The defeat of the Vietnamese team shocked when they defeated Korea in the World Cup qualifying
Team South Korea Although won tickets to the World Cup 2022, but still launched a squad with key players such as Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-Chan, Hwang Ui-Jo… in the match at Al Maktoum Stadium of the UAE. Coach Paulo Bento’s students controlled the ball to nearly 78% but did not score a goal. In the 42nd minute, Hwang Hee-Chan had a volley outside the box, but the ball hit the UAE’s crossbar.
Deadlocked in finding goals, South Korea still had to concede a goal in the 54th minute. After a throw-in on the left wing, the UAE team quickly switched status to organize an attack. Harib Abdalla Suhail shot the ball into the box and faced goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-Woo. He made no mistake to score the opening goal of the match.
Harib Abdalla Suhail scored to help UAE beat Korea
The next minutes, South Korea attacked with full force but could not defeat goalkeeper Khalid Elsa. After 90 minutes, the UAE team won 1-0 and ranked 3rd in Group A with 12 points after 10 matches. This is a precious victory like gold for the UAE, which lost to Vietnam at My Dinh in the second stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The Korean team dominated the ball possession rate but still received defeat
This victory helps the UAE enter the fourth round, where they have to face the Australian team to compete for the intercontinental play-off spot. The match between UAE and Australia will take place on June 7 in Doha (Qatar). The winner of this match will meet the 5th ranked team in the South American World Cup qualifiers.
In the remaining match of Group A, Syria drew 1-1 at home against Iraq. Al Dali opened the scoring in the 3rd minute for Syria but in the 31st minute, the game returned to the starting line when Ayman Hussein leveled the score 1-1.
In Group A, the two teams that have won direct tickets to the 2022 World Cup are Iran and South Korea. In which, Iran topped the table with 25 points remaining South Korea ranked second in the table with 23 points. Meanwhile, in Group B, Japan and Saudi Arabia also won tickets to the 2022 World Cup.
Group A table in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia
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