Closer to Olympic men's football berth


Figure 1South Korea's Lee Dong-gyeong celebrates after scoring a last-minute, winning goal against Jordan during a quarterfinal match in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship in Thailand, Sunday. Korea beat Jordan 2-1 and will face Australia in the semifinals, Wednesday. The AFC event is the qualifying competition for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the top three nations securing a spot for the quadrennial event. / Yonhap



Kim Jae-kyoung kjk@koreatimes.co.kr

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