South Korea vs Kuwait, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea

30': Fahad Al-Hajeri (OG)
51': Lee Kang-in
54': Oh Hyeon-Gyu
72': Lee Jae-Sung

FT
4 - 0

Kuwait

About

South Korea are hosting Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 41,119

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Saudi Arabia	2	+1	4
2	Iraq	2	+1	4
3	Indonesia	2	-2	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Lee Chang-Geun (GK)
4	Kim Ju-Sung
16	Han-Beom Lee
3	Lee Tae-Seok
22	Seol Young-Woo
18	Lee Kang-in
19	Du-Jae Won
6	Hwang In-Beom
9	Oh Hyeon-Gyu
17	Bae Jun-Ho
23	Se-Jin Jeon

South Korea Substitutes:

Jun Choi, Yang Hyun-Jun, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Cho Hyun-taek, Hwang Hee-Chan, Kim Dong-Heon, Park Jin-Seop, Park Seung-wook, Jin-Gyu Kim, Kwon Kyung-Won, Lee Jae-Sung, Son Heung-Min.

Kuwait (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
13	Mohammad Al Nassar
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
3	Meshari Ghanam
21	Abd Al Wahab Awadi
8	Ahmad Al Dhefiri
14	Redha Abujabarah
6	Jasem Al Mutar
11	Talal Al Qaisi
9	Ahmad Zanki
15	Yousef Majed

Kuwait Substitutes:

Hamad Al Harbi, Ahmad Al Khaledi, Khaled Sabah, Rashed Al Dousari, Hussein Ashkanani, Moaz Al-Dhafiri, Mubarak Al Faneeni, Mahdi Dashti, Moath Al-Enezi, Saud Al Hoshan, Fawaz Ayedh Al-Otaibi, Abd Al Rahman Al Rashedi.

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