SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 7, (AP): Son Heung-min’s late goal gave South Korea a 2-1 win over Syria on Thursday and kept his team unbeaten in their Asian qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup. Son shot home from close range with one minute remaining to put South Korea on top of Group A after three games. The top two from both six-team groups qualify for Qatar automatically. It looked to be a frustrating evening for the Koreans, who dominated.

After a wasteful first half in which forward Hwang Hee-chan missed three good chances, they finally took the lead soon after the break. Hwang In-beom twisted and turned outside the area and unleashed a fierce shot into the bottom corner of the Syria goal. South Korea failed in their attempts to kill the game and, with six minutes remaining, Omar Khribin leveled with a volley. Syria, seeking a first World Cup appearance, have only a point from three games. Lebanon held Iraq to a goalless draw in other Group A game. Iraq and have Lebanon 2 points from 3 games.