Who will kick it?
Kim Do-hoon The Korean national soccer team is tied 0-0 at halftime in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup qualifying game against China.
Korea, led by interim coach Kim Do-hoon, reached halftime with a score of 0-0 against China in the final 6th game of the North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th.
Coach Kim brought out the 4-1-4-1 tactic, putting Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) at the forefront. 슬롯사이트
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) played as left and right wing attackers.
Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) and Hwang In-beom (Zvezda) took on offensive roles in the midfield, and defensive midfielder Jeong Woo-young (Kaliz), who returned to the national team after 1 year and 3 months, started for 2 consecutive games following the 5th game against Singapore. .
From the left, Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk), Kwon Gyeong-won (Suwon FC), Jo Yu-min (Sharjah), and Park Seung-wook (Gimcheon) form a four-back defensive line, with Jo Hyun-woo (Ulsan) wearing the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Korea, which unilaterally attacked the Chinese camp but was blocked by two lines of defense and had little opportunity to shoot, recorded its first shot only in the 20th minute of the first half. 메이저사이트
Son Heung-min cut from left to right and hit a ground ball with his right foot, which was caught in the hands of the goalkeeper who threw his body.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in’s non-stop ground ball shot after receiving Son Heung-min’s pass fell into the goalkeeper’s arms.
China also did not stand still.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Xu Haoyang’s free kick cross from the right close to the goal did not hit Zhang Shengrong’s head properly, so he swallowed his disappointment.
Korea, which has already secured first place in the group and advanced to the third preliminary round in the fifth game, will challenge for a refreshing victory in front of fans filling the 66,000-seat Seoul World Cup Stadium.
If Korea wins on this day, there is a high possibility that it will be placed in an advantageous group in the third preliminary round.
With the third preliminary round being divided into three groups, Korea, ranked 23rd in the FIFA rankings, must maintain its top 3 status among Asian countries to avoid being placed in the same group as Japan (18th) and Iran (20th). .
At the end of this international match period, the new June FIFA rankings will be announced, and the ranking points are calculated by reflecting the results of the 5th game between Korea and Singapore (Korea won 7-0) and the Australia-Bangladesh game (Australia won 2-0). , the gap between Korea (1,566.74 points) and Australia (1,565.78), ranked 4th in Asia, is 0.96 points.
Australia will play its final Group I match against Palestine on this day.
China, ranked 2nd in the group (8 points), must achieve at least a draw with Korea on this day to advance to the third preliminary round.
If China loses, Thailand, currently in 3rd place (5 points), will rise to 2nd place based on goal difference and may take a ticket to the 3rd preliminary round.
Thailand will face Singapore, last place in the group, on this day. 토토사이트 순위