The third team in the group reached the final, and another favorite in the Asian Cup fell: South Korea
Eliminated the South Korean team 2-0, the Jordanian team staged a dark horse miracle! In the Qatar Asian Cup, the Jordanian team, which qualified as the third in the group, defeated Iraq, Tajikistan, and South Korea in a row to reach the final, and will compete with the winner between Iran and Qatar for the final championship.
In the group stage, Jordan was placed in Group E, and finally ranked third in the group behind Bahrain and South Korea, and entered the round of 16 of the knockout round as the third of the four best groups, and also entered the 1/4 zone of the knockout stage. Originally, I thought that the Jordanian team would stop the first round of the knockout round early, because the opponent of the 1/8 finals Iraq is the former Asian Cup champion, and defeated the top favorite Japan team in the group stage to win all 3 games and qualify, but unexpectedly, the Jordanian team was a big upset, scoring 2 goals in stoppage time, and miraculously reversed Iraq from 1-2 to 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, facing Tajikistan, which is also a dark horse team, the Jordanian team advanced with an own goal and entered the semi-finals historically.
The other team in the top half of the region to break through to the semi-finals is the South Korean team, which has Son Heung-min, Lee Gang-in, Hwang Hee-chan, Kim Min-jae and other big-name stars, the whole team is worth 200 million euros, the South Korean team itself is the super favorite to win the Asian Cup in Qatar, the team led by Klinsmann aims to impact the first Asian Cup championship in the last 64 years in the history of the South Korean team, but the South Korean team's road to promotion is particularly thrilling, the stoppage time penalty shootout eliminated Saudi Arabia, and the stoppage time extra time eliminated Australia, which can't help but make people sigh, the South Korean team's life is really hard! At the same time, the continuous big heart performance of the South Korean team has also made many fans think that this is the champion.
In the first 30 minutes of the first half, the Jordanian team had the upper hand and created a lot of scoring opportunities, the South Korean team escaped the goal several times, and the first half of the hour passed, and the South Korean team began to ease up, and Lee Jae-seong's header hit the post. Entering the second half, the South Korean team's back line made a fatal mistake, Park Yongwoo's return pass was directly tackled by the Jordanian team, Yazan counterattacked and scored, and the Jordan team took the lead. Soon after, South Korea conceded a second goal, this time with Hwang In-bum who made a mistake and was shaken down, and Tamari scored in a one-stop, and Jordan extended their advantage.
In the end, the Jordan team defeated the South Korean team 2-0, and the team that qualified for the third place in the group miraculously reached the final, creating the most highlight moment in team history! Following the number one favorite Japanese team, another favorite in the Asian Cup fell: South Korea!