CCTV live broadcast Jordan VS South Korea, Iran VS Qatar, who can enter the Asian Cup final?
The Asian semi-finals will be played at 23:00 Beijing time on February 6, and Qatar vs Iran will be played at 23:00 Beijing time on February 7. CCTV5 will broadcast these two matches live, who can enter the Asian Cup final?
Let's start with the Jordan vs South Korea match, the Japanese team was eliminated, and the South Korean team became the first favorite to win the championship. The physical advantage of the South Korean team is indeed obvious, and Klinsmann's team has a strong German style, and the key is that the more the Korean players are more confident at the end. Knocking out Saudi Arabia on penalties and then beating Australia in extra time, Son Heung-min showed what he could do superstardly.
South Korea has won 3 penalties in 5 games, South Korea is more popular with referees, and with the help of referees, it is difficult for South Korea not to enter the final because of the strength second only to Japan. The overall offensive routine of the whole team is very clear, and there is no panic when it is behind, the ability to hold the ball is really strong, and the physical strength is really good. Jordan's strength is not strong, and the South Korean team has the blessing of stars, and it is a high probability to enter the final.
Talking about Iran vs Qatar, unlike the drama of the last moments between Japan and Iran, the penalty shootout between Qatar and Uzbekistan is a bit incomprehensible. Watching the Uzbek players take penalties, it feels like they just don't want to win or go through the process. One does not help to run and exert force on the spot, and the other hits the middle lane directly at low speed. In the end, Qatar was "lucky" to enter the semi-finals.
The Japanese team was eliminated by Iran, and it was eliminated by the Iranian team by reversal + lore, which may not have been expected by many people before the game. The Japanese team is indeed very strong, but it is not strong enough to see who destroys and who sweeps across Asia. Both sides are among the best teams in Asia, and they are divided into groups at the World Cup, with Iran and Japan also in the same bracket. But Iran is really fierce, and there are really not many Asian teams that can withstand it. And Iran can really run, a small range of pressing, the speed of counterattacks, the Japanese team can't parry.
Japan lost in the face of Iraq and Iran, and the so-called technical superiority could not be displayed at all in front of the opponent's strong body, and Germany lost to Japan because of the obsession with passing and control, and could not even play a high header. Of course, Germany no longer has a good high school striker, Klinsmann, Klose, this kind of excellent high school striker, now Germany does not have it. Official matches and friendly matches are completely different things, don't look at Japan's friendly matches in Europe, and there will be no advantage in the main round of the tournament in the future. In the semi-finals against Qatar, Iran's Taremi made a comeback and is optimistic about the Iranian team's near-finals.
The prize money is out, the total prize money of this Asian Cup is 14.8 million US dollars, the championship prize is 5 million US dollars, the runner-up is 3 million US dollars, and the third and fourth teams are 1 million US dollars. The remaining teams will all receive a $200,000 participation bonus, and the national football team can also get a $200,000 bonus if they exit the group stage.