After just 16 minutes of passionate clashes, South Korea displayed a fine display of teamwork in front of the net, eventually equalizing the score at 1-1 with a shot from a difficult angle.
In the 45th minute of a high-intensity corner kick attack, Park Rongwoo's header was disallowed but the referee noted that the Palestinian goalkeeper had suffered interference.
After the change of sides, South Korea stepped up their offense. In the 48th minute, Son Heung's inward shot was valiantly parried by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 53rd minute, Hwang In's close-range shot went just wide. Dabbagh's chance in front of goal in the 69th minute was equally lamentable. In the 81st minute, Sun Xing's goal was ruled offside.
South Korea's four-game winning streak came to an abrupt end with a 1-1 draw against Palestine, while the first-round draw against Palestine seemed to be a coincidence. In the standings, South Korea has 14 points and is firmly at the top of the group, but the close pursuit of Jordan and Iraq should not be ignored. Nevertheless, South Korea's progress to the World Cup will not be halted by strength. Palestine, on the other hand, has scored only three points in six consecutive rounds, and the situation at the bottom of the group almost foretells the fate of elimination.
In an earlier match, the national soccer team lost 1-3 to Japan at home, a result that surprised many domestic fans. However, the team's performance improved significantly and it was the first time that Japan suffered a goal in this 18-team tournament.
Thanks to Indonesia's win over Saudi Arabia, the national soccer team slipped to fifth place in the group for the time being, but there is still an 11-goal goal difference between them and second-placed Australia.
In fact, the situation of the national football team for the second place is favorable, and the decline of Saudi Arabia is obvious. In the next round, the national soccer team is expected to win all three points when they challenge Saudi Arabia on the road. In the last two rounds, if they can win Indonesia and Bahrain consecutively, they will accumulate 15 points, and the second place in the group is very likely to directly promote to the World Cup.
