Tue 21 November 2023, 16:00
Tottenham HotspurHeung-Min Son once again led from the front as South Korea made it two wins out of two in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday.
Sonny, skipper of Club and country, scored twice and assisted the third goal as the Taegeuk Warriors beat rivals China 3-0 in Shenzhen. He opened the scoring from the spot after China's Zhu Chenjie was penalised in the box on 11 minutes before doubling the lead just before half-time. Sonny then claimed the assist as Jung Seung-hyun put the issue beyond doubt three minutes from time.
[FT] 대한민국🇰🇷 3-0 🇨🇳중국
— theKFA (@theKFA) November 21, 2023
4만 '짜요' 함성을 침묵시킨 캡틴 손흥민의 멀티골과 정승현의 데뷔골!
경기 시작부터 종료까지 완벽한 모습으로 경기를 지배한 대한민국입니다!✨
2023년 마지막 A매치, 응원해주신 축구팬 여러분 감사합니다!👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/hw2hvS96ty
That takes Sonny's tally to 40 goals in 116 caps for his country.
South Korea top Group C of Asian qualifying from Thailand, China and Singapore. The top two teams from nine groups at this stage of AFC qualifying will progress to the third round, where 18 teams are split into three groups of six and the top two from each group qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
South Korea are chasing an 11th consecutive qualification for the World Cup finals.
The rest of Tuesday's action
Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Togo - kick-off 4pm
Ben Davies, Brennan Johnson and Joe Rodon - Wales home Euro 2024 qualifier against Turkey - kick-off 7.45pm
Troy Parrott - Republic of Ireland home friendly against New Zealand - kick-off 7.45pm
Rodrigo Bentancur - Uruguay home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia - kick-off 11.30pm
Josh Keeley - Republic of Ireland Under-21s home European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Italy - kick-off 5.30pm
Jamie Donley, Alfie Dorrington, Luca Gunter, Will Lankshear and Ashley Phillips - England Under-19s tournament match against Mexico in Spain - kick-off 5pm
