Son Heung-min, let's go for the 51st goal of the A match!Hong Myung-bo, today's clash with Palestine
Son Heung-min, let's go for the 51st goal of the A match!Hong Myung-bo, today's clash with Palestine
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Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who returned after overcoming a thigh injury, will try to break his record for the most goals in A matches in a year along with his 51st A match against Palestine.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the sixth Group B match against Palestine in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, at 11 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time).
As the match against Palestine is the last of two consecutive away games in the Middle East in November and the stage to complete this year's A-match schedule, Hong Myung-bo is determined to achieve five consecutive A-match wins with a hot victory.
In addition, head coach Hong is also desperate to win the Palestinian match.
After taking the helm of the national team, Hong opened the first door of the third qualifying round for the World Cup in Asia against Palestine in September, but he was held back by his decision-making power and was disappointed to draw 0-0.
Palestine is ranked 100th in the FIFA rankings, which is considered to be behind South Korea (22nd), but the national team started poorly against the underdog from the first match of the World Cup third qualifying round, causing fans to worry.
Fortunately, Hong Myung-bo has won four consecutive games in the second to fifth rounds of the World Cup qualifiers, widening the gap between second-place Jordan and third-place Iraq to five points with 13 points (4 wins and 1 draw) in Group B.
The Palestinians, who will meet in Game 6, are the lowest in Group B with two draws and three losses (two points).
If the national team beats Palestine, it will actually cross the "eight-part ridge" of advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time at the halfway point of the third round of World Cup qualifiers.
Hong Myung-bo also challenges various records against the Palestinians.
The notable challenge is Son Heung-min's scoring record.
Son scored a total of 50 A-match goals in the fifth match of the third qualifying round for the World Cup against Kuwait, tying Hwang Sun-hong (50 goals) for the second highest number of A-match goals scored by a Korean player. Cha Bum-keun (58 goals) is ranked first.
If he scores in the match against Palestine, he will be ranked second in the category alone, moving one step closer to the record of "Legend" Cha Bum-keun.
In addition, if Son Heung-min scores, he will surpass his record for the most goals in A matches in a year.
Son's most goals in A matches in a year are nine goals set in 2005 and this year.
If you taste the goal in the last A-match of this year, against Palestine, you will set a new record by scoring double-digit points for the first time.
Meanwhile, Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), who has emerged as Son Heung-min's " successor," scored two consecutive games against Jordan and Iraq in the third and fourth rounds of the World Cup qualifiers, and scored in the fifth round against Kuwait to create three consecutive offensive points. 토토사이트
Bae Joon-ho is inflating his dream of achieving offensive points in four straight A matches against Palestine.