"South Korea, which lacks thermal power, is scheduled to confirm tickets to Iran", ··AFC, and Hong Myung-bo's sluggish performance in the 8th round of the 3rd Asian qualifying round

"South Korea, which lacks thermal power, is scheduled to confirm tickets to Iran", ··AFC, and Hong Myung-bo's sluggish performance in the 8th round of the 3rd Asian qualifying round

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"South Korea, which lacks thermal power."

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) called South Korea "inactive" ahead of the eighth round of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. While pointing to the point of view of the eighth round, which will be held after Japan won the world's first ticket to the North-China World Cup finals through the 7th round, South Korea said it still has a lot of work to do.

AFC introduced five points to watch in the eighth round of the third Asian qualifying round on its website on Monday. "Barain did his best, but Japan won 2-0 to seal its eighth consecutive World Cup appearance," the team said under the title of "Unstoppable Japan." "With three more matches left in the preliminary round, Japan can now focus on setting new boundaries for the global showpiece that did not exceed the round of 16 in its previous appearances."

Under the subtitle "Iran to confirm the ticket" he said, "It would be a surprise if Iran does not confirm their position in next year's World Cup. We only need one point in the game against Uzbekistan, and since Iran will play at Azadi Stadium, Iran is expected to win." He believed Iran would be the second country to confirm the ticket after Japan.
Next came Korea. "Continuous draws mean that Korea still has work to do before making a reservation for its customary participation in the World Cup," the head coach said. "Coach Hong Myung-bo gave an honest evaluation on the team's performance against Oman, and Son Heung-min and his teammates are expected to respond against Jordan." AFC pointed out Korea's poor performance in the eighth game, in which it missed the opportunity to advance to the World Cup on its own.

Korea ended up with a 1-1 draw after lethargic play at the match against Oman, narrowing its gap with Iraq, the third-ranked team in the group, to three points. Originally, the team planned to secure a berth to the World Cup finals by winning two consecutive home matches, but it went nowhere. The competition to secure the berth to the finals, which will be given to the second-ranked team, is also in jeopardy. The pressure against Jordan, which will take place at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Saturday, has increased. Lee Kang-in, the core of the team's offense, has been eliminated due to injury, which puts a sense of crisis on his mind 먹튀검증

AFC said, "As Japan wins a ticket in Group C, there is only one automatic ticket, and attention is being paid to who will turn on the lights between Saudi Arabia and Australia." The last point to watch was, "Kyrgiestan, North Korea and Palestine were frustrated with their tickets to the finals, but they were in the final competition for playoff tickets."