The 2024 U23 Asian Cup continues in Qatar, and in the early hours of this morning, the third round of Group C is over, and the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Cup are all born, with South Korea, Japan, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam advancing to the quarterfinals, and these eight teams will compete for 3.5 places in the Paris Olympics. China's Olympic Games missed the group qualification. In this round, the Chinese Olympic Games played against the United Arab Emirates, and the two teams competed for the first victory, and Japan and South Korea in the same group competed for the top spot in the group.
China Olympic Games 2-1 UAE Olympic Games
The Chinese Olympic team participated in a total of 5 U23 Asian Cups, all in the group announced out, never out of the group, in the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic only won one victory, lost 13 games, in this event, the Chinese Olympic team and the Japanese Olympic and South Korean Olympic confrontation, in fact, the National Olympic team in these two games have created absolute scoring opportunities, but the forward's ability to grasp the opportunity is limited, so it was out early.
The UAE Olympic Games and the Chinese Olympic Games are in the same situation, the first two rounds were two consecutive defeats, conceding three goals and not scoring a goal, so the two teams met in a narrow way in this game, and both fought for a victory.
In the game, in the 24th minute, the corner kick opportunity of the National Olympic Games, the UAE player Fazzi failed to clear the header and failed to go far, Xie Wenneng seized the opportunity to decisively volley the goal, and the UAE National Olympic 0-1 China National Olympic Games. In the 39th minute, Baihramuneche hit the arm of the Sultan in the penalty area with a long-range shot, and the referee initially blew for a yellow spot. Through the VAR, the referee canceled the penalty and yellow card award. In the 45+5th minute, the UAE backfield passed the ball to a gift, Liu Zhurun quickly grabbed it, and scored calmly in the penalty area, and the UAE National Olympic Games 0-2 China National Olympic Games.
In the 48th minute, Hamad made a long pass in the midfield, Ruan Qilong's defensive judgment error was watched throughout the whole process, and Fazi stopped the ball on his chest and scored a goal, and the UAE National Olympic Games 1-2 China National Olympic Games. The National Olympic Games won the U23 Asian Cup again after 6 years, and this year's National Olympic Games ranked third in Group B with 1 win and 2 losses.
Japan 0-1 South Korea
Japan are the seeded team in the group, winning 1-0 and 2-0 in their first two matches, scoring three goals without conceding one. The Japanese Olympic team is not the best player in Japan. South Korea's Olympic team is also not the strongest team, there are competing European players who did not participate, and the South Korean Olympic team has won the same two consecutive games, scoring 3 goals without conceding a goal, and the clash between the two teams is the battle for the top spot in the group.
In the first half, neither side scored a goal, and in the second half, Kim Min-woo scored with a header. At the end of the game, South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 and won all three games to qualify for the top of the group, and the 1/4 finals will face Indonesia, the second place in Group A, Japan will 2-1 and the second place in the group, and the 1/4 final opponent will be Qatar, the first in Group A.
Saudi Arabia 1-2 Iraq
Saudi Arabia won both games, scoring 9 goals and conceding 2 goals, which is the team with the most goals in this U23 Asian Cup, and locked the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule. Iraq lost the initiative to qualify from the group due to an unexpected defeat by Thailand in the first round, and must beat Saudi Arabia in the final round, and at the same time have to expect Thailand to advance without a win.
In the game, both teams scored a penalty in stoppage time in the first half, and Sadoun scored a stunning goal in the second half, and finally Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 to advance to the first place in the group, and Saudi Arabia advanced second.
Thailand 0-1 Tajikistan
Thailand defeated Iraq 2-0 in the first round of the Olympic Games, and although it lost 0-5 to Saudi Arabia in the second round, it dominated Iraq with mutual performance and occupied the initiative to qualify from the group. Although Tajikistan suffered two consecutive defeats, there is still a theoretical possibility of qualifying.
In the game, in stoppage time, Manucel scored the killer goal, and Thailand lost 0-1 to Tajikistan, losing 2 in a row.