“Hong Myung Bo Ho is trying to win 5 games in a row!”
The Korean national soccer team led by Coach Hong Myung-bo will play its last A match in 2024. The team will have an away match in the sixth round of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North-China. The opponent team is Palestine, the surprise rival of the Middle East, which humiliated the team to a 0-0 draw at home in the first round.
South Korea will play against the Palestinians at the International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday (Korea time). As the Palestinians are in a civil war, they will play in a neutral zone. They will play in Jordan, which is also in Group B of the same group league.
It made a good decision to draw a first-round home game against Palestine. It revived after taking the bitter pill. Since then, it has continued to win four consecutive games. It beat Oman 3-1 in the second round and Jordan 2-0 in the third round. It defeated Iraq 3-2 in the fourth round and Kuwait 3-1 in the fifth round in the away game.
By the fifth round, 온라인바카라 the team had four wins, one draw and 13 points, and was at the top of Group B. It beat Jordan and Iraq (eight points or more), which are ranking second, by a gap of five points. Up to the second place, which is directly related to the finals, is close to achieving the goal. If the team secures three wins in the remaining five matches, it can confirm its advance to the finals on its own.
He pledges to win the first round home game in which he will shake off the difficulties he failed to win. If he defeats Palestine on Wednesday, he will come closer to making an early decision to advance to the finals. As he announces his fifth consecutive win, he will accumulate 16 points. He will be able to significantly reduce his burden on his schedule for the July 10th round, which will be held in March and June next year.
Korea has played 16 A matches this year. It started with an exhibition match against Iraq on Jan. 6. It beat Iraq 1-0 to achieve seven straight A matches. However, it played at the 2023 AFC Qatar Asian Cup, where it lost to Jordan 0-2 in the semifinal, failing to win the title. It has started its preliminary round for the Asian region for the 2026 North-China World Cup. It has secured four consecutive wins in recent months, and thus has the opportunity to garner five consecutive wins. This year’s overall record is 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss (taken as a penalty shootout draw), with 35 points and 15 lost. It will hunt for its 11th win this year in a match against the Palestinians on Sunday.
◆ 2024 A-match schedule and results in Korea
January 6 vs Iraq (neutral): 1-0 win
January 15 vs Bahrain (neutral): 3-1 win
January 20 vs Jordan (neutral): 2–2 draw
January 25 vs Malaysia (neutral): 3-3 draw
January 31 vs Saudi Arabia (neutral): 1-1 draw (4-2 penalty shootout win)
February 3 vs Australia (neutral): 2-1 win
Feb. 7 vs Jordan (neutral): 0-2 defeat
March 21 vs Thailand (home): 1-1 draw
March 26 vs Thailand (away): 3-0 win
June 6 vs Singapore (away): 7-0 win
June 11 vs China (home): 1-0 win
September 5 vs Palestine (home): 0-0 draw
September 10 vs Oman (away): 3-1 win
October 10 vs Jordan (away): 2-0 win
Oct. 15 vs. Iraq (home): 3-2 win
November 14 vs Kuwait (away): 3-1 win
November 19 vs Palestine (away)