Socceroos aim to banish pain of 2019 as they face South Korea in Asian Cup
01-Feb-2024 16:54:41 | Guardian
- Three survivors fell ‘hurt’ from UAE quarter final defeat
- South Korea wary of Australia’s physical presence
Five years after watching their Asian Cup title defence go up in smoke, the Socceroos are determined not to suffer a similarly devastating quarter-final exit when they face South Korea in Qatar on Friday evening local time (Saturday 2.30am AEDT).
In 2019, Australia crashed out with a 1-0 loss in Al Ain to the tournament hosts, United Arab Emirates but only skipper Mat Ryan, Jackson Irvine and Aziz Behich remain from Graham Arnold’s squad.
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