Defending Asian Games men's football champions South Korea became the first team into the last 16 after a 4-0 cruise past Thailand on Thursday, Sept. 21.
Hosts China and North Korea also registered second successive wins and both need only a point from their final group games on Sunday, Sept. 24, to guarantee a place in the knockout phase.
It sparked thoughts that the gold medal winners from Jakarta in 2018 might repeat their 9-0 opening game rout of Kuwait on Tuesday, but the Thais were more resolute in the second half. Two goals from Long Tan and one apiece from Dai Wenjun and Wang Zhenao put them into cruise control and though they peppered the Myanmar goal in the second half they, like the South Koreans, could not add to their score.
"It wasn't easy, playing back-to-back in two days, and in three days we have a game again. There are no excuses though as the other teams are doing the same," Chhetri added.North Korea, who are playing their first tournament since the Covid pandemic, were pushed hard by Kyrgyzstan but a 20th-minute goal from forward Kim Kuk Jin was enough to give them a 1-0 victory at the Zhejiang Normal University Stadium.
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