On the evening of January 27, Beijing time, the round of 12 continued to play: Lebanon vs South Korea. In the first half, Cao Guicheng scored; in the second half, the two teams did not score. In the end, South Korea won 1-0.
Prior to this round, the situation in the Group A standings was as follows: Iran 16 points, South Korea 14 points, United Arab Emirates 6 points, Lebanon 5 points, Iraq 4 points, Syria 2 points. In this battle, South Korea's first brother Son Heung-min was absent due to injury.
In South Korea, without Son Heung-min, the offensive was limited to a certain extent. The match was deadlocked until the final stage of half-time stoppage time, when Cao Guicheng broke it.
In the second half, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither changed the score again. 1-0, South Korea beat Lebanon and successfully scored 3 points.
South Korea now has 17 points, 12 points ahead of Lebanon. With three rounds left in the World Preliminary Round, Lebanon's points cannot surpass South Korea.com. In this round, Iraq's opponent is Iran, for example, they got 3 points in the cold, and the points are only 7 points, and they can't surpass South Korea. In this way, the only threat for South Korea is the Uae. At 11 o'clock tonight, the UAE will face Syria, and this game, if the UAE can't get 3 points, will not be able to catch up. In other words, after the fastest 3 hours, South Korea will get a place in the World Cup in Qatar.
South Korea can get a direct promotion place, but what about Iran? There is no doubt that as long as they beat Iraq, they do not need to look at the faces of any team and directly advance to the World Cup. Overnight, the Asian zone may have two World Cup places. It can be seen how uneven the strength of Group A is. If the national football team can be divided into group A, will the situation be much better?
Lebanon starters: 21-Matar, 20-Saad, 12-Mikkel, 3-Sabra, 8-Deni, 13-Georges Mikel, 6-Omari, 18-Zain, 11-Kedu, 15-Shul, 7-Matuk
South Korea starters: 1-Kim Seung-kyu, 2-Lee Yong-hoon, 19-Kim Young-kwon, 4-Kim Hyun-jae, 3-Kim Jin-so, 5-Jeong Yoo-young, 6-Hwang In-bum, 16-Hwang Eui-joo, 22-Kwon So-hoon, 9-Cho Young-sung, 10-Lee Jae-sung