Hwang Sun-hong, U-23 Asian Cup Korea-Japan Match

Should I Avenge the Humiliation from 2 years ago... Hwang Sun-hong, U-23 Asian Cup Korea-Japan Match on the Night of the 22nd

I laughed at the Hangzhou finals... Finally, Korea and Japan must win the match without the 'age advantage', and the quarterfinals will become easier... Director Hwang Sun-hong “Comprehensive inspection and preparation”

June 12, 2022 is a heartbreaking day for Coach Hwang Sun-hong, who leads the U-23 national soccer team.

Hwang Sun-hong, who was on the field of the next generation of Korean soccer player Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), was defeated 0-3 by Japan in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup. 사설 토토사이트

It was an even more shocking result because Japan had formed a team with players two years younger than the standard age, targeting the Paris Olympics to be held in July.

Coach Hwang said at the time, "Japan was stronger than expected.

I felt like they had prepared a lot," and added, "I will do my best to never disappoint them in the future."

About two years later, Hwang Sun-hong clashes with Japan again in the final qualifying round of the Paris Olympics.

She got her chance to get revenge at the same competition.

The national team led by Coach Hwang will play the third match of Group B of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup against Japan at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 10 p.m. (Korean time) on the 22nd.

Both teams, tied in Group B with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China, confirmed their advance to the quarterfinals early.

Korea and Japan are tied for the lead in Group B, with 6 points and a goal difference of +3.

Although passing the group stage has been confirmed, there are many reasons why Hwang Sun-hong cannot concede victory.

If they lose, they will place second in Group B and have the burden of facing the host nation, Qatar, which took first place in Group A, from the quarterfinals.

Since the goal difference and number of points are the same, if Korea and Japan draw, we will see the real situation of a penalty shoot-out without overtime to determine the first place in the group according to the tournament regulations.

Qatar is in strong form as a home team, with two wins in two group stage games.

To avoid the difficult path of facing a burdensome opponent from the quarterfinals, all you have to do is defeat Japan and take first place in Group B.

If he passes the quarterfinals, he can get one step closer to Hwang Sun-hong's goal of advancing to the finals of the Olympics for the 10th consecutive time.

Once you reach the semifinal stage, there is a possibility of receiving a ticket to Paris.

The top three finishers in this competition will receive a direct ticket to the Paris Olympics finals.

The fourth-place team must win the playoffs against Guinea, fourth place in the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, to advance to Paris.

It's a Korea-Japan match where you can't lose even at rock-paper-scissors, but the story of the Japanese national team led by Hwang Sun-hong and Coach Oiwa Ko is deeper.

With the Paris Olympics in mind, Japan managed the team under Coach Oiwa with an early focus on the 'growth' of national team players by age group.

Japan, who defeated Hwang Sun-hong in the U-23 Asian Cup two years ago with players younger than the standard age, also formed a team with players younger than the competition age limit of 24 years at last year's Hangzhou Asian Games.

Coincidentally, the two teams met in the finals, and this time, Hwang Sun-hong-ho won 2-1.

As military service benefits were at stake for the gold medal, the 'weight gap' between the two teams was large thanks to the participation of European players such as Lee Kang-in, Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart), and Hong Hyun-seok (Gent).

Japan, who had been blocked once by Hwang Sun-hong, who had formed a 'luxury corps' rarely seen in Asian age-group competitions, but diligently reorganized their line, showed their potential by defeating the world-class Argentina U-23 national team 5-2 in November last year.

Argentina, led by coach Javier Mascherano, a renowned midfielder, collapsed after conceding four goals starting in the 22nd minute of the second half.

On the other hand, Hwang Sun-hong has become weaker than at the Asian Games.

Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), and Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), whom Coach Hwang had worked hard to recruit, were all unable to join due to opposition from their respective teams.

What is noteworthy is that many of the players who played when defeating Korea two years ago also participated in this tournament.

In addition to striker Mao Hosoya (Kashiwa Reysol), who scored the second goal at the time, Takashi Uchino (Düsseldorf), Gein Sato (Brder Bremen), Kuryu Matsuki (FC Tokyo), Shota Fujio (FC Machida), etc.

They will once play against Korea in the U-23 Asian Cup.

Coach Hwang, who is facing Japan with the 'age advantage' finally gone, acknowledged that the opponent is a strong candidate for the championship.

Coach Hwang said at a press conference after defeating China 2-0 on the 19th, "Japan is a team that has been strengthening its organization for a long time, so if you look at the form of its organization, it is 'top' among the participating countries in this tournament."

He added, "Japan is a team that needs to be comprehensively reviewed.

“We have to find a good way to deal with this situation, ” he said.