Chinanews.com, November 28th. The Koreans once again stood on the edge of a cliff.
On the evening of the 28th, Beijing time, they lost to African star Ghana 2:3 in the second round of the World Cup group stage.
With only 1 point after two games, Tai Chi Tiger is getting farther and farther away from qualifying for the group stage.
On November 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group H of the Qatar World Cup group match, the match between South Korea and Ghana officially started.
The picture shows South Korea's No. 7 player Sun Xingmin (red) dribbling the ball.
In the first round of the match, the South Korean team fought hard for 90 minutes with the traditional powerful Uruguay team, drawing with their opponents and gaining 1 point; while the Ghana team, the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams in this World Cup, lost 2:3 to the Portuguese team led by Cristiano Ronaldo , while encountering the black door, the World Cup record also came to an embarrassing five-match winless.
Looking back at history, the South Korean team and the Ghanaian team have played against each other 6 times in friendly matches, and both sides won 3 games and were evenly matched.
But in the seventh game, which is also the most critical battle for qualifying places in the World Cup group, the two sides opened up their offense and defense, and the game fell into a stalemate from the time the referee whistled.
In the 7th minute of the game, Sun Xingmin took a tactical corner kick, and Zheng Youying's shot from outside the penalty area was blocked from the bottom line.
In the 18th minute, Sun Xingmin took a corner kick from the left, Cao Guicheng headed the goal and was cleared by Salisu.
In the 23rd minute, the Ghana team opened the scoring first, Jordan Ayew took a free kick, Salisu scored the ball in the chaos in front of the goal, Ghana 1:0 South Korea!
In the 33rd minute, the South Korean team's defense was not tight, Jordan Ayew made a cross from the left, Kudus scored with a header, and Ghana expanded its lead.
In the 44th minute, Zheng Yourong made a curved shot from outside the penalty area and kicked slightly high.
In stoppage time in the first half, Jordan Ayew took a corner kick and Thomas Partey headed it high.
On November 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group H of the Qatar World Cup group match, the match between South Korea and Ghana officially started.
The picture shows Ghana player No. 14 (white) with the ball
The South Korean team, aiming for the knockout round, is not reconciled to the team's desperation.
At the beginning of the second half, Tai Chi Tiger continued to make adjustments in the frontcourt, intending to recover the disadvantage.
In the 52nd minute, Na Sang-ho responded from the left side of the penalty area, Kim Jin-soo made a cross, and Cao Kyu-sung's header was thrown away by Atizaki.
This goal also opened the horn of their charge.
The Korean team's "high-altitude bombing" finally paid off.
In the 57th minute, Lee Gang-in, who had just come off the bench, sent a cross with his left foot, and Cao Kyu-sung headed in front of the goal to bring South Korea back.
Three minutes later, Lee Gang-in got the ball in the middle and split it to Son Heung-min on the left.
However, after scoring the goal, the South Korean team slackened again in the defense.
In the 68th minute, Mensah made a cross from the left to the center of the penalty area and Williams kicked the ball into the air. Kudus followed up with no defense on the right side of the penalty area. He pushed a shot with his left foot to the far corner of the goal and scored. Ghana took the lead again.
On November 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group H of the Qatar World Cup group match, the match between South Korea and Ghana officially started.
The picture shows the Korean team celebrating after scoring a goal.
Regarding the fatal mistake made by the South Korean team, the TV commentary also jokingly said: "At this moment, the defender of the South Korean team seems to have flown back to the country ahead of schedule." Knock on the gate guarded by the Ghanaian goalkeeper three times.
2:3, a defeat became their final outcome.
With the defeat of the South Korean team, the Asian teams only achieved a record of 1 win and 4 losses in the second round of the World Cup in Qatar.
In addition to Iran's stoppage time lore against Wales, Saudi Arabia and Japan, which won the first round, lost to Poland and Costa Rica respectively. The host Qatar lost 1:3 to Senegal, becoming the first team to lose in this World Cup.
Failed to get the expected 3 points from the Ghana team. So far, only 1 point has been accumulated after two rounds, and the Korean team is getting farther and farther away from qualifying for the group.
Next, they will face the most powerful Portuguese team in the group stage. Even if they win, they may not qualify. In other words, they have lost the initiative to advance to the knockout round.
On November 28, Beijing time, in the second round of Group H of the Qatar World Cup group match, the match between the South Korean team and the Ghana team officially started.
The picture shows the moment when the Ghana team scored a goal.
In the final stage of the game, South Korean coach Bento sat down on the bench, seemingly helpless.
Since becoming the head coach of the Korean team, his team leadership philosophy and on-the-spot command have been questioned. Now he has failed to prove himself in the most important arena, and his coaching prospects have fallen into darkness along with the Korean team.
If the South Korean team misses the knockout stage, they will stop in the World Cup group stage for 12 consecutive years.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, they defeated Greece in the group stage and drew with Nigeria to obtain the top 16 seats.
But in the subsequent World Cup in Brazil, Tai Chi Tiger missed the qualification with 1 draw and 2 losses.
Four years ago, although they beat the defending champion Germany 2-0 and left a strong performance, they still couldn't hide the embarrassment of missing the knockout rounds in the two World Cups.
Now standing on the edge of the cliff, what is the fate of the South Korean team in this World Cup?
It is no longer up to them to write.