FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Thursday, October 7, 2021
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Match Report

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Son Heung-min strikes at the death to help South Korea down Syria

A dramatic 89th-minute winner from Son Heung-min helped South Korea beat Syria 2-1 in the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Head to Head

KOR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

KOR

  1. 1Kim Seung-GyuG
  2. 2Lee YongD
  3. 14Hong ChulD
  4. 4Kim Min-JaeD
  5. 19Kim Young-GwonD
  6. 6Hwang In-BeomM
  7. 22Song Min-KyuM
  8. 5Jung Woo-YoungM
  9. 7Son Heung-MinM
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanM
  11. 16Hwang Ui-JoF

SYR

  1. 1Ibrahim AlmaG
  2. 15Khaled KourdaghliD
  3. 2Saad Al AhmadD
  4. 16Abdul Rahman OuesD
  5. 5Omar Al-MidaniD
  6. 10Mahmoud Al-MawasM
  7. 17Fahad YoussefM
  8. 13Thaer KroumaM
  9. 12Israa HamwiahM
  10. 9Omar Al-SomahF
  11. 7Omar KhribinF

Timeline

  1. 34' Lee Yong (South Korea) Yellow Card at 34'
  2. 48' Hwang In-Beom (South Korea) Goal at 48'
  3. 56' Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Substitution at 56'
  4. 63' Zaher Al-Midani (Syria) Substitution at 63'
  5. 64' Mohammad Al-Marmour (Syria) Substitution at 64'
  6. 69' Lee Dong-Jun (South Korea) Substitution at 69'
  7. 76' Omar Al-Soma (Syria) Yellow Card at 76'
  8. 79' Alaa Aldin Dali (Syria) Substitution at 79'
  9. 84' Omar Khrbin (Syria) Goal at 84'
  10. 84' Omar Khrbin (Syria) Yellow Card at 84'
  11. 86' Gyu-Seong Jo (South Korea) Substitution at 86'
  12. 89' Son Heung-Min (South Korea) Goal at 89'

WCQ - AFC News

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