FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea vs China 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

  • 61': Lee Kang-in
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1 - 0

Introduction

South Korea are hosting China at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, Korea Republic, 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, Korea Republic
Attendance: 64,935

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+20 Japan 6 16 0
+1 Australia 6 7 1
-3 Indonesia 6 6 2
-3 Saudi Arabia 6 6 2
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 0
18.1 Possession 81.9
2 SHOTS 12
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
80 Accurate Passes 626
152 Passes 689
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
5 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 48
16 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 3
17 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 8
24 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

KOR 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 Yellow Card
10 Lee Jae-Sung
6 Hwang In-Beom
11 Hwang Hee-Chan
7 Son Heung-Min
18 Lee Kang-in

CHN China (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
14 Wang Dalei (GK)
5 Zhu Chenjie
2 Jiang Guangtai
19 Liu Yang
21 Yang Zexiang Yellow Card
23 Behram Abduweli
6 Wang Shangyuan
13 Xu Haoyang Yellow Card
20 Xie Wenneng Yellow Card
16 Jiang Shenglong
17 Fernandinho

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