South Korea vs Palestine 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 20': Hwang In-Beom (South Korea) Yellow Card at 20'
- 30': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) Yellow Card at 30'
- 39': Jonathan Cantillana (Palestine) Yellow Card at 39'
- 44': Tamer Seyam (Palestine) Yellow Card at 44'
- 45': Sehun Oh (South Korea) Substitution at 45'
- 58': Hwang Hee-Chan (South Korea) Substitution at 58'
- 66': Mahmoud Abuwarda (Palestine) Substitution at 66'
- 67': Hwang Jae-Won (South Korea) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Lee Myung-Jae (South Korea) Substitution at 67'
- 72': Samer Jondi (Palestine) Substitution at 72'
- 77': Odai Kharoub (Palestine) Yellow Card at 77'
- 81': Zeid Qunbar (Palestine) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Mohammed Rashid (Palestine) Substitution at 81'
- 86': Lee Dong-Gyeong (South Korea) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+1': Samer Jondi (Palestine) Yellow Card at 91'
Game Information
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, Korea Republic
Attendance: 59,579
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2 | Jordan | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| +2 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| +1 | Iraq | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Statistics
 PLE |
KOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 24.7 | Possession | 75.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
South Korea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK) |
| 19 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 2 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 22 | Hwang Mun-Ki |
| 10 | Lee Jae-Sung |
| 5 | Jung Woo-Young |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom  |
| 9 | Joo Min-Kyu |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 18 | Lee Kang-in |
Palestine (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Rami Hamada (GK) |
| 4 | Yaser Hamed |
| 15 | Michael Termanini |
| 12 | Camilo Saldaña |
| 7 | Musab Battat |
| 6 | Odai Kharoub |
| 8 | Attaa Jaber |
| 9 | Tamer Seyam |
| 18 | Jonathan Cantillana |
| 19 | Wessam Ali |
| 11 | Oday Dabbagh |
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