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    2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three
    South Korea
    South Korea

    South Korea

    2-1-0, 7 PTS
    2Winner Icon South Korea
    Syria
    Syria

    Syria

    0-1-2, 1 PTS
    1
    • Hwang In-Beom - 48'
    • Son Heung-Min - 89'
    • Omar Khribin - 84'
    • Summary
    • Report
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    No.Name
    1Kim Seung-Gyu
    2Lee Yong
    14Hong Chul
    4Kim Min-Jae
    19Kim Young-Gwon
    6Hwang In-Beom
    9Cho Gue-Sung
    22Song Min-Kyu
    10Lee Jae-Sung
    5Jung Woo-Young
    7Son Heung-Min
    11Hwang Hee-Chan
    16Hwang Ui-Jo
    13Lee Dong-Jun
    Substitutes
    3Kim Jin-Su
    23Ji-Su Park
    8Paik Seung-Ho
    17Na Sang-Ho
    20Kwon Kyung-Won
    12Gu Sung-Yun
    15Sang-Woo Kang
    18Lee Dong-Gyeong
    21Jo Hyeon-Woo

    Game Information

    Ansan Wa Stadium
    7:00 AM, October 7, 2021
    Ansan, South Korea
    Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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    Match Timeline

    South KoreaSouth Korea
    SyriaSyria
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    • 48
    • 56
    • 63
    • 64
    • 69
    • 76
    • 79
    • 84
    • 84
    • 86
    • 89

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Iran9621+820
    Uzbekistan9531+418
    United Arab Emirates9423+714
    Qatar9414-413
    Kyrgyz Republic9216-67
    North Korea9036-93
    Full Table

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