Same dream, same dream. This is the position of the national soccer team ahead of its away match in Palestine. Lee Kang-in (23) of Paris Saint-Germain and Kim Min-jae (28) of Bayern Munich are also dreaming of a perfect victory.
However, there is a slight difference. Lee Kang-in, who will lead the front line, wants to break his long silence and roar to the fullest. Kim Min-jae, who has to block the back door, wants to take the lead in a scoreless victory.
The national team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the 6th Group B match of the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup Asia final qualifying round against Palestine at Amman International Stadium in Jordan at 11 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time). The match will be held in Amman, a neutral zone due to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
It was the first return match in more than two months since the first match held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sept. 5. Korea needs to recover its self-esteem more than anything else. The team tied 0-0 after a rough match even though it was at its home turf. It was the worst 90 minutes since the team had many chances to score but also lost points.
Korea now has a chance to avenge the humiliation. The mood is at its peak. It is the fourth consecutive win in the final preliminary round after the first round at home against the Palestinians. After consecutive defeats of Oman (Original match, 3-1), Jordan (Original match, 2-0) and Iraq (Home, 3-2), the team also secured a 3-1 victory in the fifth away match against Kuwait that ended at the Jabeur Al-Ahmad Stadium on Sunday. In contrast, the Palestinians had a sluggish performance with one draw and three losses since the first round, falling to the bottom of the group (6th).
If Korea scores three points again this time, it will become closer to the ticket to the finals of the World Cup finals in North Korea and the U.S., which will be given to the first and second place in each group. The situation is completely different from September, when the situation was chaotic due to controversy over the appointment of Hong.
Lee Kang-in should take the lead in winning the team by scoring. “Hong Myung-bo” scored 11 goals, the most in Group B during its four-game winning streak, but Lee Kang-in, who can cover the entire second line of offense, not only the front-line striker but also the side and center, did not have a goal. Despite his high scoring ability of 10 goals in 34 A matches, he has remained silent for five consecutive games since the away match (1-0 win) against China in the second Asian qualifying round on June 11. The striker’s destiny is to overcome the opponent’s intensive checks. Lee Kang-in says, “If two or three people stick to me, more opportunities will open up and there will be space around me,” but he cannot help but be greedy to score. 바카라사이트
Central defender Kim Min-jae needs no run. Of the five final qualifying matches, Kim had only two clean sheets. He also had a Pelescore match on his home turf with Iraq, considered the biggest opponent in Group B, making home fans nervous. In the match against Kuwait, Korea’s defense team was leading with two goals in the first half, but allowed a surprise penetration following a long ball in the 15th minute of the second half, when it lost focus for a while. This time, Kim needs to latch the bar tightly to lock it.