South Korea’s draw with ’87th’ Jordan ‘deadly’…8.5 points deduction → “Allow Australia to overtake”

The second round of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup group stage was all over on the 22nd (Korea time). Thailand and Oman drew 0-0 in Group F, the last group, and Saudi Arabia beat Kyrgyzstan 2-0. 토토사이트 순위

According to the “Football-Ranking,” which updates the FIFA ranking in real time, Japan, which lost to Iraq, ranked 19th (↓2), Iran, which won against Hong Kong, ranked 21st (-), Australia, which won against Syria, ranked 22nd (↑3), South Korea, which drew with Jordan, ranked 24th (↓1), and Saudi Arabia, which won against Oman, ranked 50th (↑6).

Korea was cut 8.51 points to 1,552.72 points as it tied with Jordan. Jordan, on the other hand, was ranked 80th with 8.51 points. A higher-ranked team in the FIFA rankings loses points when it ties with a lower-ranked team or loses. This time, the difference in rankings was severe, so even though it was tied, it was cut by more than eight points. Then, he allowed Australia, which was behind him, to pass.

Since the Asian Cup is a continental tournament, it can accumulate far more points than usual A-match friendlies. South Korea had 8.93 points after winning 3-1 against Bahrain in the first group match. It was possible to reach the bottom of the top 10 when it won consecutively, but one break took place.

Korea had a hard-fought draw with Jordan. In the early part of the first half, Son Heung-min got a penalty kick, and took the lead by finishing as a kicker. However, the situation was reversed afterwards, as Park Yong-woo scored an own goal in the 37th minute of the first half and Al-Naimat allowed an additional point in the 6th minute of extra time of the first half. Fortunately, Hwang In-beom scored an own goal in the 1st minute of extra time in the second half, allowing the opponent team to score one point.

It is necessary to accumulate FIFA ranking points well through victory in the future. It is the largest competition that Korea can participate in among the remaining competitions until the next World Cup. It is advantageous to rank high because the seed is determined based on the accumulated FIFA rankings.

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