The 20th edition of the continental competition takes place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with football be held in seven Japanese cities.
Men's football will be played across Osaka, Toyota, Nagoya and Kariya, while the women's event will be played in Osaka, Fukuroi, Gifu and Kariya.
In the last Asian Games in 2023, the Republic of Korea clinched the men's football gold medal.
South Korea’s men’s football team, led by coach Lee Min-sung, made a strong start at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a dominant 4-1 victory over Qatar in their Group D opener on September 15 at Mizuho Park in Nagoya, Japan. The team, challenging for a fourth consecutive Asian Games title, silenced pre-tournament doubts with a flawless performance driven by a first-half hat-trick from wildcard player Eom Ji-sung (Swansea City).
Coach Lee Min-sung’s squad deployed a 4-2-3-1 system, fielding all three wildcards in the starting lineup.
Men's football will be played across Osaka, Toyota, Nagoya and Kariya, while the women's event will be played in Osaka, Fukuroi, Gifu and Kariya.
In the last Asian Games in 2023, the Republic of Korea clinched the men's football gold medal.
South Korea’s men’s football team, led by coach Lee Min-sung, made a strong start at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a dominant 4-1 victory over Qatar in their Group D opener on September 15 at Mizuho Park in Nagoya, Japan. The team, challenging for a fourth consecutive Asian Games title, silenced pre-tournament doubts with a flawless performance driven by a first-half hat-trick from wildcard player Eom Ji-sung (Swansea City).
Coach Lee Min-sung’s squad deployed a 4-2-3-1 system, fielding all three wildcards in the starting lineup.
