EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION

bg_shadow

NEWS / RELEASE

Language is changed ENGLISH

10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA] Bento proud of Korea Republic's resilience

10passion

January 28, 2022

NEWS

Saida: Korea Republic coach Paulo Bento was delighted his team overcame challenging conditions to notch up a 1-0 win in Group A of the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar over Lebanon that has taken them to the verge of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Cho Gue-sung scored the only goal of the game in first half injury time to move the Koreans onto 17 points from seven matches and a win over Syria in Dubai on Tuesday will see the Taeguk Warriors advance to a record-extending 10th successive FIFA World Cup Finals.

“The victory was very difficult as all the conditions before the match affected us,” said the Koreans’ Portuguese coach. “The weather conditions were difficult before arriving to Beirut and it was the same since our arrival and during the match. .....

＞＞READ MORE "AFC Official Site"

NEXT BACK