At 18:00 Beijing time on March 11, the U20 Asian Cup 1/4 final, with Jassim's decisive goal in the 91st minute, Iraq U20 defeated Iran U20 with a score of 1-0, becoming the first team to reach the last four of this tournament, and at the same time won a World Youth Championship qualification.
In fact, neither side created many chances, with a total of only 13 shots on goal and 2 on target. Jassim burst into the box with the ball in the 91st minute and scored with a low 1v3 shot, the only shot on target for the entire Iraqi Under-20 team.
After hearing the closing whistle, the Iraq U20 team celebrated their victory, a moment they had been waiting for for 11 years. The last time they qualified for the World Junior Championship by qualifying for the semi-finals of the U20 Asian Cup was in 2012, when they were unbeaten in six games with four wins and two draws in regular time, and only lost to South Korea on penalties in the final. They last competed at the World Junior Championship in 2013, when they reached the last four in history, but also lost to Uruguay on penalties in the semi-finals. This will be the second time that Iraq U20 has participated in the World Junior Championships in the 21st century.
After a 1-1 draw with Kyrgyzstan U20 in the final round of the group stage, the Chinese men's U20 team also reached the last eight. The opponent of the 1/4 final of the Chinese men's U20 team is South Korea U20, and if they defeat their opponents, the Chinese team will return to the World Youth Championship after 18 years.
Of course, the Chinese men's U20 team has already handed over a satisfactory answer sheet to the fans in the group, and it would be a real surprise if it could advance to the top 4 and qualify for the World Youth Championship. According to statistics, in the U20 level, the Chinese team has not won against South Korea for 19 years, and has played with the two sides a total of 18 times, and the record of the Chinese team is only 3 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses.
On the Chinese side, Baylamu and Chen Zhexuan were both suspended for accumulating yellow cards, but fortunately Eiffelding, who was stretchered off in the final round of the group stage, was fine, and the player himself confirmed that he could participate in the life-and-death match against South Korea.