South Korea

South Korea

1st in FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
How the rookie 'Korean Mourinho' has Gwangju FC taking the AFC Champions League Elite by storm How the rookie 'Korean Mourinho' has Gwangju FC taking the AFC Champions League Elite by storm

The man behind surprise ACL Elite leaders Gwangju is only in his third year but has been compared to José Mourinho.

When Tolgay met Sonny: Arslan recounts friendship with Tottenham and South Korea star When Tolgay met Sonny: Arslan recounts friendship with Tottenham and South Korea star

Sanfrecce Hiroshima star Tolgay Arslan explains his friendship with Son Heung-Min and whether he knew his former teammate was always going to be world-class.

In Son Heung-Min's absence, Oh Hyeon-Gyu stakes claim to be South Korea's main man in attack In Son Heung-Min's absence, Oh Hyeon-Gyu stakes claim to be South Korea's main man in attack

South Korea's recent struggles to settle on their first-choice striker might just have been solved by Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

Son Heung-Min back in the running for top Asian award after three-year absence Son Heung-Min back in the running for top Asian award after three-year absence

Son Heung-Min is back in the running for one of Asian football's top prizes after a three-year absence.

Tottenham's Postecoglou: Not sustainable for Son to play so much Tottenham's Postecoglou: Not sustainable for Son to play so much

Ange Postecoglou has said that it is not sustainable for Son Heung-Min to feature in every match for Tottenham this season.

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.

First with his words and now his feet, Son Heung-Min continues to bail Hong Myung-Bo out First with his words and now his feet, Son Heung-Min continues to bail Hong Myung-Bo out

In more ways than one, Son Heung-Min continues to come to the rescue of South Korea coach Hong Myung-Bo.

Third round of Asian qualifiers only one game old but several teams already on rocky ground Third round of Asian qualifiers only one game old but several teams already on rocky ground

Five teams already look in a precarious position just one game into the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers.

The main talking points as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup begins The main talking points as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup begins

There is plenty to look forward to as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup begins on Thursday.

The 18 teams contesting the third round of Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup The 18 teams contesting the third round of Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup

18 teams are still in the hunt to reach the World Cup as the third round of Asian qualifiers kick off on Thursday.

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 South Korea 4 +5 10
2 Jordan 4 +4 7
3 Iraq 4 +1 7
4 Oman 4 -3 3
5 Kuwait 4 -4 3
6 Palestine 4 -3 2
Full Standings

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
Lee Kang-in 4 10 4
Lee Jae-Sung 3 10 2
Joo Min-Kyu 2 7 3

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
Lee Kang-in 4 10 4
Joo Min-Kyu 3 7 2
Lee Jae-Sung 2 10 3