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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Lee Jae-sung is cheering after scoring the first goal. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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'Monster'The defense of Hong Myung-bo without Kim Min-jae dedicated another loss. At this rate, the two consecutive A matches in March could be completed without a win.
The national team failed to keep Lee Jae-sung's first goal in the fifth minute of the first half in Group B's eighth match of the 2026 North-China World Cup Asia 3 against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 25th and gave up an equalizer to Moussa Altamari in the 30th minute to end the first half tied 1-1. South Korea, which drew 1-1 in the match against Oman on the 20th due to a last-minute loss in the second half, faces the second half amid anxiety. If the match ends in a 1-1 draw, South Korea maintains an uneasy lead with 16 points. It is four points behind Iraq (12 points), which is currently ranked third in the group, but if Iraq beats Palestine early tomorrow morning, the Group B ranking will be South Korea (16 points), Iraq (15 points) and Jordan (13 points), making the gap even tighter. The burden will inevitably increase for the 9th and 10th games of the third qualifying round to be held in June. In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will automatically qualify for the finals, and the third and fourth places will have to play the fourth qualifying round with the nature of a consolation match.
Hong chose stability over change. Only two positions were changed from the starting list against Oman. The attack concept was 'nail shift'. Son Heung-min, who played as a left striker in the last match against Oman, moved to the front line. Son Heung-min tied for third in the most business trips with 133 individual A matches. Lee Dong-kyung started in place of Lee Kang-in, who was injured, and worked with Lee Jae-sung and Hwang Hee-chan in the second line. Hwang In-beom shook off his injury and returned to the starting entry, and Park Yong-woo paired with Hwang In-beom in the midfield. Seol Young-woo, Cho Yoo-min, Kwon Kyung-won, and Lee Tae-seok were in charge of the four-back, and Cho Hyun-woo wore goalie gloves.
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. It is conducting a card section containing its desire to advance to the finals since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is watching the game. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Son Heung-min is trying to pass. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Lee Jae-sung is cheering after scoring the first goal. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Lee Jae-sung is cheering after scoring the first goal. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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Kim Dong-hun, Park Seung-wook, Cho Hyun-taek, Won Doo-jae, Oh Se-hoon, Lee Chang-geun, Hwang Jae-won, Kim Joo-sung, Yang Hyun-joon, Yang Min-hyuk, Um Ji-sung, Oh Hyun-kyu is on the bench, and Bae Jun-ho, Joo Min-kyu, was excluded. Jordan placed leading stars Moussa Altamari and Yazan Al-Naimat on the offensive line and assigned the defense to Yazan Al-Rab. Before the game, the national team supporters' red devil encouraged the players by posting a card section wishing to advance to the World Cup for the 11th consecutive time since the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
Korea opened the door first. Hwang In-beom's left foot shot in the goalkeeper's arms in the second minute of the first half. South Korea, which gained momentum, scored the first goal in five minutes. Son Heung-min's corner kick went over the opponent's head and was delivered accurately in front of Lee Jae-sung in front of the goal. Lee Jae-sung, who has excellent location selection, captured the falling support point like a ghost and scored the first goal and his 14th personal goal with a non-stop left foot volley. Lee Jae-sung also scored the first goal in the first half of the World Cup third qualifying away match against Jordan in October last year to lead the team to a 2-0 victory.
South Korea shook the Jordanian defense with a long pass toward the empty space of the opponent's defense. Cho Yoo-min looked at Son Heung-min and Hwang In-beom at Hwang Hee-chan. In the 11th minute, Hwang In-beom's picturesque left-footed long pass was delivered to Hwang Hee-chan. Hwang Hee-chan's right footed shot, which turned from left to center, went off the post. In the 12th minute, Son Heung-min's corner hit Cho Yoo-min's forehead, but he slightly missed the post. South Korea threatened the opponent's goal on both set pieces. In the 13th minute, he gave his opponent his first shot. With the throw-in situation, the defense opened the way for Al Naimat's personal skills. Al Naimat's right-footed shot missed and went off the post.
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Jordan Mahmoud Al Mardi is cheering after scoring the equalizer. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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| The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Son Heung-min, who fell in the penalty box, is appealing to the referee. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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'Admission goal' presented the Korean players 'Relaxed' In the last match against Oman, Hwang Hee-chan played a frustrating game until the first goal was scored in the 41st minute of the first half, but he gained a clear lead with an early first goal. The score in the fifth minute allowed the players to handle the ball more leisurely and stably perform the play ordered by head coach Hong. In the 26th minute, Almardi, who was blocking Seol Young-woo's breakthrough, received the first warning.
South Korea, which did not give the opponent a chance, dedicated an equalizer in the 30th minute of the first half with one mistake. Park Yong-woo took the ball away from the half-line.Cho Hyun-woo hit a left-footed shot by Altamari, a counterattack that was immediately greeted. However, the high-flying ball easily went to Altamari, who tried to shoot without interrupting the South Korean defense. Altamari's shot deflected off Kwon Kyung-won's body and headed into the Korean goal. In the 32nd minute set-piece situation, Cho Yoo-min's header missed the goal. In the 38th minute of the first half, Hwang In-beom's shot went off the post and the first half ended tied 1-1.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
