KOREA IS THE ONLY ONE WHO LAUGHED…OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE FIFA RANKING GAP DUE TO JAPAN AND IRAN'S SIMULTANEOUS DEFEAT

Only the South Korean national team won the ninth round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup and the Asian powerhouses Japan and Iran lost side by side, providing an opportunity for them to enter the top ranks in the FIFA World Rankings. In the qualifying match between the 5th and 6th, South Korea, led by head coach H