South Korea will kick off their 2023 AFC Asian Cup activities in earnest with their opening match against Bahrain on January 15th.
Despite boasting a talented team, South Korea have struggled in their recent appearances at the Asian Cup, with their best result in the past seven tournaments being a runner-up finish in 2015.
However, although they are expected to easily get out of Group E through the combinations with Jordan, Malaysia and Bahrain, they will face an even tougher test in the finals.
Sporting News has the key details leading up to the game, including how to watch around the world, kick-off time and the latest line-up news.
What time is the match between South Korea and Bahrain? kick off?
This AFC Asian Cup match will be The match will kick off at 2:30pm local time on Monday 15 January at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Here’s how this time changes in some key regions:
date | kickoff time | |
united states of america | Monday, January 15th | 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
Canada | Monday, January 15th | 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
England | Monday, January 15th | 11:30 a.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Australia | Monday, January 15th | 10:30pm AEDT |
India | Monday, January 15th | 5pm (IST) |
South Korea vs Bahrain live streams, tv channels
Here’s how to watch this AFC Asian Cup match in selected regions across major regions of the world.
united states of america: The match will be available to watch on Paramount+ and Fubo USA.
Australia: Paramount+ will provide the streaming service for the tournament.
England: AFC Asian Cup matches can be streamed live in the UK via TrillerTV.
India: Streaming service FanCode is the best way to watch AFC Asian Cup matches.
More information: Asia Cup 2023: Qatar 2024 AFC Tournament dates, results, schedule and brackets
South Korea vs Bahrain Lineup, team news
South Korea has a number of promising players, including their captain, in the range for this tournament. son heung min. Tottenham fans will be keeping an eye on Son’s progress in the tournament, which could see him miss a month of action with Spurs.
Paris Saint-Germain winger Lee Gang In is an important part of the attack Kim Min Jae The key to Korea’s defense.
South Korea (4-4-2, right to left): S. Kim (GK) — Seol, Jung, M. Kim, Park — L. Lee, Hwang, Hong, K. Lee — Song, J. Lee.
Korean sub-members (9): to be decided
Bahrain’s team is made up almost exclusively of strikers based in the country. Abdullah Yusuf Helal He is the only player to play for a European club.
Bahrain (4-5-1 right to left): Lutfallah (GK) — Adel, Benadi, Al Hayyam, Al Qarasi — Madan, Atedeh, Al Hadan, Kheraif, Al Aswad — Al Hasash.
Bahrain Submarine (9): to be decided
South Korea vs. Bahrain predictions
Prior to the kick-off of the tournament, South Korea was ranked as the second favorite to win the tournament, behind Japan, who have won the tournament four times in Qatar.
Bahrain is likely to compete with Jordan for second place, while Korea should have no problem making it through the group as they are undefeated in their last eight games heading into the Asian Cup.
prediction: Korea 2-0 Bahrain