On the evening of January 27, Beijing time, the round of 12 continued to play: Iran vs Iraq. In the first half, the two teams did not score; in the second half, Taremi scored. In the end, Iran won 1-0.
In the already concluded match, South Korea beat Lebanon 1-0. In this way, the immediate points for Group A are: South Korea 17 points, Iran 16 points, UAE 6 points, Lebanon 5 points, Iraq 4 points, Syria 2 points. To retain its top spot in the group, Iran must defeat Iraq.
In the first half, the two teams fought for 45 minutes without scoring a goal. In the 47th minute of the second half, Taremi broke the deadlock on the field.
In the 73rd minute, Golizad scored, but unfortunately the offside was first.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored again. In the end, Iran defeated Iraq 1-0 and successfully scored 3 points.
After winning the victory, Iran reached 19 points, 13 points ahead of the UAE. The UAE is not over this round and their opponent is Syria. Even if the UAE wins, it wins all three rounds, or 12 points. Therefore, Iran has qualified from the group and become the first team in the round of 12 to qualify for the World Cup.
South Korea, currently 11 points ahead of the UAE, they still have to look at the latter's "face". However, the UAE is currently leading Syria 1-0. Whether South Korea can qualify in this round is still a big question. However, in terms of their point advantage, it is also sooner or later to qualify for the World Cup.
On the whole, the general trend of Group A has ended: Iran and South Korea have joined hands to advance to the main tournament. As for who will finish third in the group and qualify for a play-off, we'll have to wait and see. However, the current top three points in Group A are: Saudi Arabia 16 points (this round has not been played, the opponent is Oman), Japan 15 points, Australia 14 points. It can be seen that no matter who the third in Group A is, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the third group of Group B.