With a maximum of 9 points and a goal difference of +5, Iran is currently firmly at the top of Group A with 9 points. With what has been performing. It will not be surprising if they are the first names to officially qualify for the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.
On the other side of the front line. Korea is also a name that is highly appreciated for its quality players, including stars fighting in major European tournaments.
After 3 matches, the representative of East Asia earned 7 points thanks to 2 victories and 1 draw, thereby ranking 2nd in Group A. In the last match,
With 2 points difference, it can be seen that the confrontation between Iran and South Korea is important in the race for the top position in Group A.
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Comparing the quality of the squad, the two teams are quite balanced when they are evenly matched. owning the best strikers in Asia when. For Iran, playing at home will be a significant advantage for them.
According to statistics, the representative of West Asia is unbeaten to 15 consecutive welcome matches in the framework of the World Cup qualifiers, including 12 clean sheets. That will be a huge challenge for Korea.
Football odds IRA vs KOR
Match 2nd half, Full Time IRA vs KOR match
Looking at the head-to-head statistics. South Korea was full of annoyance when forcing Iran to accept a draw in both of the last two clashes.
However, it should be known that these results were all made by Korea. When playing at home and before that they lost all 4 matches against Iran with the same score of 0-1. Thus, the representative of West Asia is receiving considerable support from history.
For its part, Korea is making fans worried when they have to march away from home. Accordingly, they only won 1 out of the past 5 away matches, the rest was 1 draw and received 3 defeats.
Expected lineups Iran vs Korea
Iran: Alireza Beiranvand; Omid Noorafkan, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Hossein Kanaani, Sadegh Moharrami; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeed Ezatolahi, Ahmad Nourollahi, Vahid Amiri; Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi
South Korea: Kim Seung-Gyu; Lee Yong, Hong Chul, Kim Min Jae, Lee Yong; Hwang Hee-Chan, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang In-Beom; Son Heung-Min, Hwang Ui-Jo, Song Min-Kyu
Statistics of Iran vs Korea
Head-to-head record Iran vs South Korea
