(Asiad) Men's football team goes for 4th straight title as medal race winds down
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will chase their fourth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in men's football on Saturday, the penultimate day of the competition in central Japan.
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will draw to a conclusion on Sunday, but with only equestrian's jumping competition scheduled for the final day, South Korea is expected to wrap up its medal competition Saturday.
South Korean players acknowledge their supporters after defeating China 2-1 in the men's football semifinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan, on Sept. 30, 2026. (Yonhap)
Coached by Lee Min-sung, the under-23 men's national football team will meet the host country Japan in the gold medal showdown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. This will be the third straight meeting in an Asiad men's football final between these two rivals.
Lee's team is led by skilled attackers plying their trade in Europe, such as Eom Ji-sung of Swansea City, Lee Young-jun of Grasshopper and Bae Jun-ho of Stoke City.
The archery competition will end Saturday with the men's and women's individual events in recurve. Lee Woo-seok is the lone South Korean man to have made it to the quarterfinals, while Kang Chae-young and Oh Ye-jin will compete in the women's quarterfinals.
In taekwondo, the 2024 Olympic champion Kim Yu-jin will be in pursuit of her first Asian Games gold in the women's -57 kilograms. Kang Sang-hyun is considered a medal contender in the men's +80kg.
Sport climber Seo Chae-hyun, the bronze medalist in the women's boulder Thursday, will compete in her main event, lead, in search of her first Asian Games gold.
Also on Saturday, Kim Joo-hyung, a four-time PGA Tour winner, will go for the individual and team gold medals in men's golf.
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