Palestinians to Face South Korea to Start 3rd Round of World Cup Qualifying

The Palestinian team is closer to the World Cup than ever after reaching the third round of qualifying in Asia as one of the top 18 on the continent. The next phase starts with one of the toughest possible football assignments in Asia, with the Palestinians taking on South Korea in front of 66,000 fans in Seoul tomorrow (Thursday). The South Koreans have qualified for the past 10 World Cup tournaments, and were semi-finalists in 2002. The top two from each of the three groups in this Asian qualifier will claim six of the eight spots allocated to the Asian Football Confederation at the 2026 World Cup. The teams that finish third and fourth will go into a fourth round to compete for two more spots. The other teams in Group B include Oman, Iraq, Jordan and Kuwait. The Palestinians spent time in Malaysia preparing for their opening match and will return to Kuala Lumpur for next week's game against Jordan. Source: Oman News Agency