In the Asian Cup, Tajikistan and South Korea have both advanced to the quarterfinals after their respective matches ended in penalty shootouts. Tajikistan, making their tournament debut and ranked 106th in the world, beat the United Arab Emirates 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time. South Korea, under the management of Jurgen Klinsmann, also proceeded to the quarterfinals by winning their penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia 4-2, after a 1-1 draw in extra time at Education City Stadium. Cho Gue-sung equalized for South Korea in the 99th minute, while Abdullah Radif scored seconds after coming on as a substitute. Kim Min-jae made a critical goal-line clearance for South Korea during the match.
ICYMI: #SouthKorea beats #SaudiArabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the #AsianCup quarter-finals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 in extra time at Education City Stadium. https://t.co/QEjms6sJVN
South Korea progress in Asian Cup after Saudi Arabia crumble in shootout https://t.co/5tAGJrOIY2
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia on penalties to reach Asian Cup last eight https://t.co/pGBCUEZdbx https://t.co/yVbTOjqKjN
#SouthKorea beats #SaudiArabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the #AsianCup quarter-finals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 in extra time at Education City Stadium. https://t.co/QEjms6sJVN
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia on penalties to advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals 🥳 https://t.co/Bpk7m9QAUV
Jurgen Klinsmann couldn’t help but celebrate after South Korea's late equalizer 🇰🇷🤗 (Via @CBSSportsGolazo) https://t.co/PuLFy4qQzS
Cho Gue-sung equalized in the 𝟗𝟗𝐭𝐡 minute against Saudi Arabia to keep South Korea's Asian Cup hopes alive 🥶 https://t.co/mhw35duv7N
SOUTH KOREA EQUALIZE IN 99TH MINUTE! 🇰🇷 Cho Gue-sung keeps their Asian Cup dream—& Jurgen Klinsmann's employment—alive. 😤 https://t.co/x9PTQg1hqw
46:00'—Subs on 46:34'—Scores It took Abdullah Radif seconds to give Saudi Arabia the lead against South Korea in the Asian Cup last 16 🫡 https://t.co/fxQqRXJdZ8
KIM MIN-JAE makes SPECTACULAR GOAL-LINE CLEARANCE, somehow keeping the ball out after Saudi Arabia twice hit bar. 😱 Jurgen Klinsmann's South Korea hanging on in their Asian Cup round-of-16 game. 🇰🇷 https://t.co/ggZcKaWXir
KIM MIN-JAE makes SPECTACULAR GOAL-LINE CLEARANCE, somehow keeping the ball out ofter Saudi Arabia twice hit bar. 😱 Jurgen Klinsmann's South Korea hanging on in their Asian Cup round-of-16 game. 🇰🇷 https://t.co/ggZcKaWXir
⚽ Asian Cup debutants Tajikistan celebrated making more history as they stunned the United Arab Emirates on penalties to join Australia in the quarter-finals on Sunday ⬇️ https://t.co/ZVvFmcxE16
Tajikistan stun UAE on penalties to move into Asian Cup quarter-finals https://t.co/mhWkqqkSUQ https://t.co/hkn6Ck0Rk5
#AsianCup debutants #Tajikistan beats #UAE 5-3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the quarter-finals and keep their dream run alive after the game ended 1-1 after extra time. https://t.co/Kboiev2X7N
TAJIKISTAN UPSET UAE IN SHOOTOUT to advance to quarterfinals of Asian Cup. Incredible run by FIFA's 106th-ranked nation, in 1st-ever tournament appearance. Also, class by coach Petar Segrt to console opposition before celebrating with his team. ❤️🇹🇯❤️ https://t.co/RDUNYWOKYS
How it feels to reach the Asian Cup quarterfinals for Tajikistan. Epic 🇹🇯 (via @CBSSportsGolazo) https://t.co/MZS5OzRzLN
Tajikistan beat UAE on penalties to reach the Asian Cup quarterfinals in their tournament debut. They are ranked No. 106 in the world 👏🇹🇯 https://t.co/hEWcXxv6YI
With the group stage now done and dusted, a challenging South Korea test awaits Saudi Arabia's Green Falcons in their last-16 encounter. #AsianCup2023 https://t.co/q9uieF4xtN