[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = South Korea secured Asia’s prime seed and superior to the ultimate qualifying spherical. The final choice of the ultimate can be held on the twenty seventh.
Korea has been positioned in Pot 1 (prime seed) together with Japan and Iran within the remaining 2026 FIFA Asia qualifiers. Within the FIFA rankings introduced on the twentieth (Korean time), Korea was ranked twenty second, holding the third place in Asia after Japan (seventeenth) and Iran (twentieth). Consequently, they acquired the highest seed within the remaining qualifying spherical, which was organized in three teams, avoiding Japan and Iran.
Korea, who gained 7-0 within the away match towards Singapore within the second spherical of Asian qualifiers held on the sixth of this month, gained 1-0 within the residence match towards China on the eleventh. ‘ transfer up one place to twenty second within the FIFA Rating. They had been barely forward of Australia, in twenty third place, with 1.58 factors. Had there been poor ends in the matches towards Singapore and China, Australia would have misplaced third place in Asia.
Pot 2 included Australia, Qatar, and Iraq. Port 3 included Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Jordan, and Port 4 included the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Bahrain. China, Palestine, and Kyrgyzstan occupied Port 5, whereas North Korea, Indonesia, and Kuwait occupied Port 6.
Within the remaining qualifying spherical, a complete of 18 groups can be divided into 3 teams of 6 groups and can play residence and away matches. It is going to be held in the course of the A-game interval from September 2024 to June 2025. A complete of six groups, together with the primary and second place in every group, will progress on to the Cup finals the North American and Central American World. The six groups which might be third and 4th in every group will compete within the AFC playoffs in October and November 2025.
On the similar time, the variety of international locations taking part within the North and Central American World Cup has elevated considerably from 32 to 48. The variety of tickets given to Asia has additionally been elevated from 4.5 to eight.5. Korea, which has a vacant supervisor’s place, plans to carry a remaining spherical below the brand new supervisor’s system after the supervisor’s choice course of is accomplished in July.
2024-06-21 09:02:45
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