(Ansan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = The Korean national football team, which is challenging for the 10th consecutive World Cup finals, was undefeated in the final qualifying round, defeating Syria with the winning goal of ‘Captain’ Heung-min Son (Tottenham), which broke out at the end of the second half.
The Korean national team, led by coach Paulo Bento, defeated Syria 2-1 with Heung-Min Son’s heavenly goal in the 44th minute of the second half in the home match of Group A of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian final qualifier held at Was Stadium in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, on the afternoon of the 7th. won with
In the third minute of the second half, Hwang In-beom (Rubin Kazan) took the lead with the opening goal, and in the 39th minute of the second half, Omar Kribin gave the equalizer to achieve a painful draw in the home room, but captain Son Heung-min stepped forward as the solver and decided the match.
South Korea, which defeated Lebanon 1-0 after a 0-0 draw with Iraq in their first match last month, has accumulated 7 points with 2 wins in a row and 3 unbeaten runs.
Korea took the lead in the group, beating Iran (2 wins) in their third away game against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the morning of the 8th (Korean time).
In the match against Syria, they secured their lead with 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Syria’s final qualifying record was 1 draw and 2 losses (one point).
After a day of recovery, the Korean team departs on a chartered flight on the 9th and plays the fourth game against Iran at 10:30 pm on the 12th at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.
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