FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea vs Thailand, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
South Korea
  • 42': Son Heung-Min
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1 - 1
Thailand
  • 61': Suphanat Mueanta

About

South Korea are hosting Thailand at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, Korea Republic, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Peeradol Chamrasamee (Thailand) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Foul by Supachok Sarachat (Thailand).
  • 3': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
  • 5': Supachai Chaided (Thailand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Peeradol Chamrasamee (Thailand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Thailand. Conceded by Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Supachai Chaided (Thailand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chanathip Songkrasin.
  • 9': Corner, Thailand. Conceded by Jo Hyeon-Woo.
  • 10': Corner, Thailand. Conceded by Joo Min-Kyu.
  • 11': Foul by Suphan Thongsong (Thailand).
  • 11': Joo Min-Kyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Suphan Thongsong (Thailand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Foul by Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand).
  • 14': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Theerathon Bunmathan.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Pansa Hemviboon.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeong Woo-Yeong.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Joo Min-Kyu (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jeong Woo-Yeong (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 29': Foul by Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand).
  • 29': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Patiwat Khammai.
  • 31': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Pansa Hemviboon.
  • 34': Foul by Jeong Woo-Yeong (Korea Republic).
  • 34': Supachok Sarachat (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 38': Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
  • 39': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Theerathon Bunmathan.
  • 42': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Thailand 0. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 43': Foul by Suphan Thongsong (Thailand).
  • 43': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Theerathon Bunmathan.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Thailand 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 1, Thailand 0.
  • 47': Foul by Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic).
  • 47': Jaroensak Wonggorn (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Su is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Jeong Woo-Yeong (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 54': Foul by Jaroensak Wonggorn (Thailand).
  • 54': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Supachai Chaided (Thailand).
  • 56': Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic).
  • 57': Suphan Thongsong (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
  • 57': Jaroensak Wonggorn (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Thailand. Suphanat Mueanta replaces Jaroensak Wonggorn.
  • 59': Corner, Thailand. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Supachai Chaided.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suphanat Mueanta.
  • 61': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Thailand 1. Suphanat Mueanta (Thailand) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Mickelson.
  • 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
  • 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Hyun-Seok replaces Joo Min-Kyu.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo.
  • 64': Foul by Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand).
  • 64': Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Suphan Thongsong.
  • 66': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Weerathep Pomphun.
  • 68': Offside, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Su is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
  • 71': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Suphan Thongsong.
  • 73': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 73': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Myung-Jae replaces Kim Jin-Su.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 81': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Supachok Sarachat.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Hong Hyun-Seok (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Lee Myung-Jae (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Chanathip Songkrasin.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Theerathon Bunmathan (Thailand).
  • 83': Substitution, Thailand. Suphanan Bureerat replaces Theerathon Bunmathan because of an injury.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lee Myung-Jae (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic).
  • 83': Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Pansa Hemviboon.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Supachok Sarachat.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cho Gue-Sung.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Thailand. Sarach Yooyen replaces Chanathip Songkrasin.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Myung-Jae with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Suphan Thongsong.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Thailand 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 1, Thailand 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 14
7 Saves 1
21.5 Possession 78.5
6 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
161 Accurate Passes 738
227 Passes 812
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
6 Crosses 39
0.0 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 39
16 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 10
4 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 9
40 Effective Clearances 17
40 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, Korea Republic
Attendance: 64,912

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 5 +18 13
2 Australia 5 +1 6
3 Saudi Arabia 5 -1 6
4 China 5 -8 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

KOR South Korea (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
19 Kim Young-Gwon
4 Kim Min-Jae
3 Kim Jin-Su
22 Seol Young-Woo
6 Hwang In-Beom
10 Lee Jae-Sung
8 Paik Seung-Ho
7 Son Heung-Min
16 Joo Min-Kyu
17 Jeong Woo-Yeong
South Korea Substitutes:
Lee Myung-Jae, Cho Yu-Min, Park Jin-Seop, Lee Chang-Geun, Kwon Kyung-Won, Jeong Ho-Yeon, Song Min-Kyu, Cho Gue-Sung, Lee Kang-in, Hong Hyun-Seok, Kim Moon-Hwan, Song Bum-Keun.

THA Thailand (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Patiwat Khammai (GK)
17 Pansa Hemviboon
16 Suphan Thongsong Yellow Card
3 Theerathon Bunmathan
12 Nicholas Mickelson
22 Weerathep Pomphan
8 Peeradol Chamrasamee
7 Supachok Sarachat
13 Jaroensak Wonggorn
18 Chanathip Songkrasin
9 Supachai Chaided
Thailand Substitutes:
Rungrath Poomchantuek, Suphanan Bureerat, Kritsada Kaman, Poramet Arjvirai, Elias Dolah, Pokkhao Anan, Sarach Yooyen, Boonyakait Wongsajaem, Suphanat Mueanta, Saranon Anuin, Bordin Phala, Santipharp Channgom.

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