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Thailand draw against South Korea in World Cup qualifier

By Hoang Nguyen       MAR. 21, 2024

Thailand successfully made a comeback and secured a 1-1 draw against the mighty South Korea in the World Cup qualifier in Seoul Thursday.

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  • 90'+6
    Game over

    Thailand successfully got a draw against mighty South Korea in Seoul.

  • 90'+5

    Hong Hyeon-seok's header went out. Thailand are close to a draw.

  • 90'+4

    Cho Gue-sung got another scoring with a header but it went over the bar.

  • 90'

    Another miss for South Korea and this time is Paik Seung-ho. Six minutes are added to the second half.

  • 89'

    Two relevant scoring chances came to South Korea in just a minute, but still no goal.

  • 83'

    Captain Bunmathan left the field on a stretcher after picking up an injury. Replacing him is Suphanan Bureerat.

  • 80'

    South Korea struggled to crack through Thailand's thick defense. The guests are trying to take one point back home.

  • 69'
    Offside goal

    Son got the ball into the net but Kim Jin-su, who passed the ball to him, was in an offside position.

  • 65'

    Son tried his luck with a left-foot shot but it was blocked by keeper Khammai.

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    Suphanat Mueanta (number 10) celebrates his equalizer. Photo provided to VnExpress

Both teams have undergone transformations since their previous World Cup qualifying campaigns. Japanese coach Masatada Ishii has taken the reins for Thailand, succeeding Mano Polking, while South Korea has seen domestic coach Hwang Sun-hong replace the esteemed German coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

South Korea will still have the strongest squad as coach Hwang decided to call up two stars Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in despite their conflict at the 2023 Asian Cup last month.

If Thailand can create a surprise against South Korea, Songkrasin and his teammates will move one step closer to the next qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. Singapore and China make up the rest of group C, with the latter being Thailand’s main competitor for a spot in the next round, as South Korea are predicted to top the group with no difficulties.

Five days later, Thailand will play South Korea in Bangkok.

 
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