Tottenham’s Son scores twice as South Korea rout Singapore 7-0

SINGAPORE: PSG´s Lee Kang-in and Tottenham´s Son Heung-min both scored twice as South Korea trounced Singapore 7-0 on Thursday to seal their passage into the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Watched by a crowd of 49,097 at Singapore´s National Stadium, the visitors took the lead after nine minutes when Son was denied by a fine save by Hassan Sunny but Joo Min-kyu retrieved the loose ball and laid it off for Lee to fire home a fierce right-footer.

Singapore twice went close to levelling the score as Hami Syahin´s header forced a save from Jo Hyeon-woo and Ikhsan Fandi headed over from close range. But the Koreans extended their lead in the 20th minute when Kim Jin-su´s cross from the left was headed in by an unmarked Joo.