It turned out to be a great achievement from the away team's grave! Hong Myung-bo gave Iraq its first home defeat in eight years
It turned out to be a great achievement from the away team's grave! Hong Myung-bo gave Iraq its first home defeat in eight years
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As it turned out, it was truly an accomplishment from the away team's grave. The South Korean national soccer team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo (56), has given Iraq its first home defeat in about eight years since March 2018.카지노
The South Korean national soccer team defeated Iraq 2-0 with consecutive goals by Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) in the ninth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA (International Football Federation) North-China World Cup at Basra International Stadium in Iraq on the 6th (Korea time).
The national team, which was able to win a ticket to the World Cup finals just by drawing on this day, maintained its lead in Group B with five wins and four draws (19 points) and confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals regardless of the results of the 10th match against Kuwait at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th. The national team, which immediately returned home on a chartered plane immediately after the match, returned home through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 6th.
The Iraqis are in shock after the defeat. Iraq was strong on the home turf. Since losing 2-3 to Qatar at the Basra International Stadium in March 2018, Iraq suffered its first home defeat in eight years and three months. Since Iraq was designated a travel-free country, all 55,000 spectators who entered the stadium were Iraqi fans.
Immediately after the match, Adnan Dirzal, the president of the Iraqi Football Association, issued a statement saying, "We are deeply saddened by the defeat, but it will ignite our resolve. This game is not the end. The dream of advancing to the World Cup is still alive. I will try my best to make Iraqis proud. I hope you believe in the process. We will make it happen for sure."
"We regret that we failed to advance to the World Cup finals, but we promise to move on with confidence. This defeat will not bring us down. We are still united. Preparations for the next phase will begin immediately. The ultimate goal is to do our best to advance to the World Cup finals. We will not disappoint. We are still strong."
Meanwhile, Iraq has secured tickets for the fourth qualifying round, which will be given to the third and fourth places in the group, regardless of the outcome of the match against Jordan on the 10th. They will compete with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia, which have advanced to the fourth qualifying round.