The Round of 12 ushered in the final round of competition, the Uae team at home against south Korea, with Sohar's goal, the home team won 1-0 against South Korea, the World Preliminary Round points reached 12 points, took the third place in the group, will play against Australia in the play-offs, competing for 0.5 qualifying places in the Asian zone. South Korea lost and finished 2nd in the group and 1st in Iran. In the other match, Iraq and Syria drew and did not qualify. In this way, the Asian region will usher in a grand finale, Japan, South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia will advance, and the two play-off places will belong to Australia and the United Arab Emirates!
The UAE are eager to secure a World Preliminary Tournament play-off spot, and before the game, their points are 9 points, ahead of Iraq and Lebanon behind them, and if the UAE wins this game, it will definitely finish third in the group. However, the South Korean team is not uninvited, they are eager to get the top of the group to qualify, before this game, Iran team scored 3 points, the points have surpassed the South Korean team by 2 points, so only if the Taiji Tiger wins, can continue to occupy the first place in the group.
The South Korean team went all out in this game, which can be seen from the starting lineup of the game, their formation is 4411, Hwang Yi-su is the center forward, Kwon Chang-hoon is behind it, while Son Heung-min is on the left side of the four midfielders, Lee Jae-sung and Jung Hee-young are on the middle of the road, and Hwang Hee-chan is on the right. On the back line, kim pearl, kim young-kwon, kim hyun-jae and Kim Tae-hwan are.
In the 26th minute of the game, the home team, the United Arab Emirates, launched a counterattack, Sukhail took the ball and fell in the opponent's penalty area, but the referee did not show any indication, the home team players did not get too entangled, and the South Korean team escaped the disaster. In the 35th minute, the UAE team organized an attack, and the No. 7 player Sukhail shot with his left foot outside the box, but the angle was too right and was easily deflected by South Korean goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo. A minute later, south Korea missed a good opportunity, Kwon Chang-hoon crossed from the left side of the penalty area, but unfortunately the player who grabbed the point did not touch the ball.
In the 40th minute, Son Heung-min quickly sent a free-kick, and Zheng Yourong shot from a distance outside the box, but unfortunately it was deflected. Next, Lee Jae-sung crossed in the penalty area, the opponent blocked the bottom line, and the South Korean team got a corner kick opportunity. Son Heung-min passed the ball into the penalty area and the opponent broke free. In the 43rd minute of the match, South Korea created its best chance since the opening, when Hwang Hee-chan bounced off the neutral post with a kick from outside the penalty area and the UAE goalkeeper also hit the waist. In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Son Heung-min passed the right corner to the penalty area, and the other side released the bottom line, but the VAR referee reminded that the defender in the penalty area was suspected of handball, and the referee personally saw it and did not award a penalty.
In the first half of the game, the South Korean team completed 5 shots on goal, and the opponent only had 3, and the possession rate reached 72% of the South Korean team, and the opponent was 28%. There were many Korean fans watching the game, including many fashionable and beautiful women.
In the 54th minute of the match, the UAE got a one-handed chance, facing the South Korean goalkeeper, Suhar calmly scored, 1-0, the home team finally broke the deadlock, the fans on the scene cheered and celebrated the goal. In the final moments, Son Heung-min was in a hurry, but was powerless to help South Korea equalize.
Iraq 1-1 Syria
Iraq fought back in this game, however, Syria was in better shape, and in the 3rd minute, Allah Dali scored to make it 1-0. In the 31st minute, Iraq scored a goal, and it was Hussein who scored, and the score became a 1-1 draw. In the end, Iraq did not score the second goal, and finally drew 1-1 with the opponent, so that Iraq's points were fixed at 9 points, and there was no chance to qualify, and the Uae was 12 points, gaining valuable play-off qualification.