South Korea vs China 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
Introduction
South Korea are hosting China
at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.
Match Commentary
- 31': Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Xie Wenneng (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, China PR 0.
- 54': Xu Haoyang (China PR) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Jae-Won replaces Park Seung-Wook.
- 61': Substitution, Korea Republic. Joo Min-Kyu replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 61': Goal! Korea Republic 1, China PR 0. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Yuning replaces Xie Wenneng because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, China PR. Wu Lei replaces Fei Nanduo.
- 77': Substitution, China PR. Huang Zhengyu replaces Wang Shangyuan.
- 77': Substitution, China PR. Fang Hao replaces Xu Haoyang.
- 78': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 80': Fang Hao (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, China PR. Li Lei replaces Behram Abduweli.
- 90'+4': Yang Zexiang (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Korea Republic. Park Yong-Woo replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Korea Republic. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 64,935
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 64,935
South Korea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
| 20 | Kwon Kyung-Won |
| 14 | Cho Yu-Min |
| 3 | Kim Jin-Su |
| 22 | Park Seung-wook |
| 5 | Jung Woo-Young  |
| 10 | Lee Jae-Sung |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 18 | Lee Kang-in |
China (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 14 | Wang Dalei (GK) |
| 5 | Zhu Chenjie |
| 2 | Jiang Guangtai |
| 19 | Liu Yang |
| 21 | Yang Zexiang |
| 23 | Behram Abduweli |
| 6 | Wang Shangyuan |
| 13 | Xu Haoyang |
| 20 | Xie Wenneng |
| 16 | Jiang Shenglong |
| 17 | Fernandinho |
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