The first shot is the goal! Lee Kang-in's fantastic kill pass → Hwang Hee-chan's finish Korea's 10th lead
Mar 20, 2025
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Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhamton) scored the first goal in the 41st minute of the first half in Group B 7 of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Oman at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province at 8 p.m. on the 20th. The first shot recorded by South Korea on the day led to a score.
On the 25th, the match against Jordan is waiting. If they win two consecutive games, they will reach the first place. Regardless of the results of the remaining two games, they will be confirmed to advance to the finals of the North-China World Cup. The advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th time in a row is the history of Asia's first new record. It will remain sixth in the world after Brazil (22 times), Germany (18 times), Italy (14 times), Argentina (13 times), and Spain (12 times).
From the North Korea-China World Cup, the number of countries that advance to the finals will increase from 32 to 48. In Asia, 8.5 tickets were also allocated, up from 4.5 to 4. In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will win a ticket to the North Korea-China World Cup finals. Hong Myung-bo ran without hesitation. He is ranked first in Group B with 14 points (4 wins and 2 draws). Iraq (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss) is in second place with 11 points, and Jordan (2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss) is in third place with 9 points. Oman is in fourth place with six points (2 wins and four losses).
Oman's FIFA ranking is 80th and South Korea is 23rd. We already met in the second round of the third qualifying round. Hong Myung-bo scored one goal and two assists in the away game, winning 3-1 with Son Heung-min, who was involved in all three goals.
South Korea's unilateral flow was expected, but a frustrating game continued. Not because the opponent's defense was good, but the tempo and accuracy were too low. In the 38th minute of the first half, when the frustrating game was repeated, the air changed as Lee Kang-in was deployed due to the injury of Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham). Lee Kang-in stabbed a fantastic through pass toward Hwang Hee-chan, who was running in the 41st minute. Hwang Hee-chan grabbed it and finished with his left foot to score the first goal.
South Korea, which penetrated frustrating blood, took a 1-0 lead.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
