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Played
June 8, 2012 5:15 PM BST
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium — ad-Dōha (Doha)
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al Badwawi
Attendance: 10730
June 8, 2012 5:15 PM BST
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium — ad-Dōha (Doha)
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al Badwawi
Attendance: 10730
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| Qatar | 3.75 | 71.00 | 3.80 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 25.00 | 4.00 | 5.16 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 36.00 | 3.30 | 3.60 | 3.45 | 6.50 | 3.55 | 3.48 |
| South Korea | 1.80 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.10 | 1.69 | 1.64 |
Qatar - South Korea Preview: Taeguk Warriors aim for positive start to final round World Cup qualifying campaign
Choi Kang-Hee's side get their final round qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014 underway in Doha on Friday, while the hosts will be looking to build on Sunday's win in Lebanon
By Ben Somerford
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
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QATAR
 Burhan Majid, Al Hamad, Kasola, Al Ghanim Lami, Rizik, Mubarak Khalfan, Soria, Ahmed |
SOUTH KOREA
 Jung SR
Choi HJ, Kwak TH, Lee JS, Kim YK Ki SY, Kim DH Lee KH, Koo JC, Kim BK Lee DG |
Annabi coach Paulo Autuori will be looking to continue his side's bright start to qualifying and he's boosted by having a strong squad to choose from. Only back-up goalkeeper Rajab Hamza and midfielder Hussain Ali Shebab unavailable due to injuries. Promising young striker Yusef Ahmed is back in the national team fold after a recent long-term injury and he'll play a key role supporting Sunday's matchwinner Sebastian Soria in attack.
In preparation for these qualifying fixtures, all the talk for the visitors, who lost 4-1 to Spain in a friendly tune-up last week, has surrounded star striker Park Chu-Young who was left out of the squad by coach Choi Kang-Hee after failing to explain his decision to defer his military service. Veteran striker Lee Dong-Gook is set to replace Park in attack, while Choi has a dilemma at left-back, with Kim Young-Kwon or the more attacking-minded Park Joo-Ho battling it out for the starting spot.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
The last time these two sides met was way back in November 2008, with the game ending 1-1.
- Qatar haven't lost a competitive match on home soil since their thrilling 3-2 quarter-final loss to Japan at the 2011 Asian Cup which it hosted.
- Since the 2011 Asian Cup, Qatar have parted ways with three coaches; Bruno Metsu, Milovan Rajevac and Sebastiao Lazaroni.
- Qatar's Football Association have launched a promotional campaign ahead of this game to bring fans through the turnstiles with prizes worth QR 35,000 (€7,650) to be given away on matchday to three lucky attendees.
- The last time South Korea played in Doha, was during the 2011 Asian Cup where they finished third.
- Three members of the current Taeguk Warriors squad ply their trade in Qatar's Stars League; Al Sadd's Lee Jang-Soo, Lekhwiya's Nam Tae-Hee and Al Rayyan's Cho Yong-Hyung.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Qatar 2-1 South Korea
- 13.69 %
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Qatar 0-2 South Korea
- 11.79 %
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Qatar 1-1 South Korea
- 8.75 %
| World Cup Qualifying - Asia (WCQ) | Mar 26, 2013 | South Korea 2 - Qatar 1 |
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| World Cup Qualifying - Asia (WCQ) | Jun 8, 2012 | Qatar 1 - South Korea 4 |
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| Mar 26, 2013 | South Korea 2 - Qatar 1 | WCQ |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Bahrain 1 - Qatar 0 | ACQ |
| Mar 17, 2013 | Qatar 1 - Thailand 0 | FR |
| Mar 7, 2013 | Qatar 3 - Egypt 1 | FR |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Qatar 2 - Malaysia 0 | ACQ |
South Korea
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| Mar 26, 2013 | South Korea 2 - Qatar 1 | WCQ |
| Feb 6, 2013 | South Korea 0 - Croatia 4 | FR |
| Nov 14, 2012 | South Korea 1 - Australia 2 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Iran 1 - South Korea 0 | WCQ |
| Sep 11, 2012 | Uzbekistan 2 - South Korea 2 | WCQ |
| Returns: | Qatar £710.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £360.00 |
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| Returns: | South Korea £18.33 |
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| 1 | Qasem Burhan | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Ibrahim Majid | Defender |
| 19 | Khalid Muftah | Defender |
| 2 | Mesaad Ali Al Hamad | Defender |
| 3 | Mohammed Kasola | Defender |
| 10 | Khalfan Ibrahim | Midfielder |
| 15 | Talal Al Bloushi | Midfielder |
| 7 | Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid | Midfielder |
| 4 | Anas Mubarak | Midfielder |
| 23 | Sebastián Soria | Striker |
| 20 | Yousef Ahmad | Striker |
| 22 | Baba Malick | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Rajeb Hamza | Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Hamid Ismaeil | Defender |
| 14 | Ibrahim Al Ghanim | Defender |
| 25 | Marcone Amaral | Defender |
| - | Adel Lamy | Midfielder |
| 11 | Fábio Montezine | Midfielder |
| 17 | Younes Ali | Midfielder |
| 9 | Hassan Khalid | Striker |
| 12 | Magid Mohammed | Striker |
| 16 | Mohamed Razaq | Striker |
| 18 | Mohammed Jeedo | Striker |
| 1 | Sung-Ryong Jung | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Hyo-Jin Choi | Defender |
| 6 | Joo-Ho Park | Defender |
| 14 | Jung-Soo Lee | Defender |
| 5 | Tae-Hwi Kwak | Defender |
| 7 | Bo-Kyung Kim | Midfielder |
| - | Do-Heon Kim | |
| 13 | Koo Ja-Cheol | Midfielder |
| 16 | Sung-Yong Ki | Midfielder |
| 20 | Dong-Gook Lee | Striker |
| 9 | Keun-Ho Lee | Striker |
| 23 | Jin-Hyeon Kim | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Young-Kwang Kim | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Beom-Seok Oh | Defender |
| 3 | Yong-Hyung Cho | Defender |
| 22 | Young-Gwon Kim | Defender |
| 8 | Jung-Woo Kim | Midfielder |
| 17 | Jae-Sung Kim | Midfielder |
| 19 | Tae-Hee Nam | Midfielder |
| 12 | Ki-Hun Yeom | Striker |
| 10 | Dong-Won Ji | Striker |
| 17 | Heung-Min Son | Striker |
| 18 | Shin-Wook Kim | Striker |
| Khalfan Ibrahim | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
The former AFC Player of the Year will play an important link-up role between defence and attack, supporting both Sebastian Soria and Yusef Ahmed. The dimunitive attacker has the skill to beat opponents too.
| Koo Ja-Cheol | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 13 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Koo was South Korea's best player in Europe during the 2011-12 season after a superb finish to the campaign with Augsburg and he'll look to build on that, fresh from extending his stay in Bavaria. Without Park, he may step up in a more attacking sense.
Qatar are a tough side to beat on home turf and the Taeguk Warriors' recent travels to West Asia haven't always been terribly successful. The visitors are without their influential frontman Park Chu-Young, meaning they aren't totally settled and the hosts could just claim a point here although they'll be relying on a defensive gameplan and individual quality in attack.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Younis Mahmoud Striker Al Sadd |
7 | 1 |
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Shinji Okazaki Striker VfB Stuttgart |
7 | 0 |
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Chu-Young Park Striker Celta |
6 | 0 |
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Khalfan Ibrahim Striker Al Sadd |
5 | 2 |
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Keun-Ho Lee Midfielder Kitakyushu |
5 | 0 |
