(Qatar World Cup) South Korea and Uruguay have a goalless draw AFC teams have 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the first round
China News Agency, Doha, November 24th (Reporter Xing Chong) On the 24th, the last Asian team South Korea debuted in this cup. The South Korean team led by the well-known star Sun Xingmin failed to continue the Asian team's victory. 0:0 and the Uruguay team shook hands.
So far, the AFC team has ended the first round of this World Cup, with a total of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
After the start of this cup, the host team Qatar and Asia's No. 1 Iran team lost to their opponents one after another. The Australian team, which also belongs to the AFC, lost to the defending champion France 1:4, and then followed the Saudi team and Japan. 1 defeated Argentina and Germany, reversing the decline of Asian football.
Judging from the strength of the cards, Uruguay, currently ranked 14th in the world, is far above the 28th South Korean team. However, in the last cup, the South Korean team defeated the powerful German team in the group stage, which made the outside world look at it with admiration.
At the beginning of the game, the South Korean team launched an aggressive offensive. The ball possession rate in the first 20 minutes was even as high as 71%. In the 34th minute, the South Korean team got an excellent offensive opportunity. Before, Huang Yizhu pushed the ball high without marking.
Subsequently, the more experienced Uruguay team began to look for opportunities, and the Korean team's defense frequently appeared in danger.
In the 43rd minute, after Valverde took a corner kick from the right, Godin grabbed a header and hit the left post.
Easy side to fight again, the situation on the field continues to be stalemate.
In the 62nd minute, Nunes of the Uruguayan team got rid of the South Korean defender and made a cross. The ball was saved by the South Korean goalkeeper. After a long attack failed, the Uruguayan team made a substitution adjustment.
In the 80th minute, Cavani made a steal in the midfield, and Nunez dribbled the ball in and shot it wide of the right side of the goal.
Near the end, the two sides made many substitutions and adjustments, and the competition on the field became more intense.
In the 89th minute, Valverde took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, and the ball hit the post again.
In stoppage time, Sun Xingmin took a long shot from outside the penalty area and missed the bottom line on the right side of the goal.
In the end, the two sides drew a goalless draw.
Uruguayan captain Godin said after the game that the team played very hard at the beginning and made many mistakes. The opponent's blocking was done very well, which caused the Uruguayan team to not run smoothly in the middle.
"We had two chances to hit the post, but it wasn't our best game and Uruguay should have played at a better level."
Sun Xingmin wore a mask during the game, because the swelling of the face has not subsided, and there are still scars on the brow bone.
He said in an interview after the game that it feels good to be able to compete with strong teams, and it is too early to talk about advancing to the top 16. The South Korean team must give everything in the remaining two games.
With the end of the Korean team game, the 6 AFC teams have completed the first round of this cup, with a total of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
In the World Cup in Russia four years ago, the five participating AFC teams scored a total of 2 wins and 3 losses in the first round.
Although the AFC teams won the same number of games in the first round of this cup, the Saudi team and the Japanese team defeated the former world champion teams, and the gold content is obviously more abundant.
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