Qatar wins 2nd consecutive tournament, most with 4
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain PSG), the next generation star in Korean soccer, is the only Korean player named in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Best 11.
On the 13th (Korean time), the Asian Cup Organizing Committee selected and announced the 11 players who performed best in this tournament through social networking services (
SNS).
Lee Kang-in was selected as the best 11 as a right midfielder in the 3-4-3 formation.
Lee Kang-in, who played as a key midfielder for the Korean national soccer team under coach Jurgen Klinsmann, played in 6 games from the group stage to the semifinals, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist.
He scored multiple goals in the first match against Bahrain (3-1 win) in the group stage, and recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in the 3rd match against Malaysia (3-3 draw).
The Asian Cup's Best 11 strikers included
Akram Afif (Qatar), the tournament's top scorer and Most Valuable Player (MVP), Aymen Hussein (Iraq), and Yazan Al-Naimat (Jordan).
The midfielders included Lee Kang-in along with Hassan Alhaydos (Qatar), Craig Goodwin (Australia), and Mehdi Gayedi (Iran).
Lucas Mendes (Qatar), Ali Abulaich (Saudi Arabia), and Abdallah Nasib (Jordan) were selected as defenders. The goalkeeper is Messial Barsham (Qatar).
Qatar, which won the tournament for the second time in a row, produced the largest number of best 11 players, with four.
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