South Korea crosses China and leads the group. Kyrgyzstan is among the best "third"

South Korea leads group C of the Asian Nations Cup group stage, today in the UAE, following a deserved 2-0 win against China on Wednesday in the group's third round, who also saw Kyrgyzstan's 3-1 win over The Philippines.

South Korea, which won its third consecutive victory in the group, increased its points by nine points in advance, three points ahead of its nearest Chinese team, which meant qualifying for the 16 last tournament since the last round.

In contrast, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan scored the first three points of the group to finish in third place and remains qualified for the tournament final subject to the presence of the top four teams ranked third in the six groups of the group stage. the competition, while the Philippines remained at the back of the podium without points, To submit the contest early.

At Al Nahyan Stadium in Al Wahda, Hwang Oo-Jo opened the scoring for South Korea in the 14th minute with a penalty, while Mangai Kim scored the second goal in the 51st minute.

South Korea will play in the round of 16 with one of the teams ranked third on Tuesday, while China will face Thailand on Sunday.

At the young Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, Kyrgyzstan beat 3-1 in the Philippines.

Vitaly Lukas took the lead after scoring Kyrgyzstan's three goals in 24, 51 and 77 obstacles before Stéphane Schrook scored the goal for the Philippines in the 80th minute.