CANBERRA Adidas Superstar 80s Blancas Azules G61068 España , Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean football team has its eyes on the title of the Asian Cup, in which the team has been participating for the past 55 years but failed to win any champion, team captain Ki Sung Yueng said at a press conference in Canberra on Friday.

"It's a shame. We have participated in the most but never win. It's weird," said the star who currently plays in English Premium League club Swansea.

After disappointing performances in the World Cup last year in Brazil, the South Korean national team was painted by domestic media a negative image and has been since under great pressure.

"We want to bring confidence although we can't say that we are the strongest in Asia," Ki said.

"Tomorrow we will have the first game. If we win Mujer Adidas Superstar W Rojas Blancas B35794 España , there will be less pressure," Ki said.

Head Coach Uli Stielike refused to let the shadow of the defeats in World Cup affect the moral.

"Brazil is the past," said Stielike, "We have to look forward. We can change the (negative) atmosphere in South Korea in tomorrow 's game. We have big confidence in our players. As I said in South Korea, I will bring the team not only to the TV but also into the heart."

"You can only do that by playing good football with good result, " he said.

South Korea has some of Asia's best players who are playing in top European leagues Mujer Adidas Superstar 2 Rojas Blancas 663654 España , including Ki in Swansea, Son Heung Min for Leverkusen in Bundasliga, Lee Chung Yong for Bolton in the Championship League.

However, Stielike said it is not the Most Valuable Player (MVP) but the best team in the tournament that the team is looking after.

"If we don't run good as a team, the individuals can do nothing. We have to bring everybody together."

Japan was working Monday to coordinate efforts with Jordan and other countries to save a hostage held by the extremist Islamic State group.

"We all have one unchanged goal and we will absolutely not give up until the end. And with that faith, we will try our utmost to reach that goal. That's how it is Mujer Adidas Superstar 2 Negras Blancas 664819 España ," said Yasuhide Nakayama, a Japanese deputy foreign minister sent to Amman, Jordan, to work on the crisis.

Back in Tokyo, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the government was still analyzing a video posted online that purported to show one of the two hostages, Haruna Yukawa Mujer Adidas Superstar Suede Rosa Blancas España , had been killed.

The government has been in crisis mode since the Islamic State group said in an online video on Jan. 20 that it had two Japanese hostages and would kill them within 72 hours unless it paid $200 million. That deadline passed Friday.

Asked if the government had concluded the latest video was authentic, Suga said, "We cannot deny that the likelihood is high."

Attention was focused on trying to save Kenji Goto, a 47-year-old journalist who was shown in the video, holding the photo of Yukawa. The still picture included a recording of a voice claiming to be Goto, saying his captors were no longer demanding ransom but wanted a prisoner exchange.

The Associated Press could not verify the contents of the video message Mujer Adidas Superstar Blancas Power Rojas B B0532 España , which differed from earlier videos released by the Islamic State group, which now holds a third of both Syria and Iraq.

Japanese were shocked by the video and news of the likely killing of Yukawa, a 42-year-old adventurer, who was captured in Syria last summer. Goto is thought to have been seized in late October after going there to try to rescue him.

But some are critical of the two men for taking such risks. Some Japanese also are criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for pursuing a more assertive foreign policy, saying it may have contributed to the crisis.

Toshiko Okada, 68 Hombre Adidas Superstar 2 Negras Grises 096976 España , who used to run an English school in a Tokyo suburb, said she was stunned by the news and praying for the hostages' lives.

"I feel Abe's misguided shallow acts have triggered this ransom demand," she said. "Maybe he should be attending to problems at home."

Abe has pushed to expand the role for Japan's troops — one that has remained strictly confined to self-defense under the pacifist constitution adopted after the nation's defeat in World War II.

While on a visit to the Middle East earlier this month, Abe announced $200 million in humanitarian aid to the nations fighting the militants. In an earlier video showing both Goto and Yukawa, the Islamic State group addressed Abe, demanding the same amount of money as ransom for the two hostages.

The United Nations Security Council issued a statement that "deplored the apparent murder" of Yukawa Hombre Adidas Superstar Negras Blancas D69366 España , declaring that the Islamic State group "must be defeated and that the intolerance, violence and hatred it espouses must be stamped out."

President Barack Obama condemned what he called "the brutal murder" of Yukawa, and called Abe to express condolences. His statement didn't say how the U.S. knew Yukawa was dead.

French President Francois Hollande also condemned the killing and praised Japan's "determined engagement in the fight against international terrorism."

Late Sunday, about 100 protesters, some of them holding placards that read, "I'm Kenji" and "Free Goto Adidas superstar pharrell supershell Hombre España ," demonstrated outside the prime minister's residence, demanding Abe save Goto.

Demonstrator Kenji Kunitomi, 66, blamed Abe as bringing the hostage crisis on himself.

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