'K League Wailing Wall → Preventing Son Heung-min MOM' Yazan, "Exchange uniform with Seoul teammate Kim Joo-sung? YES!"
'K League Wailing Wall → Preventing Son Heung-min MOM' Yazan, "Exchange uniform with Seoul teammate Kim Joo-sung? YES!"
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Yazan Al Arab, the 'K-League ace' against South Korea, said he changed his uniform with his FC Seoul teammate Kim Joo-sung.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, had a 1-1 draw with Jordan in the eighth Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 25th. With this, South Korea maintained its top position in the group with four wins and four draws (16 points), but failed to reach an early confirmation of its advance to the World Cup finals as it failed to widen the gap between Jordan and Iraq.
Korea was ahead early in the first half when Lee Jae-sung finished off a cross from Son Heung-min at a corner kick in the fifth minute. However, it allowed a fatal counterattack in the 30th minute, allowing Al Mardi to score an equalizer. After the start of the second half, Korea sought to score an additional goal by deploying Yang Min-hyuk, Yang Hyun-joon and Oh Se-hoon, but no more goals were scored and the match ended in a tie.
Yazan has been selected as an official player. Boasting solid physicality and stable defense, Yazan has been nicknamed "Jordan Kim Min-jae" for his similar style of play and is the first K-League player in Jordan to play for FC Seoul. I even scored a goal in the previous match against Palestine, and it was fatal that I had faced Korea since the Asian Cup, and I already knew Korean players well while playing in the K-League. 메이저사이트
His performance on the day was also impressive. Jordan's defense team, which went down deep to the back five lines with Yazan at the center, allowed South Korea a goal when corner kick was allowed in the fifth minute of the first half, but did not open the goal until the last minute of the second half. Yazan, who had been exclusively marking Son, allowed only one shot to Son for 90 minutes, and avoided humiliatingly conceding a penalty kick by declaring that it was not a foul when a handball foul was suspected at the end of the second half.
After the match, Yazan said, "It wasn't an easy match. It's hard to play against Korea, a strong team. The team must have felt a lot of pressure due to the draw in the last game, but we played well and were happy to have a draw. I tried to show stability in defense and communicated with the coaching staff. It would have been nice to win, but I appreciate the 1-1 draw as well."
He also expressed his respect for the Korean players. Yazan said, "As I am playing for FC Seoul, I know a lot about the Korean players. I understand well about switching from defense to offense, and it was helpful. Everyone respects Son. He is showing good performance in the World Class and the Premier League, so I am rooting for him. "My teammates worked hard as a team to stop him, and I'm grateful for them. It's encouraging that I only allowed one run."
It is said that Yazan also greeted Kim Joo-sung, who is working together as a center back duo in Seoul. While Kim Joo-sung watched the game from the bench, the showdown failed, but when he was passing through the mixed zone after the game, he smiled brightly, answering "YES!" when asked if he had exchanged uniforms with Kim Joo-sung.