In the second round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, Japan defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-0 and then joined hands with South Korea to advance to the knockout round, which means that the National Olympic Games and the United Arab Emirates, who lost both games, are out.
In the first round of the group stage, the national Olympic team lost 0-1 to Japan, while the United Arab Emirates lost 0-1 to South Korea. In the second round of the group stage, the National Olympic Games took the lead, and got five good chances to score in the first 25 minutes, but they were wasted one by one.
On the contrary, South Korea's second shot on goal of the game was scored by Lee Yong-jun. In the second half, after Xie Wen was able to squander a good chance to score, Lee Yongjun scored another goal. In the end, the national Olympic team lost to the South Korean team with a score of 0-2.
Despite suffering two consecutive defeats, if the Japanese team loses to the United Arab Emirates and South Korea in a row, and the National Olympic Games defeat the United Arab Emirates in the final round, there will still be three teams with three points, and the goal difference of each other will still be compared, and the National Olympic Games will still have a chance to live.
Against the UAE, Japan always controlled the game. In the 21st minute, Matsuki cut inside and hit the crossbar with a powerful right-footed shot. In the 27th minute, Seiji Kimura headed the ball into the top of the penalty area, and the ball hit the post and rebounded into the net, 1-0! In the 66th minute, Kawasaki Sata headed the goal, and the Japanese team expanded the score to 2-0.
After the Japanese team defeated the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea also advanced to the knockout round one round in advance with 6 points in the previous two rounds, while the National Olympic Games and the United Arab Emirates were out of the tournament with 0 points.
This means that the national Olympic team has continued the curse of not being in the Olympic Games since 1988, and also continuing the curse of not being in the Olympic Games since the age of the men's football team was adjusted to the U23 age group.