It was a horrible start to the Asian Cup for the Socceroos after losing to Jordan, who's ranked 109th in FIFA ranking. However, this has been predicted before.
Australia seems to struggle against a very defensive team, especially against Middle Eastern teams with great counter-attacks. As Australia faces Syria and Palestine, I think Australia will fail to qualify or finish in the 3rd place to progress to Round of 16.
This is terrible news for the Korea Republic, as it increases the chance of meeting Australia before the Finals, which many anticipated.
It wasn't a great start for the Korea Republic as well as they won only 1-0 against the Philipines. However, it's too early to predict the winner of this Asian Cup right now, but as the matches progress, the real strength of Korea Republic is expected to show.
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SBS Korean’s soccer reporter Jun hyung Lee Source: SBS Korean Program
