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South Korean soccer thrashes Singapore 5-0 in 11th consecutive World Cup

2026 North American Football Confederation (NAFTA) World Cup Asia Second Qualifying Round, First Match
Cho Kyu-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Son Heung-min, Hwang Eui-jo, and Lee Kang-in in succession
2nd place in group on Nov. 21, Chugae 2nd leg to qualify for 3rd round

South Korea's quest to qualify for an 11th consecutive World Cup got off to a flying start with a convincing victory over Singapore, the first step toward qualifying for the 2026 North American Championship.

Jürgen Klinsmann's (GER) men's national team cruised to a 5-0 victory over Singapore at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in the first leg of their North American Football Confederation (NAFTA) Asia Second Qualifying Round Group C match, thanks to relay goals from Cho Kyu-sung (Mittwilan), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Eui-jo (Norwich City) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).

Cho Kyu-sung broke the deadlock in the 44th minute of what looked like a 0-0 game, and Hwang Hee-chan added a second early in the second half to set the tone.

Son Heung-min and Hwang Eui-jo also scored late on to seal the victory.

Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) opened up the attack with ruler-precise crosses, steady runs and passes.

He assisted Cho Kyu-sung's first goal and set up Hwang Hee-chan's second, breaking down Singapore's right flank. In the 40th minute, he scored a goal to celebrate the victory.

After scoring in back-to-back A-Match matches against Tunisia and Vietnam last month, Lee Kang-in continued his attacking form with goals in three consecutive A-Match matches. After scoring his A-Match debut against Tunisia, he has scored in every game.

The early game was not as expected.

Despite South Korea's dominance over Singapore in both the FIFA rankings and head-to-head, they were unable to find the back of the net despite a one-sided attack. It wasn't until the last minute of the first half that they scored.

South Korea is ranked 24th, while Singapore is 155th. Until this day, the Koreans held a commanding 21-3-2 head-to-head record.

South Korea was drawn in a group with Singapore, China, and Thailand in the second round.

They need to finish in the top two to advance to the third round and secure a spot at the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.

The third qualifying round, which will feature 18 nations divided into three groups of six, 카지노사이트랭크 will begin next September.

After opening with a win over Singapore, Klinsmann's men will travel to China for their second group game on March 21.

Despite the weak opponent, Klinsmann named his best starting lineup with the motto of "knocking on stones and crossing bridges.

Son "Captain" Heung-min, Cho Kyu-sung, and Hwang Hee-chan are the strikers.

Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), and Lee Kang-in occupied the midfield spots, while Lee Ki-je (Suwon), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Jung Seung-hyun, and Seol Young-woo (Ulsan) formed the back four. Kim Seung-kyu (Al Shabab) wore the goalkeeping gloves. 고스톱