In the early morning of February 7, Beijing time, the Qatar Asian Cup entered the first semi-final, and the South Korean team played against the Jordan team.
The two teams met in the second round of the group stage, and the result was a 2-2 draw, and such a draw also completely disrupted the group situation. In the final round, South Korea drew with Malaysia and Jordan lost to Bahrain, teaming up to send Bahrain to the top of the group, and were eliminated by Japan in the quarterfinals.
South Korea and Jordan avoided Japan at the same time, as well as the death half. Although South Korea drew in stoppage time in regular time against Saudi Arabia and Australia, they managed to advance to the semi-finals and become the favourites to win the title.
In the latest world rankings, South Korea is ranked 23rd, Jordan is ranked 87th and Asia is 13th. In terms of value, the South Korean team is as high as 190 million, and the Jordanian team is only 3.5 million euros.
After the opening, the Jordan team was unexpected, all the players pressed, rushed and slammed, such a tactic made the South Korean team quite uncomfortable.
In the 3rd minute, Nizar shot directly after a steal in the front, and Cho Hyun-woo flew to hold the ball out. With only eight minutes to play, Jordan had already had four shots on goal.
For the next 10 minutes, South Korea forced a slowdown of the game, but struggled to organise a decent attack, and the Jordanian goalkeeper didn't even have to touch the ball.
In the 16th minute, the Jordan team made a comeback, Yazan's shot was full of power, and Cho Hyun-woo made a timely save again.
It wasn't until the 25th minute that South Korea had their first shot of the game, when Xue Young-woo's cross was cleared and Lee Gang-in opened his bow and volleyed into an anti-aircraft gun unmarked.
In the 28th minute, the UAE referee Hassan made an unbelievably ridiculous decision, and the players of both teams were stunned.
Xue Yingyou broke through to the penalty area and the ball was too big, and after confronting Alarab, Xue Yingyou fell to the ground, and the referee awarded a penalty.
Slow-motion replays showed that it was Xue Yingyou who stepped on Alarab and the injured Jordanian player, and Hassan canceled the penalty after reviewing VAR.
In the 31st minute, South Korea almost completed the goal, and Lee Jae-seong's powerful header hit the post.
In the 41st minute, Jordan was infinitely close to breaking the goal, Yazan's shot after passing three people in a row was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo with his face, and his teammate's follow-up shot hit Cho Hyun-woo's heel again.
In first-half stoppage time, left-back Xue Young-woo crossed and Hwang In-beom hit an outrageous high shot from seven yards in front of the goal, missing the best chance to score.
At half-time, the two teams exchanged scores. Jordan had a clear 12-4 advantage in shots on goal, and South Korea had three consecutive knockout games and were pinned down by their opponents in the first half.
In the 53rd minute, the South Korean team made a mistake in the return pass, and the Jordan team quickly launched a quick counterattack after breaking the ball, Yazan scored a goal, and the Jordan team took the lead, and the South Korean team started from 0-1 in 3 consecutive knockout games.
Klinsmann adjusted again in passivity, Cho Gyu-sung came off the bench, and the tactics of the high striker immediately paid off.
In the 61st minute, South Korea took a corner kick, and Cho Gyu-sung's header was slightly higher.
Two minutes later, Jordan almost extended their lead, and although Tamari stopped the ball and went back, the follow-up shot went straight to the corner, and Cho Hyun-woo made another brave save.
In the 66th minute, Hwang In-beom made a mistake in passing, the defender only retreated and did not press, and Tamari passed in a row and scored with a shot.
In the end, the Jordan team broke out an upset, defeating South Korea 2-0 and entering the Asian Cup final for the first time in team history. South Korea set a record of humiliation, losing to Jordan for the first time in team history, and have not won a title in 64 years.
It is worth noting that the Jordanian team is only ranked 13th in Asia and 87th in the world, not as good as the national football team, but it has created miracles.