Summary of South Korea’s victory over Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers | sports

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South Korea scored two goals near the end to take the lead in Group Two of the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, with a 3-2 victory over its guest, Iraq, on Tuesday.

Oh Si Hoon put the hosts ahead in the 41st minute, and top scorer Ayman Hussein equalized for Iraq with a wonderful goal from a back kick in the 39th minute.

In the 74th minute, Oh Hyun-gyu scored the goal for the hosts, and 9 minutes later Lee Jae-sung made it 3-1 for South Korea, but Ibrahim Baish reduced the difference for the visitors in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

South Korea was alone at the top of the group after raising its score to 10 points from 4 matches, 3 points ahead of second-placed Iraq, which was sharing the lead with it before the match.

Later today, Jordan will host the Oman national team, while the Palestine national team will play with Kuwait in the same group.

In the third group, Japan tied 1-1 with its guest, Australia, at Saitama Stadium.

Japan pressed from the first minute to open the scoring, but the visitors’ steadfastness kept their net clean in the first half.

The Japanese team continued its pressure in the second half before receiving a shock from its defender Taniguchi, who accidentally scored his team’s goal in the 58th minute, becoming the first goal Japan received in the third round of the qualifiers.

In the same way, Burgess accidentally turned a cross into his own goal in the 76th minute, raising Australia’s score by 5 points in second place, 5 points behind leaders Japan after 4 matches.

Later today, China will meet Indonesia, while Saudi Arabia will host its neighbor, Bahrain, in the same group.

The top two teams in each group qualify directly to the 2026 World Cup finals hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, while the third and fourth places advance to the fourth round of qualifiers.

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