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From Early Concerns to Gold: Lee Min-sung's Squad Defeats Japan to Claim Unprecedented 4th Straight Asian Games Title


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The Asian Games men's football national team, led by manager Lee Min-sung, defeated Japan 1–0 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, achieving an unprecedented fourth consecutive championship victory.

In the 16th minute of the second half, with the score deadlocked at 0–0, Eom Ji-sung scored the opening goal, which proved to be the winner. Following their victories at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang and 2022 Hangzhou Games, South Korea has now won three consecutive final matchups against Japan in the tournament.

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captures the golden moments of Lee Min-sung's squad as they overcame pre-tournament concerns to reach the summit of Asia and complete their four-peat.

(Produced and Edited by: Jinhyeong Park | Produced by: Sports News Department)

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