2024-02-03 03:58:25
Canter shooting. Lee Kang-in greeting Yonhap News fans. Yonhap News The meeting between Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) is approaching.
Korea and Japan advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 held at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 31st (Korean time) and then won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
On the same day, the Japanese national team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, defeated Bahrain 3-1 in the round of 16 of the tournament held at Al Thumama Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar.
Korea, which advanced to the quarterfinals, will clash with Australia at 0:30 a.m. on the 3rd. Japan faces Iran at 2:30 pm on the same day.
In order for the two teams to meet, they must advance to the finals side by side. As they are considered strong candidates to win this tournament, attention is focused on whether the match will take place in the finals.
The match between Gubo and Lee Kang-in, who are close friends of the same age and born in 2001, is also attracting attention. The two players became close friends while playing together in Mallorca (Spain).
It is known that they have recently been in contact regarding whether the Korea-Japan war will be successful. Kubo said, “She contacted Lee Kang-in and said she would be meeting him soon,” and that “she responded that in the end, she would not be meeting him until the finals.”
With Japan first confirmed to be in second place in Group D, the match might take place if Korea ranked first in Group E and advanced to the round of 16. However, as Korea finished second in the group, the match between the two teams ended in the final.
Kubo, who met in the mixed zone (joint coverage area) following the game that day, said regarding facing Lee Kang-in, “I definitely hope to meet in the finals.”
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