World Cup Asian qualifiers continue. In a life-and-death battle, the national football team lost 0-1 away to the South Korean team and lost a key battle. Li Gangren scored in the 61st minute. After losing this game, the national football team is already on the verge of being eliminated, and there is a high probability that it will bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup in advance.
The national football team drew 1-1 with Thailand in the last round and challenged South Korea in the last away game. As long as they score 1 point, they can advance. Ivankovic adjusted the lineup. Baihe Lamu and Fernando joined the striker, Wu Lei Standby on the bench. The South Korean team's starting lineup is still very strong, with Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Gang-in all firing.
After the opening, the South Korean team suppressed, and the national football team set up a steel barrel formation to consume the opponent. In the 20th minute, Sun Heung-min cut inside and dribbled the ball through to force the goal. Wang Dalei saved the ball. In the 22nd minute, Son Heung-min hit the goal directly with a free kick from 30 meters away. The ball bypassed the wall and was only slightly above the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Li Gangren hit the goal with his left foot from the top of the arc, but he hit it too straight.
In the 34th minute, the national football team got a good set-piece opportunity. Xu Haofeng passed the ball to the goal. Unfortunately, Zhu Chenjie almost hit it, and the national football team missed the excellent opportunity. In the first half of the game, the national football team's defense was relatively solid and they held on to a 0-0 score.
In the 49th minute, Huang Renfan forced his foot to attack the goal from a small angle on the left side and knocked the ball away. In the second half of the game, South Korea's offense did not improve significantly. They replaced center Zhou Minkyu in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Son Heung-min passed the ball, and Lee Gang-in followed up and scored with a low shot, 1-0! South Korea took the lead at home.
In the 68th minute, the national football team replaced Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning at the same time for a last-ditch effort. In the 76th minute, Zhou Minkyu turned around in the penalty area and almost succeeded with a low shot with his left foot. In the remaining time, the national football team's counterattack was weak, and eventually the national football team lost 0-1 to the South Korean team in the away game.
