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Lost to South Korea for the first time in 28 years in Olympic qualifying

Sports Hochi, a Japanese media outlet, reported on Monday that Japan is now playing against Qatar. The road to the Olympics has become more challenging.

Japan's U-23 national team, led by Coach Oiwa Ko, will play Qatar's U-23 national team in the quarterfinals of the final Asian qualifying round for the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup and Paris Olympics at 11 p.m. on the 25th (Korea time).

Japan passed the group league as the second-ranked team in Group B. In its first match, the Japanese team beat China 1-0. Matsuki Kuryu scored the first goal just eight minutes into the match to take the 1-0 lead. However, Ryuya Nishio was sent off with a red card in the 17th minute of the first half due to rough tackle. Despite being outnumbered by Japan, the team still managed to secure victory. In the second match, the team beat the United Arab Emirates 2-0. It has secured a ticket to the tournament early on by winning two consecutive games.

The final match of fate. The opponent team was South Korea led by coach Hwang Sun-hong. The two teams were on a two-game winning streak. The final ranking was confirmed based on the results of the match. Tense matches continued. Korea laughed in terms of goal concentration. Korea led the way with Kim Min-woo's header goal in a set piece situation in the 30th minute of the second half. Japan sought a reversal. Korea did not back down. In the end, Japan knelt 0-1 to Korea. As the second place in the group, Korea advanced to the quarterfinals.

They met Qatar, the home team of Group A. The first to third place winners will be given tickets to the finals of the Paris Olympics. The fourth place winner will be decided through an intercontinental playoff with African teams. Sports Hochi said, "Japan aims to participate in the Olympics for the eighth consecutive time. However, it lost to Korea for the first time in 28 years since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Japan will face Qatar. Qatar took one more day off than Japan. The most important thing to watch out for is Qatar's home advantage. Even if Japan defeats Qatar, there is a chance that it will face Iraq in the semifinals. There is no way to lose."

The media also mentioned the scene where Qatar and Indonesia left the first Group A match. Two players were sent off for Indonesia on the day. Midfielder Ivar Jenner had accumulated warnings, and striker Ramadan Samanta had to leave due to a red card. "There were too many (distinct) referee decisions. This is not a soccer game, but a comedy show," Shin strongly criticized.

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