The U23 Asian Cup South Korea lost to the Indonesian team in the Olympic Games, missing the Olympic Games for the first time in 40 years, Korean netizens: It's too embarrassing
In the early morning of April 26, Beijing time, the South Korean Olympic team and the Indonesian Olympic team competed for the semifinals of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup. South Korea's "Chosun Ilbo" reported on the 26th that the South Korean Olympic team lost to the Indonesian team in this round of the game and missed the semifinals. Since this year's U23 Men's Asian Cup is also a qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics, Yonhap News Agency added that this is also the first time in 40 years that the South Korean team has missed the Olympics.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the match was played at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, and the two sides did not decide the winner until a penalty shootout, but the South Korean team finally went out with an aggregate score of 12:13. This is the first time the South Korean team has failed to qualify for the Olympics since 1984, the report said.
The South Korean Olympic team lost to the Indonesian team in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup, and finally went out with a total score of 12:13 and missed the semi-finals Source: Korean media report with picture
According to the Chosun Ilbo, the AFC announced the results on its official website and mentioned that "Indonesia lost 0-4 to South Korea in March 2015 and missed the AFC U23 Asian Cup finals," but nine years later, Indonesia made amazing progress by defeating South Korea 11-10 in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals. ”
After the news of the South Korean Olympic team's upset and missing the Olympic Games was reported by Korean media, many Korean netizens complained. Some netizens shouted, "It's so embarrassing!" ”↓
(Source: Global Network)