SME-Written by: Muhammad bin Abdat
The semi-final matches of the 2023 Asian Cup, hosted by the State of Qatar, will begin today, Tuesday, with the Jordanian and South Korean teams meeting on the field of Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. Followers and those interested expect that this confrontation will be difficult, and whoever wins the result early and plays after it with calm nerves and great mental focus may decide it to his advantage.
It is true that most of the nominations are in favor of the Koreans who played great matches and a high technical level in the tournament, led by their team’s star Son, who with his wonderful goal against Australia brought his country to this round. In fact, the Korean team’s journey was difficult, especially in the knockout rounds, where it faced Saudi Arabia in the round of sixteen and then Australia. In the quarter-finals, unlike the Jordanian team, which reached this round through confrontations with less ferocious teams from the second and third levels in Asia, if we exclude its dramatic match against the Mesopotamian Lions. But this does not mean that the Jordanian team may have an easy time passing for the Koreans to the final of the tournament, as the Nashami team has distinguished elements and a coach. An expert named Amouta, and on top of that, in my opinion, he has more enthusiasm and reaction power than the members of the Korean national team, and therefore the match will be on a hot plate, even if it is on paper, the nominations go to the Koreans due to a number of factors and differences, but football only knows the one who gives it on the field and takes advantage of fair chances to emerge victorious from the plate. Pitch.
But if we go to the other match, which will bring together the defending champion, the Qatar national team, which is playing on its home soil and among its fans, and the Iranian national team, which is ecstatic with a strong victory over the most prominent candidate, which is the Japanese national team. The nominations and speculations will not be without the bias in favor of this team or that team. But I see that the match will be one of the most difficult and strongest matches in the tournament, and I believe that Al-Anabi, which defends its title and plays on its home soil and among the fans, will be closer to kidnapping the match, as there is a challenge factor to continue the journey to the final and maintain the title, and secondly, it will be a weapon. The ground and the crowd are a great motivational factor for the stars of the Qatari football team, and therefore many believe that these factors are what brings the Qatar team closer to being the second team in the final, even if the Iranian team showed a good level in the tournament and showed its teeth strongly against Japan, and this does not rule out that it will continue its remarkable level in the semi-finals. Championship.
The last one will be lucky and go to Lusail to have the honor of playing the Asian Cup final match and strive to achieve the achievement of winning the precious cup.
Let us wait together for all of this after the final whistle of this decisive round matches.
