South Korea made it an impressive 10 World Cups in a row after qualifying for the finals in Qatar with two group games still to play. A 2-0 win over Syria in Dubai, coming hot-on-the-heels of a 1-0 victory over Lebanon, meant Paulo Bento’s side became the 15th nation to qualify for the 32-team tournament. Talismanic striker Son Heung-min led the way in both the qualification groups scoring seven goals in total and the Tottenham Hotspur attacker now has 34 in 103 appearances for his country.
