Led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, the South Korean national soccer team (ranked 23rd in FIFA) will have its second Group E match against Jordan (ranked 87th in FIFA) at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Korea Standard Time). Currently, the top-ranked team in Group E is Jordan, which defeated Malaysia 4-0. South Korea is ranking second in Group E with a 3-1 victory over Bahrain.
If South Korea overpowers Jordan, the top spot in the group is very likely. There is only one scenario in which South Korea will be pushed out of the top spot in the group after winning the match against Jordan. Malaysia, led by head coach Kim Pan-gon, can defeat Bahrain in the second round and even collapse Korea in the final group match.
If Korea advances to the round of 16 as the No. 1 player in the group, it will face off with the No. 2 player in Group D. Currently, Japan is highly likely to rank No. 2 in Group D. Japan lost 1-2 in a match against Iraq, which competed for the No. 1 spot in Group D. If Japan does not lose in the match between Japan and Indonesia, it will become No. 2 in the group.
Japan, which had been in a tight race before the Asian Cup, is showing various problems as soon as the Asian Cup starts, but Japan is Japan. Japan is also aware of the importance of the Korea-Japan match. When they meet with Korea, they must be completely different from Japan, which lost in the match against Iraq. 토토사이트 순위
Iran is currently No. 1 in Group C. Unless it loses in its final match against the United Arab Emirates, it will advance to the round of 16 best teams as No. 1 in Group C. Teams that are aiming for the third place in Group A, B and F have yet to win even one title in their competitions. If Iran, the strongest team in the Middle East, advances to the round of 16 best teams as No. 1 in Group C, it will likely make it to the quarterfinals.
Currently, Uzbekistan is likely to be second in Group B, and Thailand is likely to be second in Group F. Uzbekistan is a very tricky country like Qatar, but Qatar’s victory, which puts its home advantage first, seems to be more promising. Qatar is the team that shocked South Korea in the quarterfinals at the last tournament.
Analysts say that the team’s strength has weakened compared to the last tournament, but when the tournament began, the team won two consecutive games, confirming its first place in the group and advance to the round of 16. The semifinal match between Korea and Qatar is a matchup that can lead to multiple bloodshed, but it will not be easy because Qatar can enjoy home advantage.
