On the evening of March 24, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia ushered in a focus battle, with the South Korean men's football team playing at home against the Iranian men's football team. In the end, the South Korean team broke out madly, Son Heung-min and Kim Young-kwon jointly broke the goal, defeated Iran 2-0, won 5 consecutive wins, this battle created 3 records, first, the South Korean team broke the curse of 11 years without winning to Iran, second, the South Korean team defeated Iran at home after 16 years, and third, the anti-overtake Iranian team rose to the first place in the group.
In the history of Asian football, the Korean men's football team is the team with the most world cups, a total of 11 times, and has participated in 10 consecutive matches since 1986, ranking first. At present, the South Korean team has advanced to the World Cup two rounds in advance, and the only remaining goal is to surpass Iran to grab the first place in the group, laying the foundation for the next World Cup group.
Before the game, coach Paul Bento bluntly said that the Korean team wanted to win the game and become the top of the group. Since winning 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Asian Cup, South Korea has beaten Iran for 10 consecutive years, with a record of 3 draws and 4 losses.
In the latest EDITION OF FIFA World Rankings, South Korea ranks 29th, Asia 3rd, Iran 21st and Asia 1st.
In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Son Heung-min, who was worth 85 million euros, stood up, and after the success of the South Korean team's front-court counterattack, Son Heung-min took the ball to the front rib of the penalty area to complete a long-range shot, and the Iranian goalkeeper saved and the South Korean team led 1-0 at home.
In the 62nd minute of the second half, the South Korean team's corner attack was released, and then the second wave of attack played a subtle combination, Kim Young-kwon pushed directly in front of the goal, helping the South Korean team to expand the score 2-0, the whole team celebrated wildly, and more than 60,000 South Korean fans fell into the carnival.
In the end, Iran was unable to equalize, and had no chance to remain unbeaten against South Korea for 11 consecutive years, and conceded the first place in the group, and suffered consecutive blows.
After the victory of the South Korean team, the points reached 23 points, surpassing the Iranian team with 22 points, which is the first time since the start of the round of 12, the South Korean team has truly led the group table. Compared with the South Korean team, the Chinese men's football team was too bad, and it was thrown 18 points by the South Korean team.
In the last round, the South Korean team will play against the United Arab Emirates, and it is not surprising that this opponent can be won steadily, and finally the Iranian team will end the round of 12 in the first place of the group, and the future World Cup group is expected to enter the third gear.