Asia Cup: favorites scored points in the second round

2024-01-21 23:54 © Reuters

It's hard to believe, but Japan's 15-game winning streak has been broken. The lucky thing for Japan is that it didn't happen in the Asian Cup playoffs.

In the second round of the Asian Cup group stage, Japan lost 1-2 to Iraq. In the first match of the tournament, the favorite won 4-2 against Vietnam.

Another surprise happened in another match, where South Korea faced Jordan. The teams drew 2-2.

Jurgen Klinsmann's players expanded their lead only at the end of the match when Yazan Alrabas scored an own goal. In the previous stage of the tournament, the first goal was scored by Son Heung-min.

There are no other major surprises elsewhere. After 2 rounds, Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Iran each have 6 points.

The top scorers of the championship are Akram Afif (Qatar) and Ayman Hussein (Iraq), who each have 3 goals.