South Korea will begin their 2023 Asian Cup match against Bahrain today.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is feeling better and Jurgen Klinsmann’s side arrive at the postponed tournament in Qatar as favorites to win the tournament.
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South Korea has won Asia twice, but they have not won this tournament since back-to-back wins in 1956 and 1960, finishing third three times between 2000 and 2011 before reaching the finals in 2015. lost to Australia. In 2019, they lost to Qatar in the quarterfinals.
They have a soft draw in Group E alongside Bahrain, Malaysia and Jordan and will aim to get off to a strong start at Al Rayyan’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday.
Since finishing fourth in 2004, Bahrain have been eliminated from the group stage three times in a row, before being defeated by South Korea in extra time in the round of 16 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) four years ago.
Highlights of Korea vs. Bahrain
TV channel: In the UK, today’s match will be broadcast live on subscription streaming service TrillerTV, with kick-off set for 11:30am GMT.
Live stream: Subscribers can also watch the contest live online through Triller’s website and app.
Live blog: Follow all the action this morning standard sports Live match blog.