South Korea national soccer team players are leaving the stadium after winning 3-1 in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup group E match between Korea Republic and Bahrain held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 15th (local time).
The national soccer team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fined by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
On the 21st (Korean time), the AFC Disciplinary Ethics Committee imposed a fine of $3,000 (about 3.99 million won) on Korea, which is hosting the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
In Korea's first match of the Asian Cup Group E against Bahrain on the 15th, a total of five players - Min-jae Kim, Ki-je Lee, Yong-woo Park, Heung-min Son, and Kyu-seong Cho - received warnings.
The AFC Disciplinary Ethics Committee imposed disciplinary action against Korea, which received more than five warnings in one game, in accordance with Article 53, Circular 25 of the AFC Code of Disciplinary and Ethics.
The Korea Football Association must pay the fine to AFC within 30 days. If multiple warnings are issued in another game in the future, stricter punishment may follow according to the regulations.
Meanwhile, in Korea's second match against Jordan, Hwang In-beom and Oh Hyun-gyu received warnings, increasing the number of players who received warnings to seven.
Lee Ki-je of the Korean national soccer team receives a yellow card during the match between Korea Republic and Bahrain in Group E of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 15th (local time).
This is the highest number along with Palestine (7) as of the 22nd, when the second match of the group stage is in progress.
Additionally, the AFC Disciplinary Ethics Committee fined Qatar and Oman $3,125 (approximately 4.16 million won) for leaving the locker room late during halftime and delaying kickoff in the second half. 19가이드03
