In the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, the 9th round of the 9th round of the 6 matches of the World Cup Asian Top 12 round was completed. In Group A, South Korea beat Iran 2-0 to become the only unbeaten team after nine rounds of the Round of 12. The Uae, Lebanon and Iraq are competing for a play-off qualification. In Group B, after the Chinese men's football team drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia, the Japanese men's football team of Australia defeated Australia 2-0 in this round and successfully rose to the first place in the group, while the Australian men's football team confirmed the qualification for the Group B play-off.
Group A: South Korea 2-0 Iran
In the 2nd minute of half-time, Son Heung-min scored from a distance; in the 63rd minute, former Guangzhou iron guard Kim Young-kwon sealed the victory. South Korea won five consecutive games and kept a clean sheet, with 7 wins, 2 draws and 23 points to jump to the top of Group A. Iran suffered its first defeat in the round of 12, with 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss stuck at 22 points and slipped to 2nd place in Group A.
Lebanon 0-3 Syria
In the first half, Ala Dali and Mardikian passed each other, and Mohammed Mulmul swept the goal to give Syria a 3-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, the game was interrupted twice due to disturbances by the home fans. In the end, Lebanon defeated Syria 3-0 at home.
Iraq 1-0 UAE
In the 54th minute, the UAE defense made a mistake. Hussein Alli scored the only goal of the game after passing the UAE goalkeeper from a tight angle.
After nine rounds, South Korea was 1st by 23 points, Iran was 2nd by 22 points, the Uae was 3rd by 9 points, Iraq was 4th by 8 points, Lebanon was 5th by 6 points, and Syria was 6th by 5 points.
Group B: Australia 0-2 Japan
In the 31st and 37th minutes, Takumi Minamino hit the goal frame twice, and in the 89th minute and the 4th minute of stoppage time, Kaoru Mitsuru, who came off the bench, scored two goals in a row. The Japanese men's soccer team won 6 consecutive victories and qualified for the World Cup from Group B in the first round with Saudi Arabia, which is also the seventh consecutive time that Japan has reached the round of 32 of the World Cup.
Vietnam 0-1 Oman
In the first half, neither side achieved anything. In the second half, Haggili seized a corner kick to score the winning goal. Vietnam ended all 5 home games in the round of 12, the only victory was to defeat the Chinese men's football team, the remaining 4 games were all lost, and 9 rounds of 1 point continued to be at the bottom.
China 1-1 Saudi Arabia
In the first minute of half-time, Sheikhri received a header from Faraj's corner and scored; in the 59th minute, Gao Tianyi came off the bench to make his debut for the national football team; in the 82nd minute, Zhu Chenjie scored a penalty created by Kim Kyung-do.
After 9 rounds, Japan was 1st with 21 points, Saudi Arabia 20 by 20 points, Australia 3rd by 15 points, Oman 4th with 11 points, China by 6 points, and Vietnam by 3 points.