Lee Kang-in bags a brace with South Korea against Singapore
Lee Kang-in’s South Korea inflicted a crushing 7-0 defeat on Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium earlier today in the second round of AFC qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The capital club's no. 19 started the match and also took the opportunity to score a brace.
SINGAPORE 0-7 SOUTH KOREA (0-2 at HT)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying – AFC – Second round – Group C – Matchday 5
Singapore National Stadium (Kallang, Singapore)
Goals: Lee Kang-in (9', 54'), Joo Min-kyu (20'), Son Heung-min (53', 56'), Bae Jun-ho (79') and Hwang Hee-chan (82').
SINGAPORE: Sunny – H. Stewart, Tan (Adli, 62'), Baharudin, van Huizen (Kweh, 80') – Harun – R. Stewart (Ilhan Fandi, 62'), Syahin (Suparno, 62'), Shahiran, Song Ui-young (Ramli, 62') – Ikhsan Fandi. Head coach: Tsutomu Ogura.
SOUTH KOREA: Jo Hyeon-woo – Kim Jin-su, Kwon Kyung-won, Cho Yu-min, Hwang Jae-won (Park Seung-wook, 70') – Jeong Woo-yeong – Son Heug-min (c) (Oh Se-hun, 87'), Lee Jae-sung (Bae Jun-ho, 70'), Lee Kang-in (Um Won-sang, 57'), Hwang In-beom – Joo Min-kyu (Hwang Hee-chan, 58'). Head coach: Kim Do-hoon.
STANDINGS:
1. South Korea / 13 points, +18 (5 matches played)
2. China / 8 points, +1 (5 matches played)
3. Thailand / 5 points, -2 (5 matches played)
4. Singapore / 1 point, -17 (5 matches played)