Dubai: South Korea defeated Syria 2-0 in Dubai on Tuesday to reach their 10th World Cup final.
Koreans, which have emerged in each final since Mexico in 1986 and came fourth when they had a joint tournament in 2002, went to Qatar with Iran, who had reached the place from the English Premier Premier Premier League even without the English Premier League Star Son Heung -Min, Paulo Bento dominated the game but they approached scoring until Cho’s shot was close from close in the 43rd minute.
Two minutes later, Cho, who got a winning goal in the last match against Lebanon, led the ball against the position.
Kim Jin-su opened the score with a 54th minute shot which gave the Syrian goalkeeper Ibrahim Alma No Chance.
Kwon Chang-hoon shot from outside the penalty area to doubled the score in the 74th minute.
Iran defeated Iraq last Thursday to reach the third final in a row.
The third place of two Asian qualifying groups will collide in the playoffs for the right to play South American teams for somewhere in Qatar.
The first World Cup final in Arab countries will begin in Qatar on November 21.
South Korea has a history of World Cup disruption.
They knocked down Italy to reach the semi-finals in 2002 and at the last World Cup in Russia beat Germany 2-0 but failed to reach round ko.