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Only 3 goals difference! Women's Asian Cup knockout pattern: South Korea tragedy, Japan about to fight China

author:Raymond Kan Sports

On January 27, Beijing time, the women's Asian Cup group stage, Japan and South Korea showdown, Japan 1-1 South Korea, with the advantage of goal difference to take the first place in the group, the probability of playing against China in the semi-finals. The South Korean team fell to second place in the group and will meet to win the championship favorite Australia, losing miserably!

Only 3 goals difference! Women's Asian Cup knockout pattern: South Korea tragedy, Japan about to fight China

It is said that the Women's Asian Cup is the four-country competition between China, Japan, South Korea and Australia, in fact, it is not surprising that other Asian teams meet these 4 teams with a high probability of losing, and it turns out that it is indeed the case, Japan and South Korea are divided into the same group, and the duel between the 2 teams is actually the only point of view in the group stage of the entire Women's Asian Cup.

Only 3 goals difference! Women's Asian Cup knockout pattern: South Korea tragedy, Japan about to fight China

Before this match, South Korea was three goals behind Japan, and the Korean team, which was not as strong as Japan, had a huge difficulty in competing for the first place in the group. In this confrontation, the Japanese team completed the blitz in less than 1 minute of the start, and Riko Ueki drove straight in to complete the goal, giving the Japanese team a 1-0 lead over the South Korean team. After that, the South Korean team was very tenacious, and in the 85th minute, relying on a chaotic battle by Seo Ji-yeon, he completed the goal and successfully tied the score, and finally the two sides drew 1-1.

Only 3 goals difference! Women's Asian Cup knockout pattern: South Korea tragedy, Japan about to fight China

As a result, the group C competition was all over. In the end, the Japanese team relied on the advantage of 3 goal differences to successfully win the first place in the group, and it was very likely that it would face China in the semi-finals. South Korea won 2 and tied 7 points, the same points as Japan, but only to get the second qualifying from the group, will fall to the bottom half, as the second place in Group C, will meet the first place in Group B Australia. For the Korean team, this is a huge tragedy.

In terms of strength, the South Korean team is not as good as Australia, so the possibility of the South Korean team not reaching the top four is very high. Of course, Australia will also encounter the first test, but China, Japan, South Korea and Australia will certainly not meet in the final four at the same time.