South Korea hosted Iran in the 9th match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifications 3rd Round Group A. In the match played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea defeated their opponent 2-0 with goals from Heung-Min Son in the 45th minute and Kim Young-Gwon in the 63rd minute. South Korea, which was in the second place with 20 points before this match, got ahead of its opponent by 1 point and took the leadership seat.
Fenerbahce’s Kim Min-Jae left his place to Ji-Soo Park in the 79th minute after being injured in the match he started in the starting 11th. On the other hand, Majid Hosseini from Kayserispor served for 90 minutes in the struggle in Iran.