South Korea certified for his or her tenth consecutive World Cup after beating Syria 2-0 in Dubai on Tuesday.
Second-half targets from Kim Jin-su and Kwon Chang-hoon gave Korea a simple win over the underside group in Asia Group A qualifying.
South Korea went 11 factors forward of third-placed United Arab Emirates, who’ve simply three video games to go.
The high two groups from every of the 2 teams qualify routinely. Third place groups advance to the playoffs.
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In Group B, Takumi Minamino’s first-half purpose set Japan on their option to defeat Saudi Arabia 2–0 at Saitama Stadium and take the hosts to their seventh consecutive World Cup.
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Minamino’s purpose from shut vary was scored by Junya Ito after 31 minutes. The Belgium-based winger added a second to seal the primary defeat for the Saudis within the group with a fierce shot from the sting of the sector shortly after the restart.
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Saudi Arabia, which might have certified for a sixth World Cup with a win, nonetheless leads the group with 19 factors, yet another than Japan. Australia will transfer as much as seventeenth place with a win over Oman on the finish of Tuesday.
Last-placed Vietnam, who had beforehand misplaced all seven of their video games in Group B, defeated China 3-1 in Hanoi. The defeat ended China’s probabilities of qualifying for the World Cup for the second time.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
