[한국강사신문 한상형 기자] The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on the 28th that the national team led by coach Paulo Bento and ace Heung-Min Son will challenge a new record in the final match of the Qatar World Cup final qualifier to be held on the 29th with the UAE.
On the 29th, at 22:45 at Al Maktoum Stadium, the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup Asian final match will be played against the United Arab Emirates. The broadcast channel for this match is tvN. South Korea, headed by Paulo Bento, is ranked 29th in the FIFA rankings, and the UAE national team, led by coach Rodolfo Aruavarena, is ranked 69th in the FIFA rankings. South Korea has a record of 13 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses against the United Arab Emirates.
After reaching the finals for the 10th consecutive World Cup, Bentuho, who recorded the most wins in the history of the national team during his single tenure with 28 wins, is now nearing the highest win rate in the history of participating in the World Cup final qualifiers.
In addition, Son Heung-min, who contributed to the victory with his first goal against Iran on the 24th, is aiming for the most goals in his career in the final qualifying round of the World Cup.
The current record of the Korean national team, which is ranked first in Group A in the Qatar World Cup Asian final qualifier, is 78% with 7 wins and 2 draws from 9 matches. This is the highest win rate Korea has ever achieved since the 1990 World Cup in Italy, when five or six teams participated in the final qualifier in a league format.
The highest win rate so far was 75% of the 1998 World Cup in France in the Asian final qualifying round. At the time coach Cha Bum-geun took the helm, the national team recorded 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 8 matches.
Therefore, if Bentuho wins the match against the UAE on the 29th, he will break the record with an 80% win rate. However, if there is a tie or loss, the win rate will be 70% and the team will finish second in the history of win rate rankings. In addition, if they do not win, there is a high possibility that they will be ranked second behind Iran in Group A in the final qualifying round.
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Son Heung-min added one more goal against Iran on the 24th and is scoring the most goals in the team in the Qatar World Cup final qualifier. Heung-Min Son scored one goal each in the 2014 World Cup Brazil and the 2018 World Cup final qualifiers in Russia. tied for 2nd place with Lee Geun-ho (Daegu FC).
Among Korean players, Choi Yong-soo, current head coach of Gangwon FC, is the top scorer in his personal career in the World Cup final qualifiers. Choi Yong-soo scored seven goals in eight matches in the final qualifying round of the 1998 World Cup in France, firmly maintaining the top spot in this category.
Therefore, if Son Heung-min scores one more goal against the UAE, he and Choi Yong-su will be tied for first place, and if he scores two or more goals, he will be ranked first.
On the other hand, Son Heung-min is ranked first among all Korean players with a total of 15 goals when expanding the scope to the entire World Cup qualifiers, not just the final qualifiers. In second place is Park Joo-young (Ulsan Hyundai) with 12 goals.
