Hong Myung-baek to try for 4th straight win today against Kuwait... How long will Son Heung-min play?

Hong Myung-baek to try for 4th straight win today against Kuwait... How long will Son Heung-min play?

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The South Korean national soccer team, looking to qualify for their 11th consecutive World Cup, will take on Kuwait in the first of a two-game series in the Middle East.

Head coach Hong Myung-Bo will take on Kuwait at the Jaber Al Ahmed National Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Thursday at 11 p.m. KST for the fifth match of Group B of the Asia-Pacific qualifying campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North America.

South Korea will be looking to extend their unbeaten run of three wins and one draw (10 points) in Asia's third qualifying round to four straight wins.

The biggest concern will be the playing time of Son Heung-min, who is back from injury.

With 49 goals in 129 A-match appearances, a goal against Kuwait would move Son Heung-min into a tie for second place on the South Korean men's soccer all-time A-match goals list with Hwang Sun-hong (50). Cha Bum-geun (58 goals) is first.

South Korea, 토토사이트 ranked 22nd in the FIFA rankings, leads the all-time series against Kuwait (ranked 135th) with 12 wins, four draws and eight losses, and is unbeaten in its last eight matches (seven wins, one draw and one forfeit).

The last time South Korea lost to Kuwait was 24 years ago on October 16, 2000, in Lebanon in the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualifying Group B match (0-1 loss).

In the third qualifying round, the first- and second-place finishers in each group qualify for the World Cup.

After the Kuwait match, Hong Myung-bok will wrap up this year's A-match schedule by hosting Palestine (ranked 100th) at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, at 11 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the sixth match of Group B of the third qualifying round of the World Cup.