South Korea Score Late to Reach Asian Games Football Final
Bae Jun-ho scored in the 82nd minute as South Korea earned a fourth straight final and kept alive its bid for a record gold medal.
- 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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[Osaka = Sports Chosun Reporter Park Chan-jun] Having overcome the tough opponent China, Lee Min-sung's team has taken a step closer to winning their fourth consecutive Asian Games title. The South Korean U-23 national football team secured their place in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men's football tournament by defeating China 2-1 with a winning goal by Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City) in the second half, held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka…
(Nagoya = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Hyun-gu = The South Korean U-23 men's national football team has advanced to the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Korea, aiming for its fourth consecutive title, advanced to the final thanks to the exceptional finishing ability of Lee Young-jun and Bae Jun-ho. The Korean U-23 men's national football team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, secured a 2-0 victory with consecutive goals from Lee Young-jun and Bae Jun-ho in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games semi-final match against China held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on the 30th.
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