The Korean men’s national soccer team played a scoreless game for the first time in a long time.
Team Korea, which held its fourth Group C match of the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup, crushed Thailand 3-0. Team Korea, which had three wins and one draw, maintained its No. 1 ranking in the group. It is three points shorter than China, which swept Singapore and moved up to second place.
The pattern of the first half was similar to that of the home confrontation in the third game in a big way. In the beginning, Thailand actively engaged in an offensive, such as trying to shoot first. Since the middle of the game, Korea has taken the lead and even scored the first goal. Son Heung-min in the third game and Lee Jae-sung in the game on the day shook the net first.
According to the last game, it was Thailand’s turn to raise the mood again early in the second half. At the time of the third game, Thailand gained momentum and even scored an equalizer in the 16th minute of the second half. In this game, the Korean bench moved preemptively by replacing half-time. Baek Seung-ho, not a professional defensive midfielder, was replaced early and Park Jin-seop, who was equipped with defense, was deployed.
Considering that it was an away game, Korea managed the game stably by placing Park Jin-seop in the midfield. As Park Jin-seop was in the back, he could cope with it even if he gave up a little possession, and rather, he could create several good opportunities through counterattacks using Son Heung-min and others. Compared to Game 3, the possession rate decreased from 78.5% to 58.9%, but the number of shots allowed even though it was an away game decreased by one. Cho Hyun-woo’s good defense was added to finish the game without losing a point. Rather, Son Heung-min and Park Jin-seop scored additional goals to secure a multi-point victory. 유흥알바
It was the first time in a long time that the team had no points lost in a match. During the last Asian Cup in Qatar, the team exposed its defense instability through excessive tactics and player deployment under coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and gave up goals in every match in return. It allowed 10 goals in six matches, including three against Malaysia. In the first A match in March, the team showed lack of stability and allowed one goal, but it garnered no points in eight matches through a match against Thailand. The last match in which there was no point lost was a match against Iraq (1-0), which was held just before the Asian Cup.