The men’s national soccer team, led by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, won 3-0 in the second Group C match of the 2026 North-China World Cup Asian qualifying round against China at 9 p.m. Korean time on the 21st at the Universiade Sports Center in Guangdong Province, China, thanks to Son Heung-min’s two goals and one assist performance.
South Korea beat Singapore and China for two consecutive wins (6 points) to solidify its top spot in Group C in the second qualifying round. 온라인카지노
In the 9th minute of the first half, Hwang Hee-chan beat him to the center after a bold dribble breakthrough from the left side and passed to Cho Kyu-sung, who penetrated into the Chinese penalty box. With Cho Kyu-sung’s left foot shooting splashed against Chinese goalkeeper Yang Jun-ling and defender Joo Chun-je, Hwang Hee-chan, who ran toward the ball, tripped over Joo Chun-je’s foot, tangled with the goalkeeper. Korea’s penalty kick declaration. In the 11th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, who played as a kicker, kicked low on the left with his right foot to give South Korea a 1-0 lead at the same time as his 40th A match goal.
South Korea continued to attack afterwards, but Son Heung-min’s right-footed shot in the box in the 44th minute of the first half seemed to end the first half as it was. However, in the 45th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min cut a corner kick from Lee Kang-in with his left foot from the right to the near post and returned it to the far corner of the goal with a header, finishing the first half 2-0.
South Korea took the lead after that and maintained a leisurely lead, and in the 42nd minute of the second half, Son Heung-min’s free kick from the right side was headed by Jung Seung-hyun to win 3-0. He topped Group C with two consecutive wins in the second qualifying round.
After the match, Chinese media Chedan Jubo lamented, “The gap between Korea and China is very large, both overall and individually,” adding, “It is an insurmountable gap even though China has given South Korea a trial for years and gained confidence by beating Thailand in the first round.”
“I can’t compare just by looking at the players. “While Kim Min-jae, who played for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese league until about two years ago, became a world class player, Wu Xiaokong, who plays in the second division of Turkiye, is the only overseas player in the Chinese national team,” he said.