Highlights
End of the match
The match in Doha is over. South Korea gets an important victory to get three points that positions them, for the moment, leaders. The result of the match was 0-3.
6 minutes added
The referee added six minutes of stoppage time. We will go to the 96th minute.
80'|South Korea's goal
Great play from the visitors. Good play by Son, who got away from two players, passed to the left winger who put it back to Woo-Yeong for a great shot to score the winning goal, 0-3.
75'| Son scores now
Now it is. Goal by Son, he changed the direction of the penalty but still scores. Iraq 0-2 South Korea
74'|Goal disallowed. Penalty retaken
The VAR saw that the visiting players went into the area before shooting and it will be retaken. Son will retake it.
71'| Son's goal
Heung-Min Son scores the penalty. South Korea takes a two-goal lead on the scoreboard.
69'| Penalty for South Korea
The VAR is in action. The referee has signaled the penalty. The Var reviews it and gives it. Penalty for South Korea
60'|0-1 continues
South Korea moves the ball, they don't want to take any risks. Right now they are gaining three very important points to put pressure on the leader.
Second half begins
The ball is rolling again in Doha. Iraq must take risks to get something positive out of this match.
Break
End of the first half in Doha. South Korea are leading at the break by the minimum, 0-1. The Koreans are dominating the ball. Players go to the dressing room.
Three minutes off
The referee has added three minutes to this first half. We go to 48.
33'| Jae-Sung's goal
Goooool for South Korea to take the lead. There was a cross from the right flank that ended with Jin-Su's shot (which he used as a pass). That shot fell at the feet of Jae-Sung who put it into the net, 0-1.
27'| Gue-Sung tried
A good chance for the visitors ended with a shot by Gue-Sun from inside the box. The goalkeeper saves without any problems.
20'| No danger
The match has reached the 20th minute and neither team has had any dangerous chances. The match is being played in midfield.
11'| Scoring minutes
Both teams have made approaches but without danger. South Korea is the team that is having possession of the ball.
The meeting begins
The match kicks off in Doha. It's on with South Korea moving the ball from side to side. Who will win the match?
The hymns are playing
Iraq's anthem is played in Doha. Earlier, the South Korean anthem was played. The players go to their respective sides. The match is about to start.
South Korea Lineup
Paulo Bento starts with this eleven: Seung-Gyu, Lee Yong, Jin-Su, Min-Jae, Woo-Young, In-Beom, Heung-Min, Gue-Sung, Jae-Sung, Hee-Chan and Kyung-Won.
Iraq's roster
Advocaat will start with the following eleven: Talib, Mhawi, Ibrahim, Atiyah, Adnan, Ali, Mohammed, Rasan, Ammar, Zahra and Bayesh.
We already have line-ups
Both coaches have already selected their starting eleven to face their opponents. Let's go with the rosters. First Iraq's.
Lebanon 0-1 Arab Emirates
One of the two matches in this group has already been played at 13.00 Spanish time. The match has ended with the victory of the visitors by 0-1.
Referee for the match
The Committee has selected Tantashev as the referee for the match between Iraq and South Korea.
The players are at the Stadium
The players are already at the Thani bin Jassim Stadium, which is located in Doha. Now it's time to make the final decisions and get kitted out for the warm-up exercises.
We are here
Welcome back to the online broadcast of the Iraq vs South Korea matchday six of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
Stay tuned for the Iraq vs South Korea commentary
In a few moments we will share with you the Iraq vs South Korea live starting rosters, as well as the latest information coming out of Iraq. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute online coverage of the match on VAVEL.
Match Schedule
This is the start time of the game Iraq vs South Kores of 16th November 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 11:00 AM,
Bolivia: 10:00 AM.
Brazil: 11:00 AM.
Chile: 10:00 AM.
Colombia: 09:00 AM.
Ecuador: 09:00 AM.
USA (ET): 10:00 AM.
Spain: 16:00 PM,
Mexico: 09:00 AM.
Paraguay: 11:00 AM.
Peru: 09:00 AM.
Uruguay: 11:00 AM.
Venezuela: 10:00 AM.
South Korea's possible starting roster
The possible starters in Paulo Bento's team could be: Kim Seung-Gyu, Lee Yong, Kim Min-Jae, Kwon Kyung-Won, Kim Jin-Su, Hwang In-Beom, Jung Woo-Young, Hwang Hee-Chan, Lee Jae-Sung, Son Heung-Min and Cho Gue-Sung.
Iraq's possible starting line-up
On the part of Dick Advocaat's side, the possible starting eleven will be: Fahad Talib, Frans Putros, M. Nadhim, A. Ibrahim, R. Solaka, M. Jeahze, A. Attwan, M. Ali, Ahmad Fadel, B. Rasan and A. Al-Hamadi.
Ranking
Group A, with this matchday to go, is still undecided. Iran with thirteen points is, for the moment, in the direct places for the Qatar 2022 World Cup along with South Korea, which has eleven points. In addition, Lebanon, Iraq and United Arab Emirates will fight to play the playoff, as they are with five, four and three points respectively, and why not with the direct pass to the World Cup.
History
These two teams have met 18 times. Of these matches, 11 have ended in a draw, one in a win for Iraq and six victories for South Korea. Despite this number of scores in favor of Paulo Bento's team, none of the victories have been away, the most they have reached in this situation has been an equal result for both opponents.
The last five matches played between the two teams have ended with the following scores: South Korea 0-0 Iraq, Iraq 0-0 South Korea, South Korea 2-0 Iraq, South Korea 2-1 Iraq, Iraq 0(4-3)0 South Korea.
A chance to qualify
For their part, Advocaat's team will fight alongside Libya and the Arab Emirates for a place in third place, as the third of each team plays in the Playoffs to participate in the World Cup in Qatar. The top two teams have a cushion of six and eight points.
Libya is in third place and will play against the United Arab Emirates.
Fight for the lead
This match is important for South Korea as the first place in the group is at stake. For the moment, Iran starts the day as group leaders with 13 points, with a two-point margin over Bento's team.
South Korea's final match
South Korea dropped all three points on Iranian soil in their Matchday 5 game. Paulo Bento's team scored in the first minutes of the second half, thanks to Tottenham's Heung-Min Son, but Jahanbaksh got in the way of the Koreans' victory by scoring in the last fifteen minutes. In the end, the match ended in a one-all draw.
Iraq's last match
In the previous match, Advocaat's team drew 2-2 against UAE. Iraq would turn the game around thanks to goals from Al Attas in the 74th minute and Ayman Hussein in the 90th minute. Just when they thought they were going to win, Mabkhout's team tied Advocaat's team, taking away three crucial points.
Welcome to VAVEL
Welcome to the online broadcast of the match corresponding to the sixth matchday of the Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which will feature Iraq vs South Korea. The match kicks off at 09.00 hours (CDMX). The match will be played at the Al-Shaab Stadium.