Lee Kang-in gives South Korea victory over China
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Lee Kang-in's South Korea won 1-0 in Seoul on Tuesday 11 June, in the second round of AFC qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The capital club's no. 19 scored the only goal of the game. The victory means that the Taegeuk Warriors, who had already secured their place in the third round, finish the round unbeaten.
SOUTH KOREA 1-0 CHINA (0-0 at HT)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying – AFC – Second round – Group C – Matchday 6
Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul, South Korea)
Goal: Lee Kang-in (61').
SOUTH KOREA: Cho Hyun-woo – Park Seung-wook (Hwang Jae-won, 61'), Cho Yu-min, Kwon Kyung-won, Kim Jin-su – Hwang In-beom (Park Yong-woo, 90'+5), Jeong Woo-yeong, Lee Jae-sung (Joo Min-kyu, 61') – Lee Kang-in (Hong Hyun-seok, 79'), Hwang Hee-chan (Bae Jun-ho, 90'+5), Son Heung-min (c). Coach: Kim Do-hoon.
CHINA: Wang Dalei – Yang, Browning, Zhu Chenjie, Liu – Jiang Shenglong, Wang (Huang Zhengyu, 78'), Xie Wenneng (Zhang Yuning, 69') – Xu (Fang Hao, 78') – Fei Nandu (Wu Lei, 69'), Abduweli (Li Lei, 82'). Coach: Branko Ivanković.
STANDINGS:
1. South Korea / 16 points, +19 (6 matches played)
2. China / 8 points, 0 (6 matches played)
3. Thailand / 6 points, -2 (6 matches played)
4. Singapore / 2 points, -17 (6 matches played)