I think we might miss out unless Jordan takes a gamble and play for a draw, but they'd be crazy to do that. One late goal from Bahrain and they are out. Alternatively South Korea can destroy Malaysia by 3 goals minimum (possibly 4). Although I don't see the incentive when the reward is playing Japan instead of Iraq.
It's good for the tournament that neither South Korea nor Jordan can relax tomorrow. I hate it when teams half-ass it because they are already where they want to be.
If I understand the schedule correctly then South Korea wont be able to face Japan before the grand final if they finish 2nd. It's a dream final, but a lot can happen before that..
Wrong. They are both qualified, worst case scenario for either is third with 4 points which is better than both China and Indonesia…They can both lose and still qualify as 2nd an 3’d… Both S.Korea and Jordan have 4 points and thanks to Bahrain’s late win vs Malaysi, the latter can’t reach 4 points.
There are 2 spots left and it is between Indonesia, Bahrain, Oman and Kyrgyzstan.
Regarding S. Korea vs Japan. They would have been guaranteed not to meet had they both finished top of their groups. It would also be the case if S.Korea finish 2:d. But theoretically they can still end up third, and that would mean playing Qatar in the R of 16 and later playing Japan in the semifinals.
Updated list of Qaulified teams:
Qualified teams[edit]
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.