Preview: Palestine Vs. South Korea – prediction, team news, lineups

In a matchup of first against worst in Group B of WC 2026 qualification in Asia, Palestine will seek their first win in the third round as they battle unbeaten South Korea Tuesday at the Amman International Stadium in Jordan.

On matchday five of the qualifying cycle, the Palestinians were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Oman, while the Taegeuk Warriors doubled Kuwait 3-1.

Match preview

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The third round of World Cup qualifying has proved to be a challenging round for Palestine, who sit bottom of their group with two points from five matches.

Makram Daboub‘s men have competed hard, with two of their three defeats in round three being by a single goal, while they claimed a point in their previous home game against Kuwait thanks to a stoppage-time equalizer (2-2).

The Fedayeen are currently on a seven-match winless run in the qualifiers, failing to find the back of the net in five of those instances.

Four of their last five competitive games as the home team have ended with Palestine earning at least a point, and have kept two clean sheets over that stretch.

They are winless in this qualifying round when level or trailing at half-time, although two of their three goals have come in the first 45 minutes.

On matchday one, they claimed perhaps the biggest result in the nation’s history as the 100th-seeded team according to FIFA held the 22nd-ranked Koreans to a 0-0 draw, the first time these two teams met at the international level. stage.

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After five days of play, South Korea look set to punch their ticket into the World Cup finals for an 11th consecutive time, winning four of their five matches in the third round.

Hong Myung-bo has enjoyed a successful second term as national team manager, with the 55-year-old yet to lose since his re-appointment in July.

The man who scored twice for the Koreans at the 1994 World Cup has reinvigorated this attack as this team has scored 11 goals in his five competitions at the helm.

As things stand, South Korea sit five points ahead of Iraq for an automatic place in the 2026 finals, with the Tigers of Asia winning four consecutive meetings.

The Koreans have been particularly sharp on the road, winning their last five qualifiers as visitors by a combined margin of 18-2.

Their last defeat in World Cup qualification came in March 2022 when the United Arab Emirates beat them 1-0 at the Al-Maktoum Stadium.

Palestine World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Form:

South Korea World Cup Qualification – Asia form:

Team news

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Palestine brought in six newcomers to their opening line-up on matchday five, Michel Termanini, Mohammed Khalil, Today Kharoub, Ameed Mahajna, Ataa Jaber and Today Dabbagh.

Mohammed Rashid is an appearance away from 50, while Mohammed Darweesh is two shy of reaching the same milestone with the national team.

We saw a new face in the South Korean starting 11 on Thursday as captain Son Heung-min replaced Bae Jun-ho in an offensive midfield role.

Son scored his 50th goal for his country last time-out, which was even Hwang Sun-hong for the second time ever where the other strikes get off politely Oh Se-hun and Bae.

Palestine possible starting line-up:
Hamadeh; Al-Battat, Termanini, Saleh, Khalil; Kharoub, Rashid, Zeidan, Abu Warda; Dabbagh, Faraj

South Korea’s possible starting line-up:
Hyeon-woo; Young-woo, Yu-min, Min-jae, Tae-seok; In-beom, Yong-woo; Kang-in, Jae-sung, Heung-min; See-she

We say: Palestine 0-3 South Korea

At the moment, the Koreans are firing on all cylinders, while Palestine are struggling to find that winning edge, and we think the latter will suffer a harsh lesson on Tuesday.

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