After Gao Zheng got out, some things happened in the game, but no one took these things seriously.

Every Chinese fan has begun to discuss whether it is better to meet the host Australia or South Korea in the quarter-finals.

Many people hope that the Chinese team can touch South Korea. After all, the word "Korean fear" is too famous. Korean football causes the most and most profound damage to Chinese football.

Now, if the team is in excellent shape and there is still the opportunity to support Gao Zheng, what else can I think of completely ending the fear of Korea?

The last time the Chinese national team defeated the South Korean team in the game was in the 2010 East Asian semi-finals. At that time, the Chinese team led by Gao Hongbo defeated the South Korean team 3-0.

However, some people also said that the game was meaningless, because the Korean team was all domestic league players at that time, and no one of the overseas players was called. Although goalkeeper Li Yunzai was a famous player, he was already 37 years old at the time and his condition was severely declining. He was no longer capable of his peak period.

Therefore, the Korean team defeated by the Chinese team can only be regarded as the second team of South Korea, and the victory is not strong.

Although many people think that this kind of approach of helping the opponent find reasons if the opponent loses, they do hope that the Chinese team can use an undisputed victory to block the mouths of the two Japanese devils.

What a joy to defeat South Korea, which is the main player in the Asian Cup?

In addition, South Korea implements a compulsory military service system, and male citizens between the ages of 20 and 28 must serve in the military, even celebrities and sports athletes are no exception. Now, the number one star of Korean football, Son Heung-min, will also face the problem of serving in the military in the future.

Think about it, when his career was at its peak, he suddenly returned from a European club and served in the army for 18 months. Who can stand it?

According to the South Korean Military Service Law, the top three Olympics and Asian Games champions may be exempted from military service, or may be exempted from military service when they make significant contributions to the country, and will be replaced by four weeks of military training.

During the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, in order to avoid becoming the first host who could not qualify in the group stage, the government issued a special clause to the Korean men's football team at that time to inspire morale: as long as the team qualifies in the 2002 World Cup and advances to the top 16, all members of the team will be exempted from military service.

As a result, the Korean team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and all the players were exempted from military service.

Later, because the Korean baseball team also reached the semi-finals of the first World Baseball Classics, but was not exempted from military service, which led to a large discussion in social opinion. In the end, under pressure, the Korean Military Affairs Office exempted the military service of this group of baseball team players in 2006.

Afterwards, athletes from other sports protested the decision to exempt military service and asked themselves to receive corresponding treatment.

The South Korean government finally issued clauses for athletes to be exempted from military service, stipulating that athletes in any sports can only get the opportunity to be exempted from military service only if they achieve excellent results in major international competitions they participate in.

At the 2012 London Olympics, the South Korean Olympic team defeated Japan in the third and fourth finals and won a bronze medal. The entire team was exempted from military service.

Son Heung-min, who was 20 years old at the time, was playing football in Hamburg. In order to gain a better position in Hamburg, the Korean Football Association did not call him to participate in the Olympics. This led to him missing the first opportunity to be exempted from military service.

At the Incheon Asian Games last year, the South Korean team narrowly defeated North Korea 1-0 in the final and won the Asian Games championship again after 28 years.

At that time, Son Heung-min himself wanted to participate in the Asian Games, but because he had just transferred to Leverkusen, the club refused to release him on the grounds of avoiding affecting the team's new season. Son Heung-min missed the second opportunity to be exempted from military service.

So this year's Asian Cup became Son Heung-min's third chance to be exempted from military service.

If the Chinese team can meet the Korean team, Chinese fans have already shouted the slogan "Send Son Heung-min to join the army! Serve according to law is an unshirkable responsibility of every Korean male citizen!"

As for meeting with host Australia, Chinese fans are also worried that the AFC will stumbling under pressure from the market and broadcasting, submitting Australia to advance to the semi-finals and sacrificing the Chinese team.

Therefore, he is not willing to meet Australia in the quarterfinals.

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After three minutes of injury time, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game.

The Chinese team won the first place in the group as they wished. They once again circled around the field after the game, thanking the Chinese fans who came from afar.

Fans shouted to the Chinese team: "Brisbane! Brisbane! Brisbane!"

This is their agreement with the Chinese team.

On January 22, they will meet again at this stadium.

In the two Group A group matches held yesterday, Australia defeated Oman 4:0, and South Korea defeated Kuwait 1:0. Both teams won two games and advanced early. But who can win the first place in the group depends on the direct dialogue between the two teams in the last game.

Because Australia's goals are more than South Korea's team, as long as they do not lose to South Korea, even if they tie with the opponent, if they have the same score, the winning or losing relationship is the same, and the goal difference is relatively good, and Australia has the advantage, it can become the first in the group.

At the post-match press conference between the Chinese team and Uzbekistan, Perrin was also asked by reporters whether he wanted to meet the host Australia or meet the South Korean team.

Instead of answering the question, Perrin said: "Our next game is the third group stage, and our opponent is North Korea. As for what opponents we will encounter in the quarterfinals, this is not considered, because it is useless for me to think about it."

Gao Zheng is still more honest. When the reporters asked him who he wanted to meet in the quarterfinals, he said without hesitation: "South Korea."

Then he started laughing, and the reporters laughed.

This is simply the choice that most Chinese fans will make.

Since you can beat South Korea, why beat Australia?

Is Australia easy to fight?

Anyway, it's all the same, so why not choose the opponent you want to deal with the most?

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No one pays attention to the match between the Chinese and North Korean teams in the third round of the group stage.

In addition to sporadic people, there are people who are calling for the Chinese team not to fall apart and strive to qualify from the group with three consecutive victories.

But more people are still paying more attention to the quarterfinals.

On January 17, the third round of Group A group stage kicked off at the same time. China did not participate in the two group matches of that day, but one of the group matches attracted much attention from China. Many Chinese media even reported this game in Brisbane, even if the Chinese team played in another city the next day, doing so would cause them to run back and forth, which was very hard.

Just because this game is a match between Australia and South Korea.

Who will be the opponent of the Chinese team in the quarterfinals? It will be clear after this game.

The South Korean team scored in the 32nd minute of the first half.

This score means Australia will become the second in the group and meet the Chinese team in the quarterfinals.

This does not meet the hopes of most people. So after the South Korean team scored, the Chinese journalists in the media table sighed, which made many Australian colleagues wonder what they thought that this group of Dongfang Kong was Korean journalists... How could their own national team score the goal, but the reporters sighed?

Later they discovered... this is a group of Chinese journalists.

But after understanding this, they became even more confused.

Didn’t it mean that Chinese football has “HK fear”? Why do you think about the Chinese journalists? They also hope that the Chinese team will play against the South Korean team in the quarterfinals?

Before the end of the first half, South Korean player Li Tingxi was replaced due to injury, which made the Chinese journalists in the stands cheer, which made the Korean journalists glar.

Australia strengthened its offensive in the second half, and perhaps they didn't want to meet the Chinese team with Gao Zheng and high morale in the quarter-finals.

Under wave after wave of offensives, the South Korean team's defense is in danger.

The South Korean team also paid a price to withstand Australia's attack.

Their winger Han Jiao-won made a foul when he returned to defense and received a yellow card. This is his second yellow card in this Asian Cup, which will result in him being automatically suspended for one game and not being able to play against the Chinese team in the next game.

If the South Korean team really meets the Chinese team in the quarterfinals, this will be good news for the Chinese team.

In the 78th minute of the game, the moment that excited Chinese journalists finally came. Australia took advantage of the South Korean team's own defensive mistake and scored the equalizer goal!

If this score is maintained until the end of the game, it means that Australia will become the first in the group, and the second to squeeze the South Korean team to the second in the group to meet the Chinese team!

Chinese journalists cheered for Australia's goals in the media seat, and then they ignored the feelings of the Korean journalists...
Chapter completed!