Asian cut U20 Starting: 5 talents with a German passport

Victory for St. Paulis Schmidt & Japan

The 42nd edition of the Asian AFC U20 Cup began on Wednesday. During the Tournament in China, five talents, which also have the German passport, participated in three different national teams. While the Syrian trio Saadaldin al-Khleif (18, when Wiesbaden), Monir Hassan (19, Borussia Lindenthal-Hohenlind) and Aland Abdi (19, Roda Kerkrade- Subsequently inserted by correction) At the start of the record winner of South Korea with 1: 2, Japan clearly won 3-0 against Thailand with Nick Schmidt (17, FC St. Pauli).

For Jordan, Yousef Qashi (19, Wuppertaler SV) was against Saudi Arabia at the starting eleven, but had to accept a 0-1 defeat. Saudi Arabia provides the two most useful players in the tournament with Talal Haji (17, 800,000 euros) and Farhah Al-Shamrani (18, 650,000 euros). Curious: the second largest number of places for a selection is the reserve team of the Spanish CD of the fourth Calahorra – Nine Qataris division currently play there.

The four semi-finalists automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup in Chile. All teams, including game reports, are displayed in the Database of the Transfers Market: for the Asian Cup of AFC U20 2025.

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