is expected that Korea will face off in a bumpy road in the future. The most likely team to face off in the quarterfinals is Iran. Iran is likely to ultimately rank No. 1 in Group C, and it will meet one of the third-place teams in Group A, B and F in the round of 16.
The teams to meet in the semifinals are Qatar, Uzbekistan and Thailand. Qatar has confirmed its No. 1 ranking in Group A, while Uzbekistan is ranking second behind Australia in Group B. Thailand is ranking second in Group F.
On the contrary, if Korea wins second place, it will face off against the No. 1 ranking in Group F in the round of 16. Currently, Saudi Arabia is the No. 1 ranking team. In the next quarterfinals, chances are high that Korea will meet Australia, the No. 1 ranking in Group B, while Tajikistan, the No. 2 ranking in Group A, the United Arab Emirates, the No. 1 ranking in Group C, and Iraq, the No. 1 ranking in Group D, will likely face off. Under this scenario, Korea will be able to avoid Japan, Iran, and Qatar.
The immediate problem, however, is that no matter which team Korea plays in the round of 16, its main players may be absent. Currently, Korea has as many as seven players in yellow trouble who cannot play in the next match if they receive one more warning. In the first match against Bahrain, Son Heung-min, Cho Kyu-sung, Kim Min-jae, Park Yong-woo and Lee Ki-je were given warnings, while Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyun-kyu were added in the last match against Jordan. 헤라카지노주소
The warning will remain in the quarterfinals. If they receive one more warning, they will miss the next match. If Korea advances to the semifinals, it will not be able to play in the semifinals if it receives a warning in the quarterfinals. The complete reset starts from the semifinals. Consequently, Korea has to pay attention to managing warnings through the final match and the round of 16.