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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 disappointed as it ended in a 1-1 draw. 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 disappointed as it ended in a 1-1 draw. 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. The players are disappointed as it ended in a 1-1 draw. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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It's a shame that it's a draw for three consecutive games. However, Hong Myung-bo, who is trying to advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th time in a row, is also on the verge of losing ground.
South Korea also drew 1-1 with Jordan in the eighth match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. We got off to a good start. Five minutes into the game, Lee Jae-sung shook Son Heung-min's corner kick with his left foot.
However, he gave up an equalizer to Mahmoud Al Mardi in the 30th minute of the first half and failed to turn it back in the end. South Korea fell into a three-game draw 'swamp' starting with Game 7 against Palestine on November 19 last year. The scores were all one to one. It was painful to draw in both Oman and Jordan and March home games. He also went to the early World Cup finals.
However, the good thing is that Iraq lost to Palestine 1-2 on the 26th. Iraq took the lead with Ayman Hussein's first goal in the 34th minute of the first half, but just before the end of the game, it suffered a 'theatrical upset loss'. The Palestinians returned the game to square one with Abu Ali's equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half, followed by Amid Mahazna scoring a theatrical goal with a header in the 52nd minute of extra time.
Iraq was able to chase Hong Myung-bo under its chin if it won. But the opportunity flew into thin air. Group B is premarital, but the key is still held by the Republic of Korea.
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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. Jordanian defenders are building a wall while Son Heung-min is preparing for a free kick. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/ |
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Hong Myung-bo is ranked first with 16 points (4 wins, 4 draws), and Jordan is second with 13 points (3 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss). Iraq ranks third (12 points, 3 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses) and Oman is fourth (10 points, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses). The fifth and sixth places are Palestine (6, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses) and Kuwait (5, 5 draws, 3 losses).
In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will win a ticket to the World Cup finals. The third and fourth places will go to the fourth qualifying round, while the fifth and sixth places will be eliminated. The third qualifying round will end in June. South Korea will play Iraq on the road on June 5 and Kuwait on the 9th-10th at home on June 10. Hong Myung-bo will secure at least second place in the group just by drawing with Iraq and confirm its advance to the World Cup finals. 'One point' is enough.
Iran has won the second ticket to the World Cup in Asia after Japan. Iran in Group A drew 2-2 with Uzbekistan on the 26th. Iran, which had 20 points (6 wins and 2 draws), widened the gap with the third-place United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seven points, confirming its advance to the World Cup finals regardless of the results of the remaining two games.
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While Uzbekistan is cruising to second place (17 points), coach Paulo Bento's UAE defeated North Korea 2-1 to maintain its third place (13 points). With Qatar in fourth place (10 points), North Korea, with two draws and six losses and two points, was the first to be eliminated in the third qualifying round.
In Group C, Australia ranked second after Japan (13 points). Saudi Arabia, ranked third (10 points), is aiming to turn the tables. Japan, which succeeded in advancing to the World Cup finals in Game 8, tied Saudi Arabia without scoring a goal on the 25th.
Indonesia (9 points), which replaced head coach Shin Tae-yong, beat Bahrain 1-0 to rank fourth, while Bahrain and China (six points) were placed fifth to sixth. China takes on Indonesia and Bahrain in June. There is a 'hope' to advance to the fourth qualifying round, but if this continues, China will also fail to advance to the World Cup finals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
