Against Bahrain, he attempted dribbling 12 times and succeeded 8 times.

With the first leg of the group stage of the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup' concluded, Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain) emerged as the player with the most successful dribbles.

The national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), won 3-1 in the first match of Group E against Bahrain held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 15th (Korean time).

Lee Kang-in, who made his Asian Cup debut, played a key role in the victory by scoring goals in the 11th and 23rd minutes of the second half of the match tied 1-1. He was named Man of the Match (MOM), best player of the match.

Lee Kang-in's dribbling skills have been proven through records. On the 17th, the Asian Football Confederation compiled figures related to the first game on its website and said, “There was no player who attempted and succeeded in more dribbles in the first game than Lee Kang-in.”

The federation explained, “The Paris Saint-Germain star attempted to dribble 12 times in the first game against Bahrain and succeeded 8 times,” adding, “He scored 2 goals, leading to a 3-1 victory.”

According to the federation, Oman's Salah Al Yahyai dribbled 9 times and succeeded 7 times in the match against Saudi Arabia. Japan's Junya Ito dribbled 9 times and succeeded 6 times.

A total of 37 goals were scored in the 12 games of the first group stage. This is a record of over 3 goals per game. India's Sunil Chhetri was recorded as the oldest player to play in the first match, aged 39 years and 163 days.

Qatar's Almoez Alli added one goal in the match against Lebanon, bringing his total Asian Cup goals to 10, tying for second place on the tournament's total goalscoring list with Korea's Lee Dong-guk. The first place is Iran's Ali Daei, who scored 14 goals.

82,490 spectators attended the opening match, the Qatar-Lebanon match. This is the largest audience for an Asian Cup match in history. The previous record was 40,000 people who attended the China-Bahrain match in 2004. 토토사이트