South Korea qualify, costly draw for Australia

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South Korea qualified for a 10th successive World Cup after beating Syria 2-0 in Dubai. Second-half goals from Kim Jin-su and Kwon Chang-hoon on Tuesday gave the Koreans a comfortable victory over the bottom team in Asia Group A qualifying.

South Korea, the 15th nation to qualify for the 32-team field, moved 11 points clear of third-place UAE with two games remaining. Iran, which has already qualified, beat the UAE 1-0 to remain atop Group A.

Australia allowed a late goal and settled for a 2-2 draw with Oman. Australia stay third in Group B with 15 points.

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