China News Service, February 7 (Xinhua) -- On the 6th local time, Qatar's Asian Cup semi-finals were an upset. The Jordanian team, which reached the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time, scored two goals in the second half and defeated South Korea 2-0 to advance to the Asian Cup final.

　　Post-match statistics showed that the South Korean team had only 7 shots in the entire game, and none of them were on target, while the Jordanian team had as many as 17 shots and 7 shots on target.

　　Before the start of the Asian Cup, the Jordanian team's world ranking was only 87th, ranking 13th in Asia, 8 places lower than the national football team's world ranking.

  Image source: Asian Cup official social media

　　In response to such a defeat, the Korean team spoke out one after another.

　　When being interviewed on the sidelines after the game, the South Korean team's star Son Heung-min was in a very low mood and could hardly face the camera.

  Image source: Screenshot of "Seoul Sports" website

　　According to the Korean media "Seoul Sports", Sun Xingmin said in the mixed interview area that the defeat was because the team did not do well enough and did not achieve the expected results.

　　"I apologize to the players, fans and people across the country," he said. But at the same time, he also asked fans not to criticize the players. "The players did not do anything wrong. If they want to condemn me, I can accept it."

　　When asked about the team's preparations for the 2026 World Cup, Son Heung-min's answer was surprising.

　　"I have to consider whether I can continue to play for the national team in the future. Coach Klinsmann may not consider me anymore, and I don't know what will happen in the future."

　　Son Heung-min pointed out that head coach Klinsmann has been criticized by many people, which also makes the old coach feel the pressure.

　　Before leaving the mixed interview area, Son Heung-min said he wanted to be a hard-working player who can take on more responsibilities and make everyone proud.

  Image source: Screenshot of Korean media SPOTVNNEWS website

　　According to Korean media SPOTVNNEWS, Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, who play in the Premier League, will fly to the UK at 1 a.m. local time on the 8th to return to their respective clubs Tottenham and Wolves.

　　Klinsmann also responded to his question of whether to stay or leave after the game.

　　He admitted that as a head coach, he would be responsible for the failure and summarized the experience of failure.

　　In addition, Klinsmann also revealed that he has no intention of resigning. "What we need to do now is to return to South Korea and analyze the game. We need to understand where we performed well and where we still need to improve, and then prepare for the world preliminaries."

  Image source: Screenshot of "Seoul Sports" website

　　According to "Seoul Sports", South Korean team player Lee Gang-in said after the game that now is not the time to criticize a player or coach. "We need to seriously think about how to improve in football and work hard in a good direction." Li Gangren said that this Asian Cup made him feel a lot. There are many things that need to be changed in the future, and he is willing to be the first People who make changes.

　　For Korean fans, Li Gangren apologized: "I feel very sorry. What I want to say now is, please do not criticize any player. If you want to criticize, please criticize me. In the future, I will work harder to improve myself and kick out the fans." Wanted football.”

　　Talking about Korean football, Li Gangren admitted that changes need to be made in many aspects. (over)