Theater goal during extra time in the second half...It's been 8 years since we won the competition
Japan beat Uzbekistan to become the "2024 Asian Football Confederation AFC Under-23 Asian Cup" champion.
Japan won the final match against Uzbekistan 1-0 at Jasim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 4th.
This is the first time in eight years that Japan has been crowned since its last victory in 2016.
The tight balance was not broken until the end of the game.
Japan took the lead in the 46th minute of the second half with a goal scored by winger Fuki Yamada.
Uzbekistan had a chance to chase after a penalty kick for a handball foul in the 49th minute of the second half due to VAR.
However, Umarali Rahmonaliyev's right-footed shot as a kicker was blocked by Kokubo Leo.
In the end, Japan defeated Uzbekistan and won the championship, ending the tournament.
This tournament also served as the final Asian qualifying round for men's soccer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will open in July.
The number of tickets for the Asian region is 3.5, and the first to third places will go directly to Paris, while the fourth place will play the intercontinental playoff PO against Guinea, the fourth place in Africa, to advance to the finals.
As a result of the U-23 Asian Cup, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Iraq, ranked second, confirmed their trip to Paris, while Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, ranked fourth, will play PO.
Japan, which will be in Group D of men's soccer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will face Paraguay, Mali and Israel.
Second place Uzbekistan, which is in Group C, will face Spain, Egypt and the Dominican Republic.
Argentina, Morocco, and Ukraine will wait for the third-place Iraq that entered Group B.
Indonesia, ranked fourth, aims to advance to the finals in the intercontinental PO against Guinea, which will be held in Clerfontaine, France on the 9th.
Unlike Japan, which became the champion of the U-23 Asian Cup, South Korea was humiliated.
South Korea reached the tournament with victories over the United Arab Emirates 1-0, China 2-0 and Japan 1-0 in the group stage.
However, in the quarterfinals, he kneeled down to Indonesia 2-2 draws, 10-11 losses in penalties led by head coach Shin Tae-yong.
As a result, nine consecutive Olympic finals that lasted from the 1988 Seoul Olympics to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ended in vain. 토토사이트 추천