In the first round of the Asian Cup group stage, Malaysia lost 0:4 to Jordan, and became the most disappointing team since the start of the Asian Cup. Iraq beat Indonesia 3-1 to level on three points and sit behind Japan on goal difference. South Korea beat Bahrain 3-1 to finish second in the group and become the only seeded team that has not been able to finish at the top of the table so far.
Jordan 4:0 Malaysia
Jordan, ranked 87th in the world and Malaysian, ranked 130th in the world, made a dream start when Maldi fired into the far corner from outside the box early in the first half, and then Yazan Neimat burst into the box to create a penalty and Tamari hit the penalty to extend Jordan's lead 2-0.
Then Yazan Nemaat, who shook the goalkeeper in the box and crossed in front of goal, Maldi pushed the empty net and scored to end the first half 3-0.
In the second half, Hamad assisted with a long pass, Tamari scored from outside the penalty area, Jordan led 4:0, and in stoppage time, Jordan also hit the post once, and finally Jordan had 48% possession, 14 shots on goal, 8 shots on target, Malaysia only 8 shots on goal, 3 shots on target.
Indonesia 1:3 Iraq
Indonesia is ranked 146th in the world, and Iraq is ranked 63rd in the world, with the strength of the top eight in Asia. Iraq had 67% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target, while Indonesia had 8 shots on goal with 1 on target.
In the first half of the game, Marcelino Ferdinand shot a hanging shot, the ball hit the crossbar and popped up, Indonesia almost scored, Iraq's left corner kick opportunity, Amat hit the crossbar with a header, almost scored an own goal, Iraq's midfielder made a long pass, Indonesian players intercepted a mistake, Muhanad Ali burst into the penalty area with a single goal, easily pushed the goal, and Iraq broke the deadlock 1:0.
The backward Indonesian team stepped up the attack, Sayuri crossed the crotch on the right side, and then crossed in front of the goal, Marcelino Fernande outflanked and pushed the goal, and Indonesia equalized 1:1.
In stoppage time of the half, Iraq attacked from the right and scored three times in succession, and finally Osama Rashid scored from the second goal, and Iraq took the lead again 2-1, although the goal was suspected of offside at the beginning.
In the second half, Amir Amari instigated the attack and finally pushed a shot into the far corner of the box himself, but his team-mate was offside and the goal was disallowed. Then Iraq crossed from the right and Ayman Hussein volleyed the ball on his chest to seal the win 3-1.
South Korea 3:1 Bahrain
In the first half of the game, the Bahrain team defended tightly, and several counterattacks were also able to create threats, and the South Korean team once had no good offensive opportunities, until the end of the half, the South Korean team quickly sent a free kick and unexpectedly broke through the Bahrain team's defense, Lee Jae-seong crossed from the left, and Hwang In-beom shot back to break the deadlock.
In the second half of the game, the Bahrain team cooperated exquisitely in the front, Madan picked up the penalty area, Mahon's shot was blocked, Hash Sash scored a supplementary goal, Bahrain equalized 1:1, and then Paris star Li Gangren scored twice, expanding the score to 3:1, Son Heung-min wasted two single chances in a row, the whole game, the South Korean team had 70% possession, 14 shots on goal, 5 shots on target, Bahrain 9 shots, 2 shots on target.