As night falls, at exactly 23:00 GMT on November 16, the 2022 Qatar
World Cup
The Asian qualifiers are in full swing, with Iraq facing South Korea in Group A of the third stage of the 12-team tournament. The drums of war were beating and a tense atmosphere filled the stadium. In the 33rd minute, South Korea's Lee Jae-sung skillfully pushed to break the deadlock; in the 75th minute, Son hit a penalty kick, another city; in the 79th minute, Jung Yoon-young made another effort to lock the victory. In the end, South Korea beat Iraq 3-0 and jumped to second place in the table, while Iran beat Syria 3-0 to secure the top spot.
[Race Scan]
On the Group A table, Iran tops the table with 13 points, while South Korea follows with 11 points. In the last round of the tournament, South Korea narrowly defeated the United Arab Emirates 1-0, and in the five rounds of the tournament, they have three wins and two draws without a loss. Iraq are second from bottom with four points, having lost only once in five rounds, to Iran, and shaking hands with South Korea in a 0-0 first-round tie.
[Highlights]
The game began with a shot just over the crossbar from a breakaway on the left by Jaaz.
In the 16th minute, Sun shot from the outside and the Fahd goalkeeper made a heroic save to clear the danger.
In the 23rd minute, South Korea broke away and Hwang Hee-chan shot on goal, with Fahd once again playing a heroic role.
In the 27th minute, Cao Guicheng's powerful shot was easily deflected by the goalkeeper.
In the 33rd minute, South Korea launched an attack from the right side, Lee Rong made a precise pass and Lee Jae-sung calmly shot to give South Korea a 1-0 lead over Iraq.
In the 61st minute, Ayman Hussain's powerful shot was blocked by Kim Sung-kyu.
In the 68th minute, Adnan shoveled down Cao Kyu-sung, the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick, Sun hit the ball, but the referee ruled that the foul was first, the penalty kick was reprimanded, and Sun once again sent the ball steadily into the net.
In the 79th minute, Son broke through to the center, Hwang Hee-chan crossed, and Jung Yo-young calmly blasted a shot to extend South Korea's advantage 3-0.
Towards the end of the match, the two sides went on the offensive and defense, but the score stayed the same and Iraq eventually lost 0-3.
[Both lineups]
Iraq start: 1-Fahd Talib; 2-Ahmad, 3-Frans, 22-Rebin Surakah, 23-Jaaz; 14-Amjad, 19-Mohammad, 15-Mohammad Ali, 8-Yabrahambai Ash; 13-Bashar Raisan, 16-Hamadi
South Korea start: 1-Kim Seung-kyu, 2-Lee Rong, 3-Kim Jin-soo (83′17-Song Min-gyu), 4-Kim Min-jae, 20-Kwon Kyung-won, 5-Jung Woo-young, 6-Hwang In-beom, 7-Sun Hyeong-sung, 10-Lee Jae-sung (65′22-Jung Woo-young), 11-Hwang Hee-cheon (82′14-Hong Che), 9-Cho Kyu-sung
Substitutes not playing: 12-Gu Sung-yun, 8-Baek Sung-ho, 21-Cho Hyun-woo, 13-Yim Won-sang, 15-Park Ji-soo, 16-Kim Kin-hee, 18-Lee Dong-jun, 19-Jung Sung-hyun, 23-Kim Tae-hwan
