On March 24, in the 9th round of Group A of the Asian Round of 12 in the World Cup qualifiers, South Korea defeated Iran 2-0 at home, surpassing the opponent to rise to the first place. In this game, Son Heung-min blasted the world before the end of the first half, helping south Korea break the deadlock, and Kim Young-kwon extended his advantage in the second half. The South Korean team has won as desired, and in the case of having advanced to the World Cup in Qatar, it has overtaken the Iranian team and come to the first place in the group. Son Heung-min became the second South Korean player after Park Ji-sung to score at home and away to Iran in the World Preliminary Tournament.
After the match, South Korea's coach Paul Bento also set a record, he became the manager who coached South Korea the most wins, it is worth mentioning that the reporter talked about this topic with Bento during the pre-match press conference, when Bento said that he did not particularly care about similar things, or to focus on the court, the goal is to get the first place in the group. At the same time, Bento bluntly said that the team's honors and awards are more exciting than individuals.
South Korea's top star Son Heung-min also made good on his promise in this match, and before the game, Son Heung-min expressed his hope to help the team with goals or other means to beat Iran. Apparently, Son heung-min delivered on his promise by helping the team break the deadlock during the game and successfully winning the group to rise to the top of the group.
More than 60,000 fans poured into the stadium, which was the first time since the epidemic that the South Korean team had so many fans at home to watch the game. Obviously, the fans of the Korean team are very happy, they have witnessed the team defeat the strong opponent, without any slack in the case of the world cup that has been determined to qualify, and finally achieved a good result.
Previously, the South Korean media "naver" reported that the South Korean team will strive to win consecutive wins in the next game, which can obtain a higher ranking and is also conducive to a more favorable position in the world cup draw. Next, if the South Korean team can win the final battle of the round of 12, it will take the first place in Group A.
The South Korean team played against the United Arab Emirates on the evening of March 29, and the opponent still has the possibility of impacting the play-offs, so it is not easy for the South Korean team to achieve the goal, and it is also looking forward to the performance of Son Heung-min and others in the future, striving to achieve the goal and advance to the World Cup finals with the first place in the group.