The AFC's fairness and justice came too late, and the national football team may be out of the game because of this card
On January 19, Beijing time, the Shanghai media "Oriental Sports Daily" reported that the AFC Adjudication Committee has determined that in the Asian Cup group stage between the national football team and Lebanon, South Korean referee Gao Hengjin missed the fact that he was awarded a red card, but this "belated justice" is even more bitter for the national football team.
In the second round of Group A of the Asian Cup group stage, the national football team faced the Lebanese team. In the 15th minute of the first half of the game, Lebanese central defender Khamis raised his foot too high in the defense and kicked on the face of national football midfielder Dai Weijun, but this serious foul was enough to be sent off by Zhihong, but it was ignored by South Korean referee Ko Hyungjin and video assistant referee Kim Jong-hyuk, and Khamis did not even get a yellow card. In that game, the national football team ended up with Lebanon 0-0. But if it is 11 to 10 in the first half, the probability of the national football team winning will be greatly increased.
Now, the AFC referee committee has finally admitted that Hamis's foul was a red card and demanded that all similar fouls in the future be shown as a red card. However, even so, the result of the match cannot be changed. And the national football team is also likely to miss out on the group because of this missed red card.
After the second round of Group A of the Asian Cup, the host Qatar scored 6 points to advance to the qualification, while the national football team temporarily ranked 2nd with 2 points from 2 draws, and Tajikistan and Lebanon each ranked 3rd and 3rd with 1 point. In the final round, the national football team played the host Qatar, and Tajikistan and Lebanon met in a narrow way. The calculation of points is a bit brain-burning, but it is an indisputable fact that the national football team still has hope of qualifying even if it loses to Qatar in the last round.
However, the premise for the national football team to lose and qualify is that Tajikistan and Lebanon draw together. In this way, all three teams get 2 points, and then the small points will be counted to compete for a qualification. According to the rules of the Asian Cup, if the two teams have exactly the same points, goal difference and goals scored and conceded, it depends on the number of red and yellow cards of the two teams, and whoever has less will qualify, which is the so-called fair play principle. In the match against Qatar, Tajikikst received a red card, and if the national football team finally counts the number of red and yellow cards with them, it will undoubtedly have an advantage. However, if the opponent who counts the red and yellow cards is Lebanon, this red card that they escaped is likely to be the last straw that overwhelms the national football team.