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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. Director Hong Myung-bo is entering. 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. 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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I'm so nervous. Hong Myung-bo drew with Jordan and finished the two consecutive A matches in March without a win.
The South Korean national football team drew 1-1 in Group B's eighth match of the 2026 North-China World Cup Asia 3rd qualifying round against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 25th. The national team, which took the lead with Lee Jae-sung's early first goal in the fifth minute of the first half, dedicated the equalizer to Mahmoud Al Mardi in the 30th minute of the first half. He struggled in the second half, but failed to score an extra point. Through the two consecutive games, he reaffirmed his dependence on Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae for the 'defense nucleus'. South Korea, which drew 1-1 with Oman in the seventh game of the third qualifying round on the 20th by giving up an equalizer in the 41st minute of the second half, only won two points in two games without winning. With four wins, four draws and 16 points, South Korea maintained a three-point gap with second-place Jordan (13 points). However, if No. 3 Iraq (12 points) wins against Palestine early on the 26th, Korea (16 points), Iraq (15 points) and Jordan (13 points) will tie the top three within three points, making it impossible to guarantee their 11th consecutive advance to the finals. In the third Asian qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will automatically advance to the finals, and the third and fourth places will 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. Hwang Hee-chan is trying to break through. 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. 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. 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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'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 Al Mardi, who attempted to shoot without interrupting the South Korean defense. Al Mardi'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.
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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. Kwon Kyung-won is trying a header. 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 having an operational meeting later in 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, 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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Hong made a change at half-time. Lee Dong-kyung, who was 2% short of acting as a substitute for Lee Kang-in, was excluded, and Yang Min-hyuk, who had excellent breakthrough ability, was put in. Yang Minhyuk's A match debut. In the second half, Jordan took the jab first. Altamari's back-to-back shots in the 7th and 8th minutes went nowhere. Al Naimat's shot also missed the goal. South Korea only had a chance in the 16th minute of the second half. Hwang Hee-chan was fouled near the opponent's box. Son Heung-min, who played kicker, made up his mind and swung his right foot, but he swallowed the disappointment by floating high in the net. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Hwang Hee-chan tried to shoot once again with a quick breakthrough, but was blocked by the opponent's defense wall. Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Yang Hyun-joon shortly after shooting. In the 24th minute of the second half, Park Yong-woo's header missed the post. In the 27th minute, Seol Young-woo's perfect cross from the right was connected to Lee Jae-sung in front of the goal, but Lee Jae-sung's header disappointedly avoided the goal.
South Korea, which had little effect on the substitution of 'Yang-Yang Duo', put in Oh Se-hoon in the 35th minute of the second half without Hwang In-beom, who complained of discomfort in his legs. Yang Hyun-joon's header failed to penetrate the opponent's goal in the 37th minute of the second half. I wanted to see hope for 40 minutes in the second half. The video reading system (VAR) was activated to determine whether Yazan was penalized by handball. The referee looked into the field to see if the ball touched the arm of Yazan, who was competing with Yang Hyun-joon in the header. However, the conclusion was 'No handball foul, No penalty'. Coach Hong excluded Son Heung-min and put Oh Hyun-kyu in the extra time of the second half, but there was no reversal. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. The road to the 11th consecutive World Cup finals is difficult.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
