The Kuwaiti national team suffered a new defeat in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, continuing the series of bleeding points.

The South Korean national team defeated its Kuwaiti counterpart (3-1), this evening, Thursday, in the fifth round of the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

With this, the Korean team strengthens its lead in Group Two, while the Kuwaiti team faces the risk of failing to qualify.

South Korea took the lead through Oh Se-hun in the 10th minute, before Son Heung-min added the second goal in the 19th minute.

In the 60th minute, Mohammed Dahham scored the only goal for the Kuwaiti team, while Bae Hoon Ji added the third goal for the South Korean team in the 74th minute.

The South Korean team raised its score to 13 points in first place, 6 points behind the Jordan and Iraq teams, in second and third place, who meet today, Thursday, in the same round’s competitions.

On the other hand, the Kuwait national team occupies fifth place (penultimate) with 3 points, one point ahead of the Palestine national team, which is in sixth and last place, and which meets Oman, which is in fourth place on goal difference from “Blue”.

The top two finishers in each group after the end of the third stage qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

 While the third and fourth-place finishers advance to the fourth stage of the qualifiers, to compete for two tickets to the World Cup and a ticket to the global playoff