2024-01-26 00:28:44
Coach Shin Tae-yong looking at the stadium
Coaches with ties to Korean soccer cried and laughed at the ‘2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup’.
The Asian Cup group stage ended on the 26th (Korean time) with the third match of Group F. The skirmish is over, and 16 countries fight for the trophy.
Some coaches who led the Korean national team in the past also succeeded in advancing to the round of 16.
The first to enter the tournament was Paulo Bento, the coach of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Former Korean national team coach Bento is the person recorded as the longest-serving coach in history, leading the 2019 UAE Asian Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
With his unique performance that allowed the national team to possess the ball by passing from the back, he achieved the great feat of advancing to the round of 16 of the World Cup for the second time in Korean soccer history.
In this competition, he led the UAE and advanced to the tournament.
UAE, which was placed in Group C of the group stage, recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss (4 points) and advanced to the round of 16 in second place in the group.
UAE will face Tajikistan, second place in Group A, at 1 a.m. on the 29th. Before coach Bento, Indonesia coach Shin Tae-yong, who led the Korean national team and defeated ‘European powerhouse’ Germany 2-0 at the 2018 Russia World Cup, also advanced to the round of 16.
Indonesia recorded 1 win and 2 losses (3 points) in Group D. Although they placed 3rd in their group, they advanced to the round of 16 thanks to the regulations of this competition.
In this Asian Cup, not only the 1st and 2nd place teams in each group, but also the top 4 teams among the 3rd place teams in each group can advance to the tournament.
Indonesia was dramatically able to advance to the next round as Oman drew 1-1 with Kyrgyzstan in the final match of Group F.
Coach Shin set a milestone by becoming the first Indonesian team to advance to the round of 16 of the Asian Cup.
Coach Kim Pang-gon, who was the chairman of the Korea Football Association’s power strengthening committee before taking charge of Malaysia, was eliminated in the group stage. Regardless of the result, the process was good.
They lost 0-4 in the first game once morest Jordan on the 15th, but regained their performance in the second game once morest Bahrain on the 20th. Unfortunately, we lost due to a goal conceded right before the game.
A miracle almost occurred in the match once morest Korea on the 25th.
They faced Korea, where a crushing defeat was expected, and ended up with a 3-3 draw. It has been 40 years since 1984 that Korean soccer drew with Malaysia.
Although Coach Kim failed to advance to the round of 16, he showed his potential once morest the championship contenders Korea and introduced the world to the improved Malaysian soccer. Lastly, only Hong Kong coach Jon Andersen, who has ties to Korea, failed to leave a mark.
Coach Andersen previously played for the North Korean national team and coached Incheon United in the K-League 1 professional soccer team from 2018 to 2019. He took charge of Incheon, which was struggling in the relegation zone at the time, and left a strong impression by playing soccer focused on counterattacks.
However, they were eliminated from this competition following losing three times in a row.
They competed in Group C with the UAE, Iran, and Palestine, but Hong Kong was the only one to fall.
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