3-0!South Korea's Oba gave its strength!Didn't force the national football team into a desperate situation!The next round of the national football team, Thailand's life-and-death battle
At 20:30 on March 26, Beijing time, the 4th round of Group C of the second phase of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia: Thailand VS South Korea.
In the last round, the national football team was unexpectedly forced to draw 2:2 away by Singapore, and South Korea was unexpectedly forced to draw 1:1 by Thailand at home. South Korea is ahead of the curve anyway, while the national football team is behind in direct competition with Thailand.
South Korea will play Thailand in this round, and if it doesn't win, then the national football team is likely to be out of luck. Even if South Korea loses, it will defeat Singapore and the national football team one after another, and the promotion will be stable, and even if it can lock the first place in the group, the national football team will be miserable.
Yes, South Korea started the 433 formation, Cho Gyu-sung, Son Heung-min, and Lee Gang-in formed the forward trident, midfielders Lee Jae-seong, Baek Seung-ho, Hwang In-beom, four defenders Kim Jin-so, Kim Young-kwon, Kim Min-jae, Kim Mun-hwan, and goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo. The starting eleven is worth a total of 150 million euros.
South Korea fielded their strongest starters.
Thailand's starting line is also a 433 formation, with Subachai, Subachu and Zalshag forming the forward trident, midfielders Willard, Songkrasin, Biladon Shamrasami, four defenders Boon Matan, Ban Sa, Suphan Thongsong, Nicolas, and goalkeeper Bativa. The starting eleven is worth a total of 5.05 million euros.
After the opening of the game, Thailand still had some ideas and took the lead in the offensive. In the 2nd minute, Subachu took the ball into the penalty area and hit the goal, which went high.
In the 14th minute, Son Heung-min stepped forward to take the ball to form a single knife, but in the process of adjustment, it was destroyed by a tackle by a player from Thailand's returning defense.
In the 40th minute, Thailand's left corner kick was driven into the penalty area, and Bansa headed the goal, which was a little worse.
In first-half stoppage time, Cho Gyu-sung entered the box to get the ball, passed the goalkeeper and then passed the ball to the goal, and Lee Jae-seong followed up to push the ball into the goal. South Korea leads Thailand 1-0.
In the 54th minute, Li Gangren sent a wonderful pass, and Son Xingmin entered the penalty area and shook off the angle to hit the goal. South Korea 2:0 Thailand.
In the 83rd minute, South Korea's cross from the left, Kim Min-jae's header was ferried, and Park Jin-sub pushed the goal. South Korea 3:0 Thailand sealed the victory.
In the end, with the goals of Lee Jae-seong, Son Heung-min, and Park Jin-sub, South Korea defeated Thailand 3:0 away.
Facing a team like Thailand, South Korea will not be able to play at all if they focus a little bit.
In the first match of this round, China defeated Singapore 4-1 at home. After the first 4 rounds of Group C, South Korea ranked first with 10 points with 3 wins and 1 draw, the national football team ranked second with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and 7 points, Thailand was third with 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses and 4 points, and Singapore was at the bottom with 1 draw, 3 losses and 1 point.
With 2 rounds remaining, South Korea, which is in first place, has 6 points more than Thailand, which is third, and has a goal difference of 11, so it can be said that they have qualified ahead of schedule. The national football team currently has a goal difference of 1, Thailand has a goal difference of -2, and if the national football team can beat Thailand at home in the next round, it will qualify in advance.