Korea Republic vs Palestine Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) | Group B
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Son Heung-min and Korea Republic will be expected to win Group B and Palestine face a formidable challenge to try and overcome them here in their opening third round FIFA World Cup qualifier.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: UK – 12:00pm / US ET – 7:00am / US PT – 4:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Bet365 & FIFA+ / US – FIFA+
KOREA REPUBLIC PREVIEW: FREE-SCORING SIDE AIM TO REPLICATE SECOND ROUND SHOWING
Korea Republic dropped just two points in the second round of AFC FIFA World Cup qualifying, winning five games in total. Son Heung-min racked up seven goals, the joint most of any team across the qualification stages so far, which underlines his goal threat ahead of this next encounter with Palestine.
Also in Group B are the likes of Iraq, Jordan, Oman and Kuwait, so Korea Republic will know the importance of starting off strongly, laying down a marker early on and putting three points on the board, showing why they are tipped to top the group.
PALESTINE PREVIEW: ADVANCING ALONGSIDE AUSTRALIA NO MEAN FEAT
Australia were always likely to win their group in the FIFA World Cup second round of qualification in the AFC. However, the big question was which team would join them in the third round as runners-up. In the end, it was Palestine that made it, after picking up eight points from their six Group I fixtures.
Palestine won two, drew two and were also beaten in two matches. This represents arguably their toughest fixture in the third round of qualifying and whatever the result, it certainly won’t define their campaign.
KOREA REPUBLIC TEAM NEWS: FRONT THREE AMONG BEST IN THE AFC
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Jo; Moon-hwan Kim, Kim Min-jae, Young-Gwon Kim, Jin-su Kim; In-Beom Hwang, Park Yong-woo, Jae-sung Lee; Kang-in Lee, Hee-Chan Hwang, Son Heung-min
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PALESTINE TEAM NEWS: VISITORS BACKING ON DABBAGH MAGIC
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Hamada; Battat, Termanini, Mahajna, Khalil; Kharoub, Sawafta, Warda, Zeidan; Qumbor, Dabbagh
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KOREA REPUBLIC VS PALESTINE PREDICTION
When taking into account the proven world class factor of Korea Republic’s three-pronged attack, let along how well they play together as a trio, it’s exceedingly difficult to see Palestine being able to match them across 90 minutes here. Korea Republic are expected to create plenty of chances and the big question is how many can they convert.
With Lee, Hwang and Son on the pitch, the answer is likely to be a healthy number. It would be no surprise to see Korea Republic find the net a few times over the course of this contest and with that in mind, backing them to triumph over Palestine by at least three clear goals appears a shrewd move.
KOREA REPUBLIC VS PALESTINE TIP: KOREA REPUBLIC TO WIN WITH -2 HANDICAP
