Bentuho, final match against UAE tonight... 'Undefeated 1st place' finale

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Tonight at 10:45, the Korean national football team will play the final match of the Qatar World Cup qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates.

Bentuho is determined to decorate the perfect finale of being undefeated and first place in the group.

I’ll link the press. Reporter Hong Seok-jun.

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It is said that if we win today’s match, a meaningful record will be achieved, please explain.

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‘Captain’ Heung-Min Son is looking at the top scorer in the Asian final qualifier.

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Yes. Our national team is about to play the 10th and final match of the Qatar World Cup final qualifier to be held at the home of the United Arab Emirates.

Today we conclude our 7-month qualifier campaign at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.

Although the World Cup finals have already been confirmed, they are determined to do their best to catch the two rabbits of ‘leadership and undefeated’.

Director Bento announced the selection of elite members such as Son Heung-min, Hwang Ui-jo, and Kim Min-jae by saying “I will choose the best Best Eleven”.

2nd place Iran, one point behind Bentuho, will play against 5th place Lebanon shortly afterward at 8:30 pm.

A win in today’s game is essential for us to keep our first place in Group A.

The United Arab Emirates, which we are facing today, failed to make it to the finals, but strong resistance is expected as they are aiming to advance to the playoffs in 3rd place in their group.

As it is an expedition to the Middle East, which has not always been easy, we must not slow down.

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Yes, that’s right. Bentuho also has a goal of achieving the highest win rate in the World Cup final qualifiers by winning today.

If we win today, we have 8 wins and 2 draws out of 10 matches, so the win rate is 80%.

This is a record that surpasses the current highest win rate of 75% with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 8 matches during the 1998 World Cup final qualifying round in France, when coach Cha Bum-geun led the national team.

However, if there is a tie or loss, the win rate will be 70%, ending the final qualifier with the second highest win rate in history, and it may become difficult to achieve the goal of ‘undefeated, first place in the group’ in the final qualifier.

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Yes, Heung-Min Son scored a total of 4 goals in the final qualifying round and is tied for the top scorer.

Taremi from Iran, Wurei from China, Junya Ito from Japan and al-Shehri from Saudi Arabia are competing.

The latest Korean players to win the top scorer in the final qualifying round were Park Ji-sung and Lee Geun-ho, who scored three goals during the 2010 South African Games.

Son Heung-min is also challenging for the most goals in the history of the national team in the final qualifying round.

If Son Heung-min, who is tied for 2nd with Lee Geun-ho with 6 goals, adds one goal, he will be tied for 1st with current Gangwon FC manager Choi Yong-soo, who scored 7 goals,

If two or more goals are scored, they will move up to the top of the standings.

So far, it has been reported by the press. ([email protected])

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