‘Early quarterfinalist’ Hwang Sun-hong leads South Korea to 10th consecutive Olympic Games South Korean soccer moved a step closer to qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a victory over China in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
South Korea, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, defeated China 2-0 in their Group B match at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 10 p.m. ET on Sept. 19 behind a multi-goal performance from Lee Young-joon (Gimcheon).
South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals early with a second straight win, following a 1-0 victory over the UAE on Sept. 17.
They were shaken early on by an unexpected surge from China, who were considered underdogs, but were saved by goalkeeper Kim Jung-hoon (Jeonbuk Hyundai).
And following the final goal against the UAE, the team recorded back-to-back wins thanks to the performance of Lee Young-joon, 스포츠토토 who showed high decision-making with his head, right foot, left foot, and other parts of his body.
Other pitch conditions were also in Korea’s favor.
Japan’s 2-0 victory over the UAE on the 20th brought the two teams level on six points. With this result, South Korea and Japan both advanced to the tournament regardless of the outcome of the third match.
This means that even if China and the UAE, who sit in Group B, win their third matchup, they will still have less points than Korea and Japan, who are tied with two wins apiece.
This gives South Korea a strategic advantage.
It will face arch-rival Japan in its final group game on Aug. 22, and while it needs to win, it has the option to rotate.
The tournament serves as the final Asian qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which begin in July.
The 16-nation tournament requires a top-three finish to qualify for Paris. The fourth-place finisher will play a playoff against Guinea, the fourth-place team in the African qualifiers, to determine their ticket to Paris.
With a minimum finish of fourth, the challenge is to create an environment where they can give their all in the quarterfinals.
It is possible that Hwang will try to kill two birds with one stone by resting his first-team resources who were exhausted in the first and second rounds and bringing in players who did not play.
It would be great if the team could still win against Japan despite the rotation.
If these plans come to fruition, they could go into the tournament on a high note, winning the group and beating their rivals.
This would be a huge boost for the age-group national teams, where team chemistry and flow are crucial.
South Korean soccer has qualified for the Olympic Games nine times in a row, 온라인 슬롯 starting with Seoul 1988 and ending with Tokyo 2020. It is the world record for most consecutive Olympic appearances.
It will be interesting to see if Hwang Sun-hong, who has been producing good results in the early stages of the tournament, can extend his streak to 10 consecutive appearances and break his own world record.One step closer to the Games