HONG KONG: South Korea paid tribute to World Cup hero Yoo Sang-chul as Paulo Bento's side secured their place in the next phase of Asia's qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in Goyang.
South Korea's 13-point haul, however, is still enough to guarantee them one of five places available in the next round assigned to the best runners-up across the eight groups. Kim Shin-wook put the Koreans in front after 15 minutes and led his team mates in a sombre on-field tribute to Yoo, one of the drivers of South Korea's 2002 run to the World Cup semi-finals, who passed away on Monday aged 49 from cancer.Players gathered at the halfway line to display a No. 6 shirt bearing the midfielder's name.
Hwang Hee-chan added a fourth in the 53rd minute and debutant Jeong Sang-bin completed the win 13 minutes from time with a close range finish.
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