‘Overcome Iran and defeat Japan!’In order for Korean soccer to achieve its long-cherished wish of winning the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, it is expected that it will have to defeat both ‘difficult enemy’ Iran and ‘old enemy’ Japan.Korea emerged as a leader in Asia by sweeping the first competition in 1956 and the second competition in 1960, but in the 15 competitions since then, it has finished second four times (1972, 1980, 1988, 2015) and third place (1964, 2015). It was won only four times (2000, 2007, 2011) and did not win the championship.
While Korea remained stagnant for a long time, Japan (4 times), Saudi Arabia, and Iran (3 times, total wins) emerged as powerhouses on the Asian stage.Korea was often eliminated from the Asian Cup because it could not overcome the ‘sandstorm’ of the Middle East.Among them, they had a particularly difficult match against Iran. Korea’s previous record against Iran is 10 wins, 10 draws, and 13 losses, and they are not ahead in the Asian Cup finals with 3 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses.
In the quarterfinals of the 1996 United Arab Emirates (UAE) tournament, they were defeated by Iran with a score of 2-6.This is Korea’s record loss by the largest margin in Asian Cup history.Iranian fans still shout ‘Six two!’ loudly when an international match is played against Korea.Korea has often faced Iran in the quarterfinals.In particular, from the 1996 tournament to the 2011 Qatar tournament, there was a record of clashing in the quarterfinals five times in a row.There is a possibility that Korea and Iran will meet in the quarterfinals in this tournament as well.Korea is in Group E with Malaysia, Jordan, and Bahrain, and Iran is in Group C with the UAE, Hong Kong, and Palestine, and both teams are highly likely to take first place in their respective groups.In this case, if both 카지노사이트킹 teams win in the round of 16, a matchup will be created to face them in the quarterfinals.
