Hong Myung-bo avenged Jordan, who had hurt him in the Asian Cup, with a victory and achieved two consecutive wins in the World Cup qualifiers.

The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, won 2-0 against Jordan in the away match of Group B in the 3rd round of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian 3rd qualifying round held at the Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 11th (Korean time), with Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) scoring the first goal in the first half and Oh Hyun-gyu (Genk) adding an additional goal in the second half.

With a 0-0 draw against Palestine in the first match and a 3-1 victory over Oman in the second match, Korea has now won two games in a row and jumped to the top of Group B (7 points), surpassing Jordan (4 points).

Hong Myung-bo will be able to prepare for the fourth home match against Iraq, which is in third place in the group (4 points), with more leisurely time.

This two-match series against Group B powerhouses Jordan and Iraq is considered the biggest hurdle on the road to North and Central America. 

Hong Myung-bo also avenged the painful 0-2 defeat to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup in Qatar earlier this year when the national team was led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

With this defeat, South Korea failed to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, and the team has been in turmoil since internal strife within the team was revealed during the tournament and coach Klinsmann was fired.

As controversy over the fairness of the appointment process for Coach Hong, who was appointed after many twists and turns, has arisen, negative public opinion toward Coach Hong and the Korea Football Association has reached its peak.

However, the fact that the national team's captain and main striker Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was out with an injury, and the next most powerful scorer Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) was also substituted out with an injury in the middle of the first half, is an achievement that can somewhat dilute the criticism directed at Coach Hong, as he was able to lead the team to a complete victory without conceding a goal.

Hong Myung-bo, who plays every match as if it were a final, will return to Korea on a chartered plane and prepare for the 4th match against Iraq, which will kick off at 8 PM on the 15th at Yongin Mir Stadium. 

In the FIFA rankings, Korea is ranked 23rd, Iraq is ranked 55th, and Jordan is ranked 68th.

Korea has widened its lead over Jordan in their all-time record to 4 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss.

Coach Hong took out a 4-2-3-1 tactic, placing Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan) at the forefront and Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung, and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) in the second line from the left.

Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) and Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) were in charge of the midfield, and from the left, Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), Kim Min-jae (Munich), Jo Yu-min (Sharjah), and Seol Young-woo (Zvezda) formed the back four defense line.

The goalkeeper gloves were worn by Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan).

Kim Min-jae, who took on the role of 'temporary captain', entered the game wearing the captain's armband.

Jordan's 'one-two punch' of attackers Musa Al-Tamari and Yazan Al-Naimat, who were both injured, were unable to start. 

Al-Naimat started the game on the bench, while Al-Tamari was left off the starting lineup.

Al-Naimat was responsible for scoring Jordan's opening goal in the Asian Cup semi-finals.

The atmosphere was gloomy when Hwang Hee-chan was carried out on a stretcher with a left ankle injury in the 23rd minute of the first half.

Hwang Hee-chan complained of pain in his left ankle after being tackled deeply by Abdallah Naseeb in the 10th minute of the first half.

After receiving medical treatment for about two minutes and then resuming play, Hwang Hee-chan fell down after getting tangled with Ehsan Haddad in the 21st minute of the first half.

Hwang Hee-chan, who appeared to have suffered another shock to the same area, was eventually carried out on a stretcher, and Um Ji-seong (Swansea City) was substituted 

The Japanese referee did not show a yellow card in either situation.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Jae-seong Lee scored a header and completely changed the atmosphere.

Lee Jae-seong, who was running towards the goal after receiving a cross from the right from Seol Young-woo (Zvezda), jumped up and hit the ball with his head, shaking the right goal net.

This is Lee Jae-seong's 12th goal in an A match.

Jordan, cornered, looked for a change at the start of the second half by bringing in Al-Naimat, who had injured his ribs.

Al-Naimat displayed a fierce play in the 9th minute of the second half, even beating Jo Hyeon-woo on the right side of the goal and giving Ali Olwan a shooting opportunity.

On the other hand, Korea suffered a series of injury misfortunes, including Um Ji-seong, who came in as a substitute for Hwang Hee-chan, complaining of knee pain and being replaced by Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City) in the 6th minute of the second half. 

The ones who dispelled the dark clouds that had returned were Bae Jun-ho and Oh Hyeon-gyu, who was brought in to replace Joo Min-gyu, the two 'young guns'.

In the 23rd minute of the second half, Oh Hyeon-gyu received a pass from Bae Jun-ho and fired a powerful right-footed shot into the lower left corner of the goal, passing two defenders on the left side of the goal area, making it 2-0.

Oh Hyun-kyu scored his debut goal in just 12 A-matches.

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