With just 16 minutes to go, South Korea showed a fine display of teamwork in front of the net, culminating in a shot from a difficult angle to level the score at 1-1.
This was despite the fact that a header by Park Rongwoo from a 45th minute corner kick was ruled out, with the referee noting that the Palestinian goalkeeper had been interfered with.
In the second half of the match, South Korea stepped up their attack. 48 minutes in, Son Heung's inward shot was parried by the opposing keeper; 53 minutes in, Hwang In's close-range shot scuffed the goal; 69 minutes in, Dabag's chance in front of the goal was also high; 81 minutes in, Son Heung's goal was ruled offside.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with South Korea extending their four-game winning streak, which happens to be against Palestine, who they drew in the first round.
In the standings, South Korea is at the top of the group with 14 points, but Jordan and Iraq are in hot pursuit of them, making their prospects not optimistic. Nevertheless, South Korea's progress to the World Cup doesn't seem to have been affected too much, after all, their strength is there.
Palestine, without a win in six consecutive rounds and with only three points, are at the bottom of the group and have a worrying prospect for the knockout rounds.
On the other side, the National Football Team (NFF) suffered a 1-3 defeat at home to Japan in a match that ended earlier in the day, a result that surprised domestic fans. However, the progress of the national soccer team was evident to all, and this was the first time that Japan suffered a goal from an opponent in this 18-team tournament.
With Indonesia's win over Saudi Arabia, the national soccer team temporarily dropped to fifth place in the group, but there is still an 11 goal difference with second-placed Australia.
In fact, the situation of the national football team's competition for the second place in the group is relatively favorable, because Saudi Arabia's strength has slipped significantly. In the next match, the national football team is expected to beat Saudi Arabia on the road and get three points. If they can win Indonesia and Bahrain in the last two rounds, the national football team is expected to accumulate 15 points, and the possibility of directly advancing to the World Cup in the second group will be greatly increased.
