Japan, South Korea celebrate World Cup qualification with big wins

Crystal Palace ahead Daichi Kamada scored twice for Japan and Paris Saint Germain’s Lee Kang-in netted for South Korea because the Asian giants rounded off profitable World Cup qualifying campaigns in type on Tuesday.

Japan romped to a 6-0 thrashing of Patrick Kluivert’s Indonesia in Osaka, whereas South Korea cruised to a 4-0 win over Kuwait in Seoul the place followers had been handled to a late look by their idol Son Heung-min.

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FA Cup winner Kamada struck twice within the first half for already certified Japan, who completed as Group C winners.

Takefusa Kubo, Ryoya Morishita, Shuto Machino and substitute Mao Hosoya had been additionally on course towards Indonesia, who got here fourth within the group and moved on to an extra qualifying spherical.

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu has set the bold goal of successful subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in america, Canada and Mexico.

His aspect will play friendlies towards groups from outdoors Asia over the following 12 months and Kamada is trying to study from the expertise.

“Enjoying towards Asian groups and towards the sort of European groups who might be on the World Cup is completely completely different,” stated the 28-year-old.

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“As we play these video games, we’ll begin to see a whole lot of areas the place we have to enhance. We have to come collectively as a staff and overcome these issues after they crop up.”

Moriyasu stated his gamers have to hold bettering “in all departments” and praised their angle towards Indonesia.

“The problem for the gamers is to interrupt previous their limits and develop,” he stated.

– China comfort –

Wang Yudong’s Ninetieth-minute penalty enabled already eradicated China to keep away from ending backside of Group C with a comfort 1-0 win over Bahrain in Chongqing.

Second-placed Australia will face third-placed Saudi Arabia later in Group C in Jeddah to determine the ultimate Asian qualifier from this spherical.

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Iran and Uzbekistan are already by to subsequent 12 months’s finals from Group A and Jordan will end second in Group B to South Korea, who secured qualification final week with a sport to spare.

Jeon Jin-woo, who performs within the Ok-League for Jeonbuk, gave South Korea a 1-0 half-time lead towards Kuwait in Seoul.

The Koreans took management after the break with strikes from European-based trio Lee Kang-in of PSG, Oh Hyeon-gyu of Belgium’s Genk and Lee Jae-sung of German Membership Mainz 05.

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min, who has been scuffling with damage, got here on as a Seventy fifth-minute substitute to an ovation from the house followers however couldn’t add to the 4-0 margin.

Third and fourth-placed groups in every of the three teams go right into a fourth spherical of Asian qualifying with two extra locations up for grabs.

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