South Korea Break China Hearts to Reach Asian Games Football Final
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, South Korea defeated China 2-1 to reach a record fourth successive Asian Games final at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.
- China bowed out of their first Games semi-finals in 28 years with some regret, after an Asian Cup run in January also ended without gold.
- Stoke City attacker Bae Jun-ho scored the 82nd-minute winner, while Lee Young-jun headed in a 33-minute corner to cancel out China forward Wang Yudong's opening strike.
- The defending champions will bid for an unprecedented fourth straight gold medal in Saturday's final at Toyota stadium against the winner of Japan and Uzbekistan.
- Winning the Asian Games gold provides an added bonus for the players, as champions earn an exemption from South Korea's compulsory military service for adult males.
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South Korea break China hearts to reach Asian Games football final
The Koreans will face either hosts Japan or Uzbekistan for gold on Saturday as they pursue a fourth title in a row. Bae Jun-ho was their hero, ghosting in at the back post to head in a dramatic 82nd-minute winner at Nagai Stadium. Asian Games men's football consists of under-23 squads with three overage players. "We were expecting a challenging match but we persevered," said South Korea coach Lee Min-sung. "We conceded first to make it even hard…
Conceded the opening goal but turned the game around with consecutive goals from Lee Young-jun and Bae Jun-ho... Final against Japan or Uzbekistan. Bae Jun-ho's winning goal! (Osaka=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seong-min = The men's football semi-final match between South Korea and China at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on the 30th. South Korea's Bae Jun-ho celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the s…
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