South Korea’s under-24 players are preparing for the biggest game of their careers on Saturday, but standing between Asian Games gold and military exemption is traditional foe Japan. The Asian Games are being staged in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, a year later than scheduled due to China’s strict pandemic lockdown policies in 2022. It has brought the two rivals together in the final for the second successive tournament. “We absolutely have to win that match. No questions asked,” South Korea coach Hwang Sun-hong said. All male gold medal winners at the Asian Games are, by South Korean law, granted exemptions from the 18 to 21 months of military service that all able-bodied men must start by the time they turn 28.
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“It’s not up to me whether I play the full 90 minutes or not. It’s up to the coach,” Lee, who played 30 minutes in the 2-0 win over host China in the quarterfinal and one hour in the 2-1 semifinal victory over Uzbekistan on Wednesday, said. Since then however, Japanese soccer has been in the ascendancy and, at senior level, has defeated South Korea 3-0 in the last two meetings. That was the same score line when the two nations met in the final of the Asian U-17 Cup earlier this year.
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