Qual. World Cup, Son seals a permanent place for South Korea. China narrowly ahead of Bahrain

On the fifth day of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the China exceeds by a measure the Bahrain and it is enough to join Saudi Arabia and Australia in one fell swoop in the rankings. Al Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium la South Korea virtually sealed its place at the World Cup by comfortably beating the Kuwait 3-1 away: three goals from the Asian Tigers decide, including the personal signature of Tottenham captain Son.

Today’s results
Bahrain – China 0-1 (Zhang Yuning 90’+1′)
Kuwait – South Korea 1-3 (Se-Hun On 10′, Son 19′, Daham 60′, Bee J’ 74′)

Thursday 14 November
Australia – Saudi Arabia 0-0
North Korea – Iran 2-3
Bahrain – China 0-1
Kuwait – South Korea 1-3
Oman – Palestine
United Arab Emirates – Kyrgyzstan
Iraq – Jordan
Qatar – Uzbekistan

Friday 14 November
Indonesia – Japan

RANKINGS

GROUP A
Iran 13*
Uzbekistan 10
United Arab Emirates 4
Qatar 4
Kyrgyzstan 2
North Korea 2*

GROUP B
South Korea 13*
Iraq 7
Jordan 7
Oman 3
Kuwait 3*
Palestine 2

GROUP C
Japan 10
Australia 6*
Saudi Arabia 6*
China 5*
Bahrain 5*
Indonesia 3

* one more game