Iraq defeated Vietnam in the 102nd minute, the Japanese team qualified second, and South Korea panicked
In the finale of Group D of the Asian Cup group stage, Japan defeated Indonesia 3-1 in the final round, and Iraq relied on a 102nd-minute stunner to defeat Vietnam 3-2 and staged a good show of squeezing the whistle. In this way, in the final ranking of Group D, the Iraqi team won all the group stage and ranked first with 9 points, the Japanese team ranked second with 6 points, Indonesia with 3 points, and the Vietnamese team with 0 points, ranking at the bottom.
The Iraqi team ranked first in the group, which many people did not expect, because the Japanese team in the group stage had a clear advantage in terms of strength, but in the game, the Iraqi team defeated Japan and beat the Vietnamese team, remained undefeated in the group stage, became the first in the group, and performed well. The defeat of the Japanese team was once considered an upset, but it is clear that the Iraqi team has such strength, winning all the group stages, 3-2 Vietnam in the final game, and staging a good performance in the 102nd minute, which is indeed not easy.
Japan have not kept a clean sheet in three consecutive matches and their goalkeeper has caused a lot of controversy. As the top favourites to win the tournament, Japan's performance did not meet expectations. The second place in the group will definitely make the Japanese team meet a strong opponent too early in the knockout round. Japan will next face the top of Group E.
Indonesia is third with 3 points, and whether they can advance to the knockout stage is still unknown and needs to be determined, but what is certain is that the Indonesian team has 3 points, which is 2 points higher than the national football team that is third in Group A.
Japan finished second in the group, which also made South Korea panic, they are in Group E, and the group leader will face Japan. At present, the South Korean team is the same as Jordan in the second place, once the first place, it is likely to meet the Japanese team early in the knockout round, and the South Korean team faces the bottom Malaysia in the last round, if the South Korean team wins, the other Jordan does not win, then the South Korean team will meet the Japanese team in the knockout round.
Therefore, the next Group E is full of highlights, whether the South Korean team will win and rank first, or lose points to avoid the Japanese team, is the focus of fans' attention.