3-1, 1-1! Football Joy and Sorrow 1 Night! South Korea Victory, Ma Ning 7 Huang set a record, Africa Cup of Nations upset

The 2024 Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations will be played at the same time, and in the first round of the Asian Cup, South Korea led by Son Heung-min will play West Asian side Bahrain, Iraq will face Indonesia, and Malaysia will face Jordan. In the African Cup of Nations, Cameroon and Guinea played against Algeria and Angola, each team had mixed feelings, and in the first round of the Asian Cup South Korea, the Chinese referee team showed 7 yellow cards, creating a record for the most yellow cards in a single game in the Asian Cup.

South Korea 3-1 Bahrain

South Korea is now ranked 23rd in the world and 3rd in Asia, South Korea has won the Asian Cup twice, and in 1956 and 1960, the South Korean team won the Asian Cup twice, but the South Korean team has not won the Asian Cup for 63 years. Bahrain is currently ranked 86th in the world, with a significant gap to South Korea.

In the game, Cho Gyu-sung missed a good chance in the first half, Lee Jae-seong assisted Hwang In-beom to push the goal, Ma Ning showed five yellow cards at halftime, and at halftime, South Korea 1-0 Bahrain. In the second half, Hash Sash pushed and equalized, Lee Gang-in double-rang, Son Heung-min missed two single-knife, and finally South Korea got off to a good start 3-1 Bahrain. Ma Ning enforced the game and showed seven yellow cards one after another! This is also the largest number of yellow cards in a single game since the start of the Asian Cup. Sun Xingmin was shown a yellow card warning by Ma Ning for faking a fall.

Indonesia 1-3 Iraq

Indonesia is currently ranked 146th in the world and is the best team in Asia, while Iraq is ranked 63rd in FIFA, higher than the Chinese men's football team, and the gap between the two teams is obvious. In the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers, Indonesia was in the same group as Iraq, who beat Indonesia 5-1 at home.

In the game, in the first half, Mohanad Ali scored a solo goal, Ferdinand hit the middle of the woodwork, and then he received an assist from Shayuri to equalize. In the second half, Al Amari's goal was whistled and Emman Hussein headed in a volley. At full-time, Iraq 3-1 Indonesia. After this game, Iraq is ranked 2nd with 3 points and ranked 4th with 0 points.

Cameroon 1-1 Guinea

Cameroon is a traditional powerhouse in Africa, currently ranked 46th in the world, and has won the Africa Cup of Nations five times, second only to Egypt who have won the trophy seven times. Reached the semi-finals of the last Africa Cup of Nations. The most recent Africa Cup of Nations title was in 2017. Guinea are ranked 80th in the world and their biggest star is Stuttgart's Gilassie, who has scored 17 goals in 14 appearances in the Bundesliga this season, but is out injured.

In the game, in the first half, Bayo pushed and scored, and Camano viciously stepped on it in stoppage time to stain red. In the second half, Margery equalised with a header. Full-time ended, Cameroon 1-1 Guinea.

Malaysia 0-4 Jordan

Malaysia, ranked 130th in the world, have won two straight World Cup qualifiers in the 2026 World Cup, beating Oman to top the group. Jordan is currently ranked 87th in the world. In Group E, Jordan, Malaysia, Bahrain and South Korea are all in the same group.

In the game, in the first half, Maldi retired injured after two rings, Tamari scored a point, and in the second half, Tamari scored a brace, and finally Jordan defeated Malaysia 4-0 to get off to a good start.

Algeria 1-1 Angola

Algeria are currently ranked 30th in the world and the third ranked team in Africa, with stars such as Mahrez, Olai, Bennacer, Bensebaini and Ait Noori playing in Europe's top five leagues. They are one of the favourites to win this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.