Japan 2–2 South Korea — AFC Asian Cup Semi-finals

AFC Asian Cup · Semi-finals · 2011 · Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 · 1:00 PM ET

Japan

2 – 2

pen. 3 – 0

Full-time

South Korea

Japan edged South Korea on penalties, winning the shootout 3–0 after a 2–2 draw in the Semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup 2011 on January 25, 2012.

Form — last 5 matches before this fixture

Japan

W W D D D

Jul 28 @ South Korea 0–0 Jul 21 Australia 1–1 Jul 31 Jordan 1–1 Nov 8 Saudi Arabia 1–0 Nov 6 China 3–2

South Korea

D L D D D

Jul 28 Japan 0–0 Jul 25 @ Iraq 0–0 Jul 22 @ Iran 0–0 Jun 27 @ Germany 2–3 Jun 23 Bolivia 0–0

Head-to-head — last 1 meeting

Jul 28, 2007 · Final