BANGKOK: º£½ÇÖ±²¥ and South Korea both qualified for the men’s Olympic soccer tournament after winning games on Wednesday.
The young Green Falcons of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 in the semifinals of the Asian Under-23 championship in Thailand, while South Korea beat Australia 2-0.
The final is Sunday in Bangkok.
It will be the first time º£½ÇÖ±²¥ have featured at the football tournament of the Olympics since Atlanta 1996.
Three teams will qualify for the Tokyo Olympics from the Asian competition, joining host Japan in a 16-nation lineup. Australia and Uzbekistan play for the other Olympic entry in a third-place game on Saturday.
South Korea won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, beating Japan in the third-place game. The IOC barred a South Korean player from the medal ceremony after he displayed a flag with a political statement against Japan in the stadium.
(With AP)
