Jordan defeat Palestine in AFC World Cup qualifiers to strain South Korea

Jordan beat Palestine, whereas Iran defeat Kuwait as pair maintain strain on group leaders South Korea in Group B.

Jordan beat the Palestinian nationwide crew 3-1 to consolidate the second qualification spot for the 2026 World Cup in Group B of the Asian qualifiers.

Yazan Al Arab opened the scoring within the third minute at Amman Worldwide Stadium in Jordan’s capital, with Abdallah Nasib doubling the benefit solely eight minutes later.

Tamer Seyam pulled one again for Palestine simply after the half-hour mark however Mousa Al Ta’mari accomplished the scoring and sealed the match for Jordan within the third minute of harm time within the first interval.

The highest two from every of the three six-team teams within the third spherical of Asian qualifying advance to the World Cup, whereas the third- and fourth-place groups advance to a different stage to compete for 2 extra locations.

The outcome leaves winless Palestine, who certified for the knockout levels of the Asian Cup for the primary time in 2024, backside of the desk with three factors from seven video games.

They nonetheless have the possibility to succeed in fourth-place which is presently held by Oman on seven factors following their spectacular 1-1 draw with South Korea in Goyang, simply north of Seoul.

South Korea keep on prime of the group and on track for an eleventh straight World Cup look regardless of the dropped factors.

Hwang Hee-chan put the hosts forward simply earlier than the break and Oman earned a degree via Ali al-Busaidi’s Eightieth-minute objective.

“Folks might imagine this qualification spherical is simple, however we now have to work so onerous for each match,” South Korea captain and Tottenham Hotspur ahead Son Heung-min mentioned.

“A match like this may educate us a lesson. We have now to take no matter optimistic we are able to from this.”

South Korea have 15 factors, three away from each Jordan and Iraq – the latter have been held to a 2-2 draw by Kuwait.

In Group A, Iran now has 19 factors after a 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in Tehran to remain three away from Uzbekistan, which beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0. The UAE and Qatar, which beat North Korea 5-1, each have 10 factors.