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Japan loses first place in group after losing to Iraq. Korea, Japan in 1st place and Saudi Arabia in 2nd place. Unexpected development of the round of 16 matchup scenario. After defeating Malaysia, we have to see the results of other games.

The Korean national soccer team's Kim Min-jae (No. 4 left) and Son Heung-min (No. 7 center) stand near the center circle to greet the opposing team's players after the second leg of the Asian Cup group stage against Jordan ended with a 2-2 draw on the 20th. there is. Korea, with 1 win and 1 draw, will play the third and final group match against Malaysia at 8:30 pm on the 25th.

Korean soccer, which is attempting to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, is expected to face a tough opponent from the first round of the tournament. If they pass the group stage in first place, they will likely meet their arch-enemy Japan in the round of 16, and if they finish in second place, they will face arch-enemy Saudi Arabia in the round of 16. Both Japan and Korea, which were considered as the first and second favorites to win this tournament, failed to win against teams that were rated one level lower in the second group stage match, showing signs of an unexpected round of 16 matchup scenario. 카지노사이트랭크

The Korean national soccer team drew 2-2 with Jordan in the second match of Group E of the Asian Cup held in Doha, Qatar on the 20th. Korea, ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings, was expected to easily win against Jordan (87th), but the result was a draw. Korea took the lead through Son Heung-min's penalty kick goal 9 minutes into the game, but allowed a comeback in extra time following Park Yong-woo's own goal in the 37th minute of the first half. Korea avoided defeat through an own goal in extra time in the second half and earned one point.

Korea, with 4 points (1 win, 1 draw), is in second place in the group in goal difference, behind Jordan (1 win, 1 draw). In terms of goal difference, Korea is +2 and Jordan is +4. In the final third match of the group stage, which kicks off simultaneously at 8:30 p.m. on the 25th, Korea will face Malaysia (130th) and Jordan will face Bahrain (86th). If Jordan wins against Bahrain, Korea will have to beat Malaysia by a large margin to expect to win the group. Malaysia, led by coach Kim Pang-gon, suffered two consecutive losses and was confirmed to be eliminated from the group stage.

In this tournament, where 24 countries participate and are divided into 6 groups of 4 teams, the 1st and 2nd place teams from each group and the 4 teams with the best third place teams advance to the round of 16. Opta, a sports statistics company, predicted the winning probability of participating countries ahead of the opening of this tournament, ranking Japan (24.6%) in first place and Korea (14.3%) in second place. Korea in Group E and Japan in Group D easily advanced to the round of 16 as first place in their group, so it was expected that the two teams would only meet in the finals. However, Japan, ranked 17th in the FIFA rankings, lost 1-2 to Iraq (63rd) on the 19th, and its chances of winning the group disappeared. If Japan defeats Indonesia in the third game of the group stage on the 24th and Iraq loses to Vietnam, Japan and Iraq will have 2 wins and 1 loss. In this case, Iraq, which won the match, will be first in the group.

In the round of 16 of this tournament, the 1st place in Group E and the 2nd place in Group D will face off. If Korea finishes the group stage in first place, it is highly likely that they will face Japan in the round of 16, the first round of the tournament. If Korea ranks second in the group stage, it will face the leader in Group F in the round of 16. Group F, which includes Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Oman, and Kyrgyzstan, has completed one group match each as of the 21st. Saudi Arabia and Thailand each have one win. Saudi Arabia ranked 5th overall with a 10.6% chance of winning predicted by Opta. Saudi Arabia, which has won the Asian Cup three times, ranks second in this category after Japan, the country with the most wins (4 times). Korea's record against Saudi Arabia is 5 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses. 고스톱