South Korea's Under-24 Soccer Team Aims for Asian Games Gold and Military Exemption Against Rival Japan"
South Korea's under-24 soccer team is gearing up for the most significant match of their careers this Saturday, as they face their traditional rival, Japan, in the Asian Games final. The Asian Games, originally scheduled for 2022 but delayed due to China's strict pandemic lockdown measures, has brought these two rivals together in the final for the second consecutive tournament.
South Korea's coach, Hwang Sun-hong, emphasized the importance of winning the match, saying, "We absolutely have to win that match. No questions asked. We will pour everything we have into winning that match."
In South Korea, male gold medal winners at the Asian Games are granted military service exemptions, which can last from 18 to 21 months and must be started before they turn 28. Olympic medals also earn these exemptions.
In 2018, Son Heung-min led the team to gold, defeating Japan in the final, which allowed him to continue playing for the English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur without serving in the military.
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This time, the spotlight is on Lee Kang-in, a midfielder who recently signed with Paris Saint-Germain. Although Lee arrived late due to injury and has been sparingly used by coach Hwang, he remains focused on the team's goal. Lee expressed, "It doesn't matter how many minutes I play in the next one. I just want to win the gold medal here."
As the team's primary creative force, Lee is expected to start in the final, which is a rematch of the 2018 final that South Korea won 2-1 after extra time.
Since then, Japanese soccer has been on the rise and has defeated South Korea 3-0 in their last two senior-level meetings. This trend continued in the final of the Asian U-17 Cup earlier this year when Japan secured a 3-0 victory.
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