South Korea vs Kuwait 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 24': Yousef Majed Al Shammari (Kuwait) Yellow Card at 24'
- 30': Fahad Al-Hajeri (Kuwait) Own Goal at 30'
- 43': Redha Abujabarah (Kuwait) Yellow Card at 43'
- 51': Lee Kang-in (South Korea) Goal at 51'
- 54': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea) Goal at 54'
- 62': Hussein Ashkanani (Kuwait) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Fawaz Ayedh Al-Otaibi (Kuwait) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Moath Al-Enezi (Kuwait) Substitution at 62'
- 64': Lee Tae-Seok (South Korea) Yellow Card at 64'
- 69': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Park Seung-wook (South Korea) Substitution at 69'
- 72': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Goal at 72'
- 75': Son Heung-Min (South Korea) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Yang Hyun-Jun (South Korea) Substitution at 75'
- 78': Mahdi Dashti (Kuwait) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Mobarak Al Faneeni (Kuwait) Substitution at 78'
- 83': Hwang Hee-Chan (South Korea) Substitution at 83'
Game Information
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 41,119
South Korea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Lee Chang-Geun (GK) |
| 4 | Kim Ju-Sung |
| 16 | Han-Beom Lee |
| 3 | Lee Tae-Seok  |
| 22 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 18 | Lee Kang-in |
| 19 | Won Du-Jae |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 9 | Oh Hyun-Gyu |
| 17 | Bae Jun-Ho |
| 23 | Se-Jin Jeon |
Kuwait (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK) |
| 13 | Mohammad Khaled Abdulmajeed Sweid Salem Al Nassar |
| 5 | Fahad Al-Hajeri |
| 3 | Meshari Ghanem |
| 21 | Abd Al Wahab Awadi |
| 8 | Ahmad Al-Dhafeeri |
| 14 | Redha Abujabarah |
| 6 | Jasem Saleh Jasem Mohammad Al Mutar |
| 11 | Talal Al Qaisi |
| 9 | Ahmad Zanki |
| 15 | Yousef Majed Al Shammari |
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