2024-01-19 19:08:32
“This is ‘Shin Tae-yong Magic.’”
Coach Shin Tae-yong’s (55) Indonesian national team won its first victory over Vietnam. We won 1-0. The remaining game is against Japan, and this game, played on the 24th, is the final game that will determine advancement from the group stage to the round of 16.
Coach Shin Tae-yong, who is leading the Indonesian national soccer team, lost 1-3 to Iraq in the first round of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup on the 15th. However, in the second match held in three days on the 19th, they beat Vietnam, which is competing for Southeast Asian hegemony, 1-0.
In Group D, which includes ‘championship contenders’ Japan, Iraq, Vietnam, and Indonesia, a series of unexpected surprises continued.
First of all, Iraq is said to be the strongest team in this tournament and sent a ‘shock wave’ by defeating Japan, the number one candidate for the championship. Jumped to first place with 6 points.
Indonesia rose to third place with a win over Vietnam and three points, one win and one loss. Japan and Indonesia, who beat Vietnam in order, were tied with 3 points. However, Japan is ahead in second place and Indonesia is third in terms of goal difference.
On the other hand, Vietnam fell to last place after losing 2-4 to Japan and losing again in Indonesia.
What catches the eye are the comparisons between Vietnam and Indonesia, the ‘rivals for Southeast Asian hegemony’, and former Vietnamese coach Park Hang-seo.
Although Indonesia lost to Iraq, it reached the Asian Cup finals for the first time since 2007 and scored a goal, heating up the atmosphere. They won the Asian Cup finals for the first time in 17 years against Vietnam without Park Hang-seo.
Coach Shin Tae-yong, whose goal was three points in the Asian Cup, completed former Japan coach Philippe Toursier’s mission to Vietnam and meets Japan in the final group match. Although their power is evaluated as inferior, they continue their upward trend and aim to advance to the round of 16 on their own.
When coach Park Hang-seo led Vietnam, coach Shin Tae-yong was often compared to the two ‘star coaches.’ It was called the ‘Korea Derby’ as it was a match between Korean coaches. Coach Park took a large lead with 3 wins and 3 draws. Coach Shin has never won. Vietnam’s last victory was in 2016.
Meanwhile, Klinsmann’s Korea will play the second game against Jordan at 8:30 pm on the 20th. Jordan rose to first place in the mid-term rankings by beating coach Kim Pang-gon’s Malaysia 4-0. This game is a match that concludes the battle with Korea for the lead in Group D.
As Japan lost to Iraq and finished second in the group, the possibility of a match between Korea and Japan in the round of 16 of the Asian Cup increased.
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