The 2024 Asian Cup continues in Qatar, the second round ended with 5 group matches, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Australia advanced one round ahead of schedule, Group E, South Korea and Jordan competed for first place in the group, and in the Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria and Burkina Faso met in a narrow way.
Jordan 2-2 South Korea
Jordan is currently ranked 87th in the world, lower than the national football team, and has not won 2 games in the 2026 World Preliminary Tournament. In the first round, Jordan defeated Malaysia by 4 goals. South Korea, currently ranked 23rd in the world, are the No. 2 team in Asia, unbeaten in nine consecutive games in all competitions, and got off to a good start with a 3-1 win over Bahrain in the first round of the Asian Cup. The South Korean team shouted the slogan before the game to win the championship. South Korea has little problem winning the group, but due to Japan's unexpected loss in this round, Japan may advance as the second in the group, and the knockout round of 16 may be staged in a Japan-South Korea match.
In the game, in the first half, Son Heung-min made a penalty himself, Park Yong-woo scored an own goal with a header, and Nimat scored in stoppage time in the second half, and in the second half stoppage time, Hwang In-beom made an own goal to help the South Korean team equalize. In the end, South Korea drew 2-2 with Jordan, Malaysia in the final round, and Jordan played Bahrain in the final round.
Bahrain 1-0 Malaysia
Bahrain are currently ranked 86th in the world, and due to the loss of Bahrain in the first round, this round is a good opportunity to snatch the goal difference against Malaysia, the weakest team in the group. Malaysia, currently ranked 130th in the world, are Asia's top team, but in the 2026 World Preliminary Round, Malaysia defeated Kyrgyzstan and Chinese Taipei respectively to finish first in the group. In recent years, Southeast Asian teams have made rapid progress, with teams such as Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia all performing well.
In the game, in the first half, Arif missed a good chance. In the second half, Ali Madan scored in the last minute of stoppage time. Full time, Bahrain 1-0 Malaysia. After this game, Bahrain is ranked 3rd in the group with 3 points, and Malaysia is at the bottom of the group after losing both games.
Algeria 2-2 Burkina Faso
Algeria is currently ranked 30th in the world, the whole team is worth as much as 190 million euros, and the team has Mahrez, Slimani, Oyar, Bennacer, Bensebaini, Ait Nouri and other stars who play in the five major European leagues, but in the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria was unexpectedly forced to draw by Angola and missed the opportunity to get off to a good start. Burkina Faso is currently ranked 57th in the world, with a team worth 100 million euros, and the team has players such as Traore and Tapsoba. Burkina Faso got off to a good start with a win over Mauritania in the first round.