On the evening of March 24, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia Group A, South Korea played iran at home. The 64,000 South Korean fans at the scene witnessed the victory of the South Korean team: Son Heung-min world wave, Kim Young-kwon scored, and the South Korean team defeated Iran, the no. 1 in Asia, 2-0, to the top of Group A while breaking the 11-year curse.
Sun Xingyu
In FIFA's latest rankings, Iran ranks 21st and Asia 1st; South Korea ranks 29th and Asia 3rd. Before this match, Iran and South Korea had already locked up World Cup seats. Even so, the South Korean team is still the main force, With Son Heung-min, Hwang Yoe-joo and Hwang Hee-chan leading the South Korean team's attack line; Iran is Azmun sitting on the front line.
The first half was uneventful, and in the 45th minute, the first goal came:
Sun Xingyu's world wave
Son Heung-min took the ball on the left rib in front of the field, made a slight adjustment and shot with his feet, the world wave! Son Xingyu's 30-yard long-range shot was full of strength and angle, and Iranian goalkeeper Abezad had no way!
Excited Son Heung-min
After scoring, Son Heung-min jumped high, clenched his fists and roared! Sun Qiuwang, who played for South Korea for the 99th time, has scored 31 goals. In the next World Preliminary Round, Son Heung-min will usher in the 100th milestone of the national team.
In the first 45 minutes, south Korea shot 2 shots on goal and 2 shots on target, with a possession rate of 67%; Iran, which is not very wary, has only 1 shot on goal and 0 shots on target.
South Korea misses out on opportunities
In the 46th minute, the South Korean team almost scored another goal, Son Heung-min's powerful shot in front of the goal was saved, and the teammate's supplementary shot was also blocked.
In the 62nd minute, South Korea scored another goal:
Kim Young-kwon breaks the door
The South Korean team played a smooth match on the left rib, Lee Jae-seong crossed, Kim Young-kwon wrapped up the sweep and scored, 2-0!
Annoyed by Sun Xingyu
In the 84th minute, Son Heung-min received a teammate's inverted triangle back, and a push was blocked by the defender. After missing the opportunity, Sun Xingyu was annoyed, covered his face in disappointment, and knelt down to pound the lawn. Although this match has nothing to do with the World Cup seat competition, which is equivalent to a "friendly match", Sun Xingyu still puts high demands on himself.
There was no suspense, and in the cheers of 64,000 fans, the South Korean team won 2-0! With 23 points in 9 games, he overwhelmed Iran with a 1-point advantage and ascended to the 1st place in the group. Prior to that, both teams had already qualified for the World Cup.
The last time South Korea beat Iran was in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Asian Cup, and they beat their opponents 1-0 in extra time. In the past 11 years, south Korea has not tasted victory in 8 matches against Iran, 4 draws and 4 losses. However, in this World Preliminary Tournament, the South Korean team used a hearty 2-0 to break the curse of "every yi winless" in 11 years.