Iraq suffered a 1-2 'shock upset loss' to Palestine, so South Korea drew against Jordan, and Iran, which drew with Uzbekistan, confirmed the World Cup finals!
Iraq suffered a 1-2 'shock upset loss' to Palestine, so South Korea drew against Jordan, and Iran, which drew with Uzbekistan, confirmed the World Cup finals!
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The Palestinians, considered the weakest in Group B, caused an extraordinary event to defeat Iraq.
The Palestinians scored in succession just before the end of the match in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup held at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 26th to secure a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Iraq.
Thanks to the victory, the Palestinians secured their first historic victory in the third qualifying round for the World Cup. Iraq, on the other hand, failed to secure a point, only remaining at 12 points. The score gap was four points shorter than Korea, the leading team in Group B, with 16 points behind Jordan, the second team with 13 points.
In particular, South Korea and Jordan shared one point each in the previous game, so if Iraq had defeated Palestine, it could have risen to second place in the group, but it could not. On the contrary, if Iraq defeated Jordan, South Korea could have confirmed its advance to the finals regardless of the remaining results, but it was regrettable that it could not.
Iraq took the lead in the 34th minute with a header from Ayman Hussein following an Ibrahim Bayesh cross. However, the failure to score an additional goal afterwards was a big blow.
The Palestinians, who were pushing Iraq in the second half, balanced with Wessam Abu Ali's header in Adam Kaid's corner kick in the 43rd minute of the second half. And just before the end of the game, Amid Mahazna's header, following Kaid's corner kick, burst, completing a thrilling upset for Palestine.
Meanwhile, in the other Group B match, fourth-place Oman defeated Kuwait 1-0 thanks to the winning shot by Sam Al-Sabi.
In Group A, Iran tied Uzbekistan 2-2 thanks to multiple goals scored by its star striker Medi Taremi, confirming its advance to the World Cup finals. Iran, which accumulated 20 points, maintained its lead in Group A.
Iran, which beat the third-ranked United Arab Emirates by seven points, has secured a ticket to the 2026 North-China World Cup finals, which will be given to the first or second-ranked teams in the group, regardless of the outcome of the remaining 9-10 matches. Uzbekistan ranks second in Group A with 17 points. 토토사이트
The UAE (13 points), led by former South Korean national soccer team coach Paulo Bento, beat the lowest North Korea (2 points), 2-1, while the fifth-ranked Kyrgyzstan (6 points) beat the fourth-ranked Qatar (10 points).