South Korea beat Syria 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 23 shots. Best on the pitch was Hwang In-Beom, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   KOR 4-2-3-1·4-4-2 SYR
   Coach: Paulo Bento · Nizar MahrousReferee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim📍 Ansan Wa Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 34'
      

      KOR
      Yellow card
      Lee Yong
3. 1. Second half
   2. 48'
      

      KOR
      GOOOAL!Hwang In-BeomAssist: Hwang Hee-Chan
   3. 56'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Lee Jae-Sung▼Song Min-Kyu
   4. 63'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Zahir Al Midani▼Israa Hamwiah
   5. 64'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Mohammad Al Marmour▼Khaled Kerdagli
   6. 69'
      

      KOR
      Substitution
      ▲Lee Dong-Jun▼Hwang Ui-Jo
   7. 76'
      SYR
      Yellow card
      Omar Al Somah
   8. 79'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Alaa Al Dali▼Saad Al Ahmad
   9. 84'
      SYR
      Yellow card
      Omar Khribin
   10. 84'
       SYR
       GOOOAL!Omar KhribinAssist: Alaa Al Dali
   11. 86'
       

       KOR
       Substitution
       ▲Cho Gue-Sung▼Hwang In-Beom
   12. 89'
       

       KOR
       GOOOAL!Son Heung-MinAssist: Kim Min-Jae