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S. Korea Beat Qatar in Men's Football Behind Midfielder's Hat Trick

Summary by The Korea Times
NAGOYA — South Korea defeated Qatar 4-1 to begin their men's football tournament of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in central Japan on Tuesday, a victorious start to their quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal. Swansea City midfielder Eom Ji-sung scored a natural hat trick in the first half of the teams' first Group D match at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field in Nagoya amid heavy downpours. KRC Genk forward Kim Myeong-jun had South Korea's …

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NAGOYA — South Korea defeated Qatar 4-1 to begin their men's football tournament of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in central Japan on Tuesday, a victorious start to their quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal. Swansea City midfielder Eom Ji-sung scored a natural hat trick in the first half of the teams' first Group D match at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field in Nagoya amid heavy downpours. KRC Genk forward Kim Myeong-jun had South Korea's …

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Wild card Um Ji-sung (24, Swansea City) spearheaded the victory in the first match by scoring a hat-trick. The South Korean U-23 national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, played Um Ji-sung's performance in the opening Group D match against Qatar at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held on the 15th at Mizuho Park Rugby Stadium in Nagoya, Japan, during the tournament.

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The U-23 national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, has revealed its starting lineup for the first match of Group D in the Asian Games group stage against Qatar, held in Nagoya. Kim Myung-jun will lead the attack, while European-based players Um Ji-sung, Bae Jun-ho, and Yang Hyun-jun will provide support from the second line. Through this tournament, Korea is aiming for a historic record of four consecutive Asian Games men's footbal…

(Toyota=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = The 'No. 10' of the U-23 national football team ahead of the first group stage match of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ...

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In the first match of Group D of the men's football tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the U-23 South Korea national team faced the U-23 Qatar national team on the 15th, with South Korea securing a resounding 4-1 victory. South Korea, led by coach Lee Min-sung and aiming for their fourth consecutive tournament title, earned three points in their opening match thanks to a hat-trick by over-age (OA) striker Um Ji-sung (Swansea City).

The Asian Games men's football team [played] the Group D match against Qatar, held at the Nagoya Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium at 7:30 PM on the 15th. Head Coach Lee Min-sung fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation. Kim Myung-jun was positioned as the lone striker, with Um Ji-sung, Bae Jun-ho, and Yang Hyun-jun as second-line attackers. Bae Hyun-seo, Kim Ji-soo, Shin Min-ha, and Choi Seok-hyun formed the back four defense, while Lee Ki-hyuk and Lee Seung-won…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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