Indonesia's First Round of 16 Draw with Shin Tae-yong and Korea Kim Pang-gon

Asian Cup Indonesia's First Round of 16 Draw with Shin Tae-yong and Korea Kim Pang-gon... The Korean Wave in Soccer Took Hold

The ‘Korean soccer wave’, which has been gaining popularity mainly in Southeast Asia, is showing its true value at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup.

The most successful Korean coach is Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong.

We accomplished the great feat of advancing Indonesia to the round of 16 of the Asian Cup for the first time in history.

Indonesia's FIFA ranking is 146th, the second lowest among the 24 countries participating in this tournament, after Hong Kong (150th).

The group draw results were not very good either.

They were drawn in Group D with Japan, a favorite for the championship, Iraq, a powerhouse in the Middle East, and Vietnam, which emerged as the strongest player in Southeast Asia under former Coach Park Hang-seo.

Many people predicted that Indonesia would be eliminated, but Shin Tae-yong Indonesia surprised everyone with his unyielding soccer skills.

They lost 1-3 in the first game against Iraq, but performed well, scoring the equalizer after conceding the first goal.

In the second match against Vietnam, K-League Asnawi's penalty kick goal at the end of the first half resulted in a 1-0 win.

In the final match against Japan, they were unable to overcome the power gap and lost 1-3.

However, he played persistent soccer and did not give up, scoring a make-up goal just before the end of the game.

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu acknowledged after the game, "Indonesia has improved a lot under coach Shin Tae-yong's guidance."

Luck also added.

The match between Oman and Kyrgyzstan in Group F, which ended on the 26th (Korean time), ended in a draw, allowing Indonesia to advance to the round of 16.

In the video released on YouTube, Coach Shin and the Indonesian players, who were watching the Oman-Kyrgyzstan match at their accommodation, had a 'crazy time' by embracing each other and running around when it was confirmed that they would advance to the round of 16.

Coach Shin hugged each player and encouraged them.

Shin Tae-yong takes on the challenge of creating new history again.

He competed for a place in the quarterfinals against Australia.

Coach Kim Pang-gon's Malaysia also failed to advance to the round of 16, but achieved a valuable result by drawing 3-3 after playing on equal terms with Korea.

Malaysia is ranked 130th in the FIFA rankings, 107 places below Korea (23rd).

Since they lost both of the previous two games and were unable to advance to the round of 16, it was difficult for Coach Kim to encourage the players' desire to win.

However, Harimau (the nickname of the Tigers and the Malaysian national team), who had been trained by coach Kim for about two years, became stronger and showed off their upgraded skills.

Before Coach Kim took office as Malaysian coach, he served as the head of the national team strength strengthening committee of the Korea Football Association, so he knew Korea better than anyone else.

Coach Kim said, "We got a fantastic result.

I would like to thank the players, the government and everyone.

It was a glorious game."

Meanwhile, the joys and sorrows of foreign head coaches with ties to Korea were mixed.

Coach Paulo Bento, who led the Taegeuk Warriors to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, placed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in second place in Group C and once again achieved a round of 16 performance in a major tournament on Qatar soil.

On the other hand, Hong Kong coach John Andersen, who previously led Incheon United, was in trouble.

Hong Kong was eliminated from Group C, losing all three games.

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