The men's football gold medal final of the 19th Asian Games will be a match between defending champions South Korea and runners-up Japan. The Japanese women's team will compete with the North Korean women's team in the women's football final of the 19th Asian Games.
The Korean Olympic team competes at the 19th ASIAD. (Source: AFP) |
* Japan and South Korea made the "dream final" of the 19th ASIAD men's football event come true when they both won the joy in the semi-finals.
Japan Olympic team won the ticket to the final after a resounding 4-0 victory over Hong Kong (China), while South Korea Olympic team beat Uzbekistan with a score of 2-1.
The men's football final of the 19th Asian Games will be a reenactment of the encounter between these two teams in the final match of the 18th Asian Games held in Indonesia more than 5 years ago.
Can the Japanese Olympic team take advantage of the opportunity to "take revenge" or will it be the third consecutive time that the Korean Olympic team wins the gold medal in men's football?
According to the schedule, the final match for the men's football gold medal between Japan and Korea will take place at 7:00 p.m. on October 7.
Before that, at 3:00 p.m., Hong Kong Olympic (China) will face Uzbekistan Olympic to compete for the bronze medal.
* The two teams of Korea and Japan both had important victories in the semi-finals to meet in the final match for the Gold Medal in women's football at the 19th ASIAD .
This result is completely deserved as both teams have shown impressive form since the beginning of the tournament and continued to prove it in the semi-finals.
The North Korean women's team confidently entered the gold medal match for women's football at the 19th Asian Games with a perfect record.
North Korea have four consecutive wins against Singapore (twice), South Korea and Uzbekistan. They have scored a total of 29 goals and conceded just once.
In the final of the women's football event at the 2023 Asian Games, North Korea will face a worthy opponent, Japan, who are also the defending champions of the tournament.
The Japanese team has gone through 5 consecutive wins since the beginning of the tournament, defeating Bangladesh (8-0), Nepal (8-0), Vietnam (7-0), the Philippines (8-1) and host China (4-3).
After 5 matches, the Japanese women's team scored 35 goals and only conceded 4 goals at ASIAD 19.
According to the schedule, the gold medal final between North Korea and Japan will take place at 7 p.m. on August 6. Earlier on the same day, at 2 p.m., China will compete for the bronze medal with Uzbekistan.
ASIAD 19 women's football match schedule:- 14:00 October 6: 3rd Place - China Women vs Uzbekistan Women - 19:00 October 6: Final - Japan Women vs Korea Women |
ASIAD 19 men's football match schedule:- 15:00 October 7: 3rd Place - Hong Kong Olympic (China) vs Uzbekistan Olympic - 19:00 October 7: Final - Japan Olympic vs Korea Olympic |
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