Notably, all Saudi Arabia players participating in this Asian Cup are playing football in the country. While Korea came to the tournament with many stars playing football in Europe such as Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in...
Korea could face a lighter opponent if it did not go through a difficult journey in the group stage. Although Son Heung-min and his teammates scored 8 goals, conceding 6 goals caused them to only close Group E with 5 points, ranking second in the group (receiving the most goals among the 16 teams that passed). group stage, equal to Indonesia).
It's hard to believe that the defense of the "Kimchi" team has such a bad performance when the person "in charge" of the defense is the famous midfielder Kim Min-jae (PSG). The confrontation with Saudi Arabia, in the knockout round where there is no room for mistakes, is a measure of quality to test the internal strength of the Taegeuk Warriors.