{"id":297105,"date":"2023-11-21T22:25:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297105"},"modified":"2023-11-21T22:25:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:25:55","slug":"son-heung-min-hits-brace-as-south-korea-win-again-in-world-cup-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/son-heung-min-hits-brace-as-south-korea-win-again-in-world-cup-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Heung-min hits brace as South Korea win again in World Cup qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Son Heung-min hit a brace for South Korea to boost their World Cup qualifying <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Son Heung-min scored two goals and set up another to help South Korea win its second straight game in World Cup qualifying, a 3-0 victory over China on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Tottenham striker got his first from the penalty spot in the 11th minute at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre after Hwang Hee-chan was fouled in the area. Son scored his second just before halftime with a header near the post.<\/p>\n<p>Jung Seung-hyun added the third with a header off a free kick from Son.\u201cChina also had scoring opportunities,\u201d said South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was appointed in February.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIf we had conceded in front of 40,000 fans, it would have been really difficult. Scoring a goal lifted the atmosphere for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Korea is looking to qualify for the World Cup for the 11th straight time, while China is aiming to reach the tournament for only the second time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/11\/21\/16\/GettyImages-1796640107.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>South Korea are pushing for a place in the World Cup 2026<\/p>\n<p>The South Koreans lead Group C in Asian qualifying with six points, while China and Thailand have three points each. The Thais beat Singapore 3-1. Singapore has zero points.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in each of the nine groups of four progress to the final group stage. Asia has eight automatic places at the expanded 2026 World Cup tournament, an increase of four from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was held to a 2-2 draw by Uzbekistan in Tashkent, giving both teams four points in Group E.Iran, which has appeared at six World Cups, led 2-0 on goals from Mehdi Taremi and Ramin Rezaeian. But Oston Urunov and Igor Sergeev earned a point for Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar, the host of last year\u2019s World Cup, won its second game by beating India 3-0 in Group A.<\/p>\n<p>Also, North Korea beat Myanmar 6-1, the Philippines drew 1-1 with Indonesia, and Iraq defeated Vietnam 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/son-heungmin-south-korea-football-b2451193.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Son Heung-min hit a brace for South Korea to boost their World Cup qualifying Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Son Heung-min scored two goals and set up another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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