The South Korean U-23 football team faced Japan in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on October 3, 2026, at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture. The first half concluded with a score of 0-0.
Both teams maintained a tense stalemate without scoring. In the previous two finals between Korea and Japan, held during the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou tournaments, Korea emerged victorious with a score of 2-1 each time. In this final, both teams played cautiously, failing to find the back of the net throughout the first half.
If Korea wins, it will achieve its fourth consecutive title, following victories in 1970, 1978, 1986, 2014 Incheon, and 2022 Hangzhou, bringing its total to seven championships.
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