Lee Kang-in is hugged by captain Son Heung-min after scoring the opening goal in the second half of the match between South Korea and China in the 6th match of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round group stage held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 11th.
Thanks to Lee Kang-in's winning goal, the Korean national soccer team defeated China, finished the second preliminary round undefeated, and at the same time secured pot number one in the third preliminary round. 스포츠 토토사이트
Korea, led by interim coach Kim Do-hoon, won 1-0 in the 6th match of Group C of the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup Asian region second qualifying round against China held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th.
Korea, which had already confirmed first place in the group, finished the second preliminary round with 5 wins, 1 draw (16 points) and undefeated. In addition, Korea maintained 3rd place in the FIFA rankings among Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries and secured Pot 1 to avoid Iran and Japan in the 3rd round of the World Cup qualifiers to be held in September.
In addition, they maintained an overwhelming advantage in their previous record against China with 23 wins, 13 draws and 2 losses, and recorded 5 consecutive wins against China without conceding a goal since the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group stage match.