Another draw with the Palestinians...the urgent task of rearranging one's defense

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The winning streak stopped in four games as the national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew again with Palestine ranked 100th in the FIFA rankings.

Unbeaten in the World Cup qualifying round, he maintained his lead in Group B, but he also left his homework.

This is reporter Cho Eun-ji.

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Against the Palestinians, who met again after 75 days, the national team struggled again.

Taking advantage of the back pass mistake, he gave up the goal first in the 12th minute of the first half.

Kim Min-jae, the center of the national team, was surprised by the mistake of the iron pillar, and it was painful because it was the first score recorded by Palestine in this preliminary round.

Still, in four minutes, captain Son Heung-min balanced with a high-quality pass play that splits the opponent's defense.

With the 51st goal of the A-match, it is the moment when Korea ranked second with the most goals scored.

But up to that point, the possession rate was 74-26, the number of shots was 16-6 and the pass was about three times higher, but Hong Myung-bo failed to score an additional point and had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

As of now, Korea is leading Group B with six undefeated matches.

However, it is essential to strengthen the defensive organization to advance to the World Cup for the 11th consecutive time and to further compete in the finals.

The national team has conceded five goals in six games in the third qualifying round, including three consecutive losses.

As I change my face frequently to find a European defender, Kim Min-jae's partner, the texture is poor.

As the crouching opponent has a lot of experience with counterattacks, it is urgent to increase the organization and concentration of the four-back line.

Relatively, the attack received a passing point.

It is encouraging to score 12 goals in six games, especially in a variety of scoring routes in which seven people tasted the goal, but we need to refine the detailed finish to break down the team that has fallen into a dense defense.

At the end of this year's final A-match, Hong Myung-bo cited goal-scoring as his task, while captain Son Heung-min said he wants to make it 100% and retire.

The national team, which finished the two consecutive games in the Middle East with "half a success," will face Oman and Jordan one after another on its home turf in March next year.

I'm Jo Eun Ji of YTN.

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