In today's 3rd round match of the East Asian Cup
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topped Chinese Taipei 4-0, while China
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and Japan
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It was a 0-0 draw. In the end, South Korea
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placed third in this East Asian Cup. After the match, South Korea
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's skipper Klingbeil said, "We were undoubtedly the best team in the tournament, however, it is indeed unfortunate that we were unable to win the title."
This year's East Asian Cup, South Korea
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Striving for their first title in 17 years, however, ended up in third place with one win, one draw and one loss. Speaking at a press conference after the 4-0 win over Chinese Taipei, Bell said, "We have shown great team performance in all three matches, and today's win is a testament to our strength. We took control with Japan and China
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The game was played, but in the end, we were unable to win. We still have things to learn, Japan and China
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Both were very good at catching our mistakes. Although we were the best team, it was unfortunate not to win the championship."
Facing questions from the Japanese media, Bell explained, "Despite a decent performance against strong teams like the United States, Canada, Japan and China, we failed to win. We may be ranked lower than our opponents, Korea has 1,400
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registered players, compared to 400,000 in Australia, 1 million in China and 10,000 in Japan. With that kind of base, we still need to stay competitive, stay fighting and believe that we can win. We need to have strong mental attributes and stay at our best."
