Son, 2 goals, 1 assist Korea wins 3-0 over China, cruises

to 2 consecutive wins in World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round

Korean national soccer team captain Son Heung-min (second from the left) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a header goal to make it 2-0 in the 45th minute of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying group C match against China on the 21st. I'm doing it. Son Heung-min led Korea to a 3-0 victory with 2 goals and 1 assist that day. 

Korean soccer, which is attempting to advance to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time, achieved a complete victory over China in the Asian regional qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central America (USA, Canada and Mexico) World Cup and recorded two consecutive wins.

Korea defeated China 3-0 in the second match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Asian region second qualifying round held at the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China on the 21st. With today's victory, Korea continued its recent five-game winning streak in international matches. They showed solid performance by scoring a total of 19 goals in 5 games and not giving up a single goal. Korea also maintained an overwhelming advantage over China with 22 wins, 13 draws, and 2 losses, including the last 4 consecutive wins.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Captain Son Heung-min scored the first goal for Korea with a penalty kick. Hwang Hee-chan, who was rushing toward the opponent's goal, tripped over the feet of a Chinese defender and the referee immediately declared a penalty kick. Son Heung-min pierced the left side of the goal with an accurate right-footed shot. It was Son Heung-min's third consecutive international goal and his 40th goal in total.

Korea's second goal was also scored by Son Heung-min. This time it was the head. In the 45th minute of the first half, in a corner kick situation, Lee Kang-in deflected the ball toward the goal with his head and hit the net. It was a rare Son Heung-min header goal. It has been 420 days since Son Heung-min scored with a head in an international match since a friendly match against Cameroon on September 27 last year. Son Heung-min, who increased his total A-match goals to 41, is 9 goals behind Olympic team coach Hwang Sun-hong (50 goals), who ranks second in this category. Lee Kang-in, a 'shooter' who assisted Son Heung-min's header goal, showed outstanding performance by recording 7 attack points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 4 recent A matches.

Son Heung-min, who came down to midfield in the second half to control the game, took the kicker from a free kick situation in the 42nd minute of the second half and even helped Jeong Seung-hyun's key goal that made it 3-0. On this day, Son Heung-min was involved in all three of Korea's goals with two goals and one assist. Defender Jeong Seung-hyun scored his A-match debut goal after 19 games.

Son Heung-min said after the game, “The trip to China is a very special experience. “It was difficult to go away, but we did well on the pitch,” he said. “It was a game worth getting three points.” “The national team now has the best players in Korean history,” he said.

Korea, who won the last international match this year, will participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to be held in Qatar next January and challenge for the top spot in the competition for the first time in 64 years since 1960. In March next year, two World Cup Asian region 2nd qualifying matches will be played against Thailand.  스포츠토토맨