The men's soccer semi-finals of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games were held on the 30th, and the U-23 China national team scoring a goal against the U-23 South Korea national team became a hot topic on China's social media platform Weibo, described as 'the first goal in 40 years.' According to the Weibo account Sina Hotspot, China and South Korea have faced each other 5 times in past Asian Games. China has a record of 5 losses in 5 matches, losing 0-1 in 1978, 2-4 in 1986, 0-2 in 1990, 0-3 in 2010, and 0-2 in 2023.

In this tournament, where China advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years, the 19-year-old Wang Yudong (Wang Yudong) scored China's first goal against South Korea in 40 years. It was the opening goal, but South Korea then scored one goal, ending the first half 1-1. In the second half, South Korea added another goal, securing a 2-1 comeback victory. Chinese netizens reacted to the first goal in 40 years with comments like '40 years...' and 'They finally broke the jinx,' while comments on the match result included 'No miracle happened, huh?' and 'They lost, but they did well.' (Translation/Editing by Noya)

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