"Il, if I were in the same group as Korea, I would have won 1st place"..."Honeyjo." Hong Myung-bo failed to confirm early. "Ui-ah."

"Il, if I were in the same group as Korea, I would have won 1st place"..."Honeyjo." Hong Myung-bo failed to confirm early. "Ui-ah."

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It is a humiliating reaction. It also shed light on Korea's repeated draws in Japan.

Japanese media Getsaka reported on the 26th, "The World Cup qualifying countries in Group B (which South Korea belongs to) will be decided in June," adding, "South Korea can play in the World Cup even if it continues to draw."

South Korea (16 points), which has four wins and four draws in eight third qualifying matches for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup in Asia, is four points ahead of third-place Iraq (12 points). The opponent of the ninth match in June is Iraq, and just by drawing in the match, South Korea can win a ticket to the finals, which will rank first and second in each group.
In Korea, however, critics say that the team had four draws despite being in the group. It is a natural response as the team's performance was close to its worst.

Notably, Korea played against Palestine, Oman and Jordan in November last year, and tied the game after scoring one goal each in all three games. Although the team claims to be the strongest in Asia, it was even weaker at home. It had one win and three draws in its four games at home.

Japanese fans' reactions to Korea's sluggish performance are also different.

"Finally, (Korea) really did belong to the group," one fan sarcastically said. Another fan said, "This group was too loose. If there were Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, any team would have won." Many people sympathized with this comment.

This also means that the move of Korean soccer led by head coach Hong Myung-bo is a mystery. This is even more so in contrast to Japan, which was the first country to confirm its advance to the World Cup finals in North Korea and the U.S., by showing overwhelming performance in Group C.

In fact, Iran, the leader in Group A, has confirmed its move to North Korea, China and the U.S. with two more games to go before the third qualifying round. Only Group B, which includes South Korea, is engaged in an unexpected "mixed race." Although the six teams competing in Group B are similar in history, it is also a very humiliating result for South Korea, which possesses world-class players. 토토사이트

South Korea (16 points), which drew with Jordan on the 25th, secured at least the second place in the group just by drawing against third-place Iraq (12 points) in June and will get tickets to the North-China World Cup finals.