Jordan vs South Korea Predictions - South Korea to Win in the World Cup Qualifiers

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 08 Oct 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 08 Oct 2024

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South Korea's recent form includes a 3-1 win in Oman.
Jordan defeated South Korea in 2023 Asian Cup semi-finals.
Key players: Mousa Al-Tamari (Jordan), Lee Kang-in (South Korea).

South Korea have won 3 of their last 5 games against Jordan (Getty)

Jordan vs South Korea Predictions

South Korea are coming off a 3-1 win in Oman and will want revenge after the semi-final defeat at the Asian Cup. Jordan have home advantage here, but the Taegeuk Warriors can show their class and win in Amman.

Jordan vs South Korea Predictions
Stats
Head to Head
Jordan Form
Jordan Squad & Team News
South Korea Form
South Korea Squad & Team News

Stats

Jordan have lost to 2 of their last 6 home matches (World Cup qualifiers).
South Korea have won to nil in 3 of their last 5 matches against Jordan.
South Korea have won by 2+ goals in their last 4 away matches (World Cup qualifiers).
South Korea have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 5 World Cup qualifiers.

Head to Head

South Korea have a 3-1 advantage against Jordan with one draw in seven matches.

They last met in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals, Jordan winning 2-0 in Qatar where Yazan Al-Naimat and Mousa Tamari scored in the second half.

Jordan Form

Jordan won both World Cup qualifiers against in June, beating Tajikistan 3-0 in Amman and winning 2-1 in Saudi Arabia to steal top spot in Group G.

Jamal Sellami terminated his contract by mutual Agreement with Jamal Sellami the new manager. His new side played two friendlies against North Korea in August, a 0-0 draw and 2-1 victory.

The Chivalrous Ones got back to the World Cup qualifiers with a 1-1 draw Kuwait despite having 16-5 shots. Mousa Tamari scored early before they conceded an equaliser in the 92nd minute.

Jordan are coming off a 3-1 win against Palestine in Malaysia. Yazan Al-Naimat scored twice with Noor Al-Rawabdeh wrapping it up in the second half.

Jordan Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Yazeed Abulaila, Nour Bani Attiah, Abdallah Al-Fakhouri

Defenders: Mohammad Abu Hashish, Abdallah Nasib, Husam Abu Dahab, Yazan Al-Arab, Mohammad Abualnadi, Saed Al-Rosan, Ihsan Haddad, Yousef Abu Al-Jazar, Hijazi Maher

Midfielders: Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Mahmoud Al-Mardi, Rajaei Ayed, Ibrahim Sadeh, Mohannad Abu Taha, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Aref Al-Haj, Mohammad Abu Zrayq, Amer Jamous, Mohannad Semreen

Forwards: Ali Olwan, Mousa Al-Tamari, Yazan Al-Naimat, Abdullah Al-Attar, Ahmad Ersan, Ibrahim Sabra

Salem Al-Ajalin, Mahmoud Shawkat, Yousef Abu Jalboush and Reziq Bani Hani miss out after being called up in September.

Mohammad Abualnadi, Hijazi Maher, Amer Jamous, Mohannad Semreen and Ibrahim Sabra could make their international debuts.

Mousa Al-Tamari has scored 22 goals in 69 internationals.

South Korea Form

South Korea won their final three World Cup qualifiers in Group C, scoring 11 goals with none conceded. They won 3-0 in Thailand and 7-0 in Singapore followed by a 1-0 victory against China.

Do-hoon Kim’s brief spell in charge came to an end after two games, the manager replaced by Myung-bo Hong.

Hong led the Taegeuk Warriors to a 0-0 draw against Palestine in his first match back in charge. They had 75% possession and 15-10 shots but couldn’t make it count in Seoul.

South Korea got back on track with a 3-1 win in Oman. Hee-chan Hwang scored early but they needed two late goals to Heung-min Son and Min-kyu Joo to secure all three points.

South Korea Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Kim Jun-hong

Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Jung Seung-hyun, Seol Young-woo, Cho Yu-min, Lee Myung-jae, Hwang Mun-ki, Kim Ju-sung, Lee Han-beom, Park Min-gyu

Midfielders: Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, Lee Kang-in, Paik Seung-ho, Park Yong-woo, Hong Hyun-seok, Lee Dong-gyeong, Bae Jun-ho, Eom Ji-sung, Kwon Hyeok-kyu

Forwards: Oh Hyeon-gyu, Joo Min-kyu, Oh Se-hun

Song Bum-keun, Kim Young-gwon, Hwang Jae-won, Choi Woo-jin, Jung Woo-young, Jeong Ho-yeon and Yang Min-hyeok miss out after being called up in September.

Kwon Kyung-won, Kim Moon-hwan and Heung-min Son are injured.

Lee Han-beom, Park Min-gyu and Kwon Hyeok-kyu could make their international debuts in Amman.

Lee Kang-in has scored 10 goals in 31 internationals.

Verdict

Jordan v South Korea

South Korea won 3-1 win in Oman, their first road game under new manager Myung-bo Hong. The Taegeuk Warriors can maintain their form and beat Jordan in the World Cup qualifiers.