2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Group C of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 7 to 16 January 2019.[1] The group consists of South Korea, China PR, Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines.[2] The top two teams, South Korea and China PR, along with third-placed Kyrgyzstan (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.[3]
South Korea was the only former champion in the group, having won both 1956 and 1960 editions. The Philippines and Kyrgyzstan both made debuts in the tournament.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings
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| C1 |  South Korea |
EAFF | Second round group G winners | 13 January 2016 | 14th | 2015 (runners-up) | Winners (1956, 1960) | 61 | 53 |
| C2 |  China |
EAFF | Second round group C runners-up (4th best runners-up) |
29 March 2016 | 12th | 2015 (quarter-finals) | Runners-up (1984, 2004) | 73 | 76 |
| C3 |  Kyrgyzstan |
CAFA | Third Round Group A runners-up | 22 March 2018 | 1st | — | Debut | 75 | 91 |
| C4 |  Philippines |
AFF | Third Round Group F winners | 27 March 2018 | 1st | — | Debut | 113 | 116 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Philippines
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group C, South Korea, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Bahrain.
- The runners-up of Group C, China PR, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Thailand.
- The third-placed team of Group C, Kyrgyzstan, advanced to play the winners of Group A, the United Arab Emirates (as one of the four best third-placed teams).
Matches
All times listed are
China PR vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan and China last played against each other in a friendly which ended in a 2–0 win for China.[4]
| China | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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South Korea vs Philippines
This match was the first meeting between South Korea and the Philippines in 39 years with the last meeting in 1980 ending in an 8–0 win for the Koreans.[8]
South Korea were awarded a free-kick after Luke Woodland fouled Koo Ja-cheol outside the box. Jung Woo-young's resulting strike missed the top left corner of the net by inches. Five minutes from the break, Lee Yong's pass into the penalty box found Hwang Ui-jo, who then turned to unleash a shot but Philippines goalkeeper Michael Falkesgaard made a save to deny him. Moments later, South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu parried away Javier Patiño’s volley, that began from a counter-attack after Daisuke Sato intercepted a pass and released a cross to the forward.[9] Ten minutes into the second half, Patiño's shot was saved by Kim.[10] South Korea sent on Hwang In-beom and Lee Chung-yong and less than three minutes later, Lee's pass found Hwang Hee-chan, whose back pass set Ui-jo to open the scoring from close range in the 67th minute. Phil Younghusband replaced John-Patrick Strauß in the final minute of the game, but South Korea held on to claim the win.[9]
| South Korea | 1–0 | Philippines |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
Mohanad Qassim (Iraq )
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Philippines vs China PR
The last match played between the two sides, a friendly in 2017, concluded in an 8–1 win for the Chinese.[11]
The Philippines threatened to break the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Patrick Reichelt and John-Patrick Strauß combined to set-up Javier Patiño whose goalbound effort was blocked by defender Feng Xiaoting. However, after Wu Xi had flashed a header narrowly wide, China went ahead on 40 minutes, Wu Lei received Hao Junmin's pass and finished from 12 yards past Michael Falkesgaard. In the final moments of the first half, Chinese custodian Yan Junling made a fine save to deny Kevin Ingreso and maintain his side's slender advantage. After the break, Wu Lei's angled volley forced Falkesgaard into a save, before he bagged his second of the game with a finish from Hao's 66th minute free-kick. Falkesgaard then pulled off another stop to deny Wu Lei once again, only for Yu Dabao to add a third in the 80th minute when he headed home from a corner just 19 seconds after coming on as a substitute.[12]
| Philippines | 0–3 | China |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[13]
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Kyrgyzstan vs South Korea
Twelve minutes into the game, Kutman Kadyrbekov dropped to his left to keep out
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | South Korea |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[13]
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South Korea vs China PR
Chinese goalkeeper Yan Junling denied Hwang Ui-jo in quick succession and Kim Min-jae headed Son Heung-min’s corner narrowly wide on 8 minutes. Five minutes later, South Korea were ahead. Son weaved his way into the Chinese penalty area before being brought down by Shi Ke’s outstretched leg. Ui-jo scored from the spot to hand his side an early lead. China could have drawn level in the 19th minute when Jin Jingdao latched onto Zhao Xuri’s pass but proceeded to fire his shot over the bar with only goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu to beat. Shortly after that, Hwang Hee-chan’s effort forced Yan into another stop and Ui-jo hit the upright from a curling effort. Within six minutes of the restart, the Koreans scored a second, with Min-jae finding the target with a header from a Son corner. Shortly before the hour mark, Jung Woo-young headed Son’s free kick just over the bar and then, at the other end, Wu Xi flashed a well-placed shot off target. Hee-chan sent a header wide off the far post as South Korea held on to the score.[15]
| South Korea | 2–0 | China |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[16]
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Kyrgyzstan vs Philippines
| Kyrgyzstan | 3–1 | Philippines |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[16]
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Discipline
Fair play points were used as tiebreakers if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3][18]
- yellow card = 1 point
- red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
- direct red card = 3 points
- yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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1 | 4 | −5 | ||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan
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1 | 1 | 3 | −5 | |||||||||
| Philippines
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2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | |||||||||
References
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- ^ "Final Draw sets the stage for thrilling contests in UAE 2019". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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- Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "China PR 2–1 Kyrgyz Republic". AFC. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Davies, Jack (7 January 2019). "Lippi's men secure comeback win". Goal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Gomes, Alaric (6 January 2019). "Asian Cup 2019: Fancied Koreans not willing to take the Azkals for granted". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Korea Republic 1–0 Philippines". AFC. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Benson, Ryan (7 January 2019). "Hwang decisive as Bento's men stutter to victory". Goal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Guerrero, Bob (12 December 2017). "Patiño back with the Philippines for AFC Asian Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Philippines 0–3 China PR". AFC. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 11". AFC. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Kyrgyz Republic 0–1 Korea Republic". AFC. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Korea Republic 2-0 China PR". AFC. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b "MATCH OFFICIALS FOR JANUARY 16". AFC. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Kyrgyz Republic 3–1 Philippines". AFC. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Competition Operations Manual 2019". AFC.