The semifinals of the Asian Cup are out: Jordan enters for the first time, South Korea looks forward to ending 60 years without a championship Iran vs Qatar
The four 1/4 finals of the Asian Cup have all been played, and the top 4 have also been freshly released, with West Asian teams occupying three seats, the top favorite Japanese men's football team has fallen with a bang, and the South Korean men's football team, ranked third in Asia, has become the only seed in East Asia.
The first 1/4 finals: Jordan defeated Tajikistan, a dark horse that entered the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup for the first time in its first participation, and became the strongest dark horse and entered the semifinals for the first time in team history. Jordan is ranked 87th in the world, less than the national football team, and ranked 13th in Asia, which is a veritable dark horse in this Asian Cup.
The second 1/4 finals: South Korea beat Australia 2-1 in extra time, Son Heung-min made a point + a free kick to win directly, Hwang Hee-chan scored a penalty + made a free kick, and the top six double-forwards in the Premier League worked together to capture the kangaroos to advance to the semi-finals.
The third 1/4 final: Iran took the lead, 2-1 reversal + penalty shootout to defeat the top favorite Japan to advance to the semifinals. Itakura sent a point at the last moment, Mori Boichi was too conservative, and the two hurt the Japanese team, in the final analysis, there is no real center forward in the Japanese lineup.
The fourth 1/4 finals: Qatar first led 1-0, but the coach was too conservative, the process was the same as Japan, wanting to keep the 1-0 victory, Uzbekistan equalized and became more and more courageous, fortunately Qatar fought at home, the fans cheered hard, the Qatari players survived the score of 1-1, and finally the two sides played a penalty shootout, Qatar defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.
At 23 o'clock in the evening of February 7, Beijing time, Jordan vs South Korea, is it a dark horse and a black one, and then go further, or is South Korea going to end the 60-year Asian Cup without a championship and get close to the dream? At 23 o'clock in the evening of February 7, Beijing time, Iran vs Qatar, Iran is now the highest-ranked team in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, and Porto striker Taremi is back from suspension with a red card, can he realize his dream? Qatar must go all out to defend the title and occupy the right time and place.