Korean players celebrate the final goal. Video screenshot
Beijing News (Reporter Xu Xiaofan) The South Korean team, which was almost tied by the Chinese National Olympic Team, won the championship. In the U23 Asian Cup final that ended tonight, the South Korean team defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in overtime and won the championship of the event for the first time.
Previously, the South Korean team won consecutive victories in China, Iran , Uzbekistan from the group, and then eliminated the UAE and Australia one after another, reaching the finals with a record of winning all five games.
2016 U23 Asian Cup, the South Korean team reached the final, but eventually lost to Japan 2-3 to finish second. In 2018, they fell to the semi-finals and finished only 4th. This is the first time that the South Korean team won the U23 Asian Cup. After defeating Australia 2-0 in the semi-finals of
, the South Korean team received a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is the 9 consecutive Olympic Games stage, and no other team has ever done this in history. 2012 London Olympics , the Korean men's football team won the bronze medal, creating the best results for Asian teams in the Olympics.
In addition to the host Japan, the runner-up of today's runner-up Saudi , and Australia, which defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 in the third place match.
It is worth mentioning that the National Olympic Team had almost tied the championship in the group stage, but was finally defeated at the countdown stage of the game. Since then, the National Olympic Team lost to Uzbekistan and Iran in a row, and returned home early with a record of losing all three games and not scoring a single goal.
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