S. Korea set for Asian Cup semifinal showdown
Japanese and South Korean players wanted to face each other at the Asian Cup, and they will. Just not in the final -- but in the semifinals on Tuesday.
South Korea needed 120 minutes, but produced a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Iran on Saturday to set a date with their archrivals in the last four.
Australia also qualified for the Asian Cup semis on Saturday with a 1-0 extra time win over holders Iraq, thanks to Harry Kewell's header. The Socceroos will play Uzbekistan in their first semifinal appearance,deck lights global replica watches cheap co jacob replica watch chopard watches replicas buy a replica watch. as no Middle East teams made it out of the quarterfinals.
Korea and Japan met at the third-place match of the last Asian Cup in 2007, the former winning on penalties. The two sides battled to a 0-0 draw in a friendly in Seoul in October, Alberto Zaccheroni's second match in charge of Japan.
Japan and Korea both reached the second round of last year's World Cup.
"I think all four teams in the semifinals deserve to be there," Zaccheroni said, after scouting the Korea-Iran game at Qatar Sports Club. "South Korea are a class team. Their performances have been good,The Hampton Bay 2-Light Flush-Mount cctv surveillance camera features a round design and a brushed-nickel finish. and their players have quality with great organization on the pitch."
"It will be a difficult match for us, but it should be difficult for them as well," he said.
Captain Makoto Hasebe said, "It would have been nice if we could have played South Korea in the final, but we were going to have to take them on sooner or later."
"I'm very excited about the match, and I think anyone who watches the game will enjoy it.You would like cctv security camera watches. Korea played better football than Iran, and you could tell the players wanted it," he said.
"We've got to have the heart to match theirs," he added.
Korea skipper Park Ji Sung is equally anxious to face the country that gave him his professional break with Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J-League.
"I thought we would face them in the final, but now we're facing them in the semis," the Manchester United midfielder said. "It's a great matchup and I think both teams have been playing well up to this point. It should be a very good match."
"Japan and Korea are two of the best teams in Asia, and I hope we can demonstrate that through this match. Our young players have gained experience at this tournament and have really improved," he said.
It was all Korea in the first half as Cho Kwang Rae's side buried Iran at their own end.
Iran, the only team with a perfect record in the first round and coached by new Shimizu S-Pulse manager Afshin Gotbi, simply could not keep up with the pace and execution of Korea, who ran roughshod over their opponents particularly in midfield.
The best -- and only -- chance during the opening half for the Iranians was a near Korean own goal by Ji Dong Won,Huge selection of gaga-deals for your garde, who forced his keeper Jung Sung Ryong to keep a head-clearance out of the net.chanel womenhandbags compact fluorescent light.
Japanese and South Korean players wanted to face each other at the Asian Cup, and they will. Just not in the final -- but in the semifinals on Tuesday.
South Korea needed 120 minutes, but produced a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Iran on Saturday to set a date with their archrivals in the last four.
Australia also qualified for the Asian Cup semis on Saturday with a 1-0 extra time win over holders Iraq, thanks to Harry Kewell's header. The Socceroos will play Uzbekistan in their first semifinal appearance,deck lights global replica watches cheap co jacob replica watch chopard watches replicas buy a replica watch. as no Middle East teams made it out of the quarterfinals.
Korea and Japan met at the third-place match of the last Asian Cup in 2007, the former winning on penalties. The two sides battled to a 0-0 draw in a friendly in Seoul in October, Alberto Zaccheroni's second match in charge of Japan.
Japan and Korea both reached the second round of last year's World Cup.
"I think all four teams in the semifinals deserve to be there," Zaccheroni said, after scouting the Korea-Iran game at Qatar Sports Club. "South Korea are a class team. Their performances have been good,The Hampton Bay 2-Light Flush-Mount cctv surveillance camera features a round design and a brushed-nickel finish. and their players have quality with great organization on the pitch."
"It will be a difficult match for us, but it should be difficult for them as well," he said.
Captain Makoto Hasebe said, "It would have been nice if we could have played South Korea in the final, but we were going to have to take them on sooner or later."
"I'm very excited about the match, and I think anyone who watches the game will enjoy it.You would like cctv security camera watches. Korea played better football than Iran, and you could tell the players wanted it," he said.
"We've got to have the heart to match theirs," he added.
Korea skipper Park Ji Sung is equally anxious to face the country that gave him his professional break with Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J-League.
"I thought we would face them in the final, but now we're facing them in the semis," the Manchester United midfielder said. "It's a great matchup and I think both teams have been playing well up to this point. It should be a very good match."
"Japan and Korea are two of the best teams in Asia, and I hope we can demonstrate that through this match. Our young players have gained experience at this tournament and have really improved," he said.
It was all Korea in the first half as Cho Kwang Rae's side buried Iran at their own end.
Iran, the only team with a perfect record in the first round and coached by new Shimizu S-Pulse manager Afshin Gotbi, simply could not keep up with the pace and execution of Korea, who ran roughshod over their opponents particularly in midfield.
The best -- and only -- chance during the opening half for the Iranians was a near Korean own goal by Ji Dong Won,Huge selection of gaga-deals for your garde, who forced his keeper Jung Sung Ryong to keep a head-clearance out of the net.chanel womenhandbags compact fluorescent light.
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