Son Heung-min scored two objectives and arrange one other to assist South Korea win its second straight recreation in World Cup qualifying, a 3-0 victory over China on Tuesday.
The Tottenham striker acquired his first from the penalty spot in the eleventh minute at Shenzhen Universiade Sports activities Centre after Hwang Hee-chan was fouled in the realm. Son scored his second simply earlier than halftime with a header close to the put up.
Jung Seung-hyun added the third with a header off a free kick from Son.“China additionally had scoring alternatives,” mentioned South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was appointed in February.
“If we had conceded in entrance of 40,000 followers, it could have been actually tough. Scoring a objective lifted the environment for us.”
South Korea is trying to qualify for the World Cup for the eleventh straight time, whereas China is aiming to achieve the event for under the second time.
South Korea are pushing for a spot in the World Cup 2026
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The South Koreans lead Group C in Asian qualifying with six factors, whereas China and Thailand have three factors every. The Thais beat Singapore 3-1. Singapore has zero factors.
The highest two groups in every of the 9 teams of 4 progress to the ultimate group stage. Asia has eight computerized locations on the expanded 2026 World Cup event, a rise of 4 from 2022.
Iran was held to a 2-2 draw by Uzbekistan in Tashkent, giving each groups 4 factors in Group E.Iran, which has appeared at six World Cups, led 2-0 on objectives from Mehdi Taremi and Ramin Rezaeian. However Oston Urunov and Igor Sergeev earned some extent for Uzbekistan.
Qatar, the host of final 12 months’s World Cup, gained its second recreation by beating India 3-0 in Group A.
Additionally, North Korea beat Myanmar 6-1, the Philippines drew 1-1 with Indonesia, and Iraq defeated Vietnam 1-0.
