Hwang Sun-hong, who got the first step well, now has to overcome China.
Hwang Sun-hong, who is seeking to advance to the Olympic finals for 10 consecutive times, aims to make all-out efforts to advance to the second round of the group stage against China early on.
The U-23 national soccer team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, will play the second Group B match of the “2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup” against China at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 10 p.m. on the 19th.
Japan is the toughest team to deal with in this Group B match, which also includes Hwang Sun-hong. Team Korea, which had a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, is tying for the lead in Group B along with Japan, which beat China 1-0. Fortunately, it is the last match that Korea will face Japan. If Korea secures a win in the match against China, it will be able to advance to the quarterfinals, where it can rank No. 2 in the group, depending on the result of the match between Japan and the UAE.
The national team is likely to make defensive operations to earn points in the second match against China. It is expected that the national team will face a situation similar to the reason why it struggled in the UAE match, but Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota) will be able to penetrate the opponent who lowered the line deeply.
If Jung Sang-bin, who joined the team after a hard time, plays a good role, he will be able to catch both the content and the result. Currently, the national team is highly likely to win over China in all games.
However, we must not let our guard down as always. China may be considered weak in capability, but it is recognized as a tricky team because it played soccer where players physically collide with each other. China also teased Japanese defenders by launching strong attacks in the first Group B match against Japan on Wednesday.
The Korean team has had 12 wins, three draws and two losses against China’s U-23 team in 17 matches so far. It also completely won 2-0 at the Hangzhou Asian Games in October last year, when it had a showdown. Attention is focusing on whether Hwang will be able to increase his chances of advancing to the Olympics finals for 10 consecutive times by beating China.
Meanwhile, the upcoming event will also serve as the Asian qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which kicks off in July. A total of 16 countries must rank among the top three in the upcoming event to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Ranking fourth place will mark a rather difficult journey. After playing in a playoff against Guinea, the fourth-ranked team in the African qualifying round, it must win to go to Paris.
Starting with the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Korean team has advanced to the finals for nine consecutive Olympics. After setting a new world record of eight at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the team broke its own record. If Paris is confirmed, the record for consecutive finals will increase to 10. 메이저사이트