Thailand VS South Korea starter: Taiji Tigers are all the main forces! Son Heung-min and Lee Gang-in start, and Song Krasin debuts
At 20:30 on March 26, Beijing time, the fourth round of Group C of the World Cup Asian Cup Qualifiers Round of 36 kicked off. Thailand will host South Korea and the starting line-ups for this match have already been announced. South Korea made three changes to the starting line-up, with Lee Gang-in and Cho Gyu-sung, who were substitutes in the last game, both starting this game.
【Starters of both sides】
Thailand starting XI (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Bativa
Defenders: 3-Tiraton, 12-Miksen, 16-Supan, 17-Bansha
Midfielders: 7-Subachol, 8-Biladon, 13-Charunshah, 22-Willard
Forwards: 18-Songkrasin, 9-Subachai
Subs: 20-Salalong, 23-Bonyeji, 2-Sintipa, 4-Dole, 5-Gishada, 6-Shalachi, 10-Supana, 11-Bodin, 14-Bansa, 15-Parkau, 19-Prame, 21-Supanam
South Korea starting XI (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: 21-Cho Hyun-woo
Defenders: 3-Kim Jin-so, 4-Kim Min-jae, 19-Kim Young-kwon, 15-Kim Mun-hwan
Midfielders: 6-Hwang In-beom, 8-Baek Seung-ho, 10-Lee Jae-seong, 18-Lee Gang-in
Forwards: 7-Son Heung-min, 9-Cho Gyu-sung
Subs: 1-Lee Chang-geun, 12-Song Beom-geun, 2-Lee Myung-jae, 5-Park Jin-sub, 11-Song Min-hyun, 13-Hong Hyun-seok, 14-Jung Ho-yeon, 16-Joo Min-gyu, 17-Jung Woo-young, 20-Kwon Kyung-won, 22-Xue Young-woo, 23-Cho Yoo-min
【Qualifying Situation】
After the first 3 rounds, the South Korean men's football team won 2 wins and 1 draw and accumulated 7 points to temporarily top the table. The Thai team and the Chinese men's football team are both 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss with 4 points, the Thai team is temporarily ranked 2nd by virtue of goal difference, the Chinese men's football team is 3rd, and Singapore is temporarily at the bottom with 1 draw and 2 losses.
【Combat Record】
In the FIFA rankings, South Korea is ranked 3rd in Asia and Thailand is ranked 17th in Asia. The two teams have only met twice in their history, with South Korea winning 1-0 in a friendly in 2016. In the third round five days ago, Thailand drew with South Korea away from home. Son Heung-min broke the deadlock for South Korea, but Thailand relied on Supana to equalise in the second half.