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.
“[Son’s] always motivated to play for the national team and has ambitions to make good things happen and make people happy. And, of course, he has the support of all the other players which makes his job easier,” said Portuguese coach Bento of his star striker.
“But the most important thing is we all work together and play as a team, and the good results the players are achieving make the role of captain much easier.”
In Qatar, South Korea were drawn in Group alongside H alongside Portugal, Ghana and Uruguay.
South Korea's fixtures in Qatar
November 24 Uruguay v South Korea – Education City Stadium (5pm)
November 28 South Korea v Ghana – Education City Stadium (5pm)
December 2 South Korea v Portugal – Education City Stadium (7pm)
Qualifying results
Second round (Group H)
September 10, 2019 Turkmenistan 0 South Korea 2 (Na Sang-ho 13', Jung Woo-young 82')
October 10, 2019 South Korea 8 (Son Heung-min 10', pen 45+5', Kim Shin-wook 17', 30', 54', 64', Hwang Hee-chan 20', Kwon Chang-hoon 76') Sri Lanka 0
October 15, 2019 North Korea 0 South Korea 0 (Match voided after North Korea withdrew from competition)
November 14, 2019 Lebanon 0 South Korea 0
June 5, 2021 South Korea 5 (Hwang Ui-jo 9', 72', Nam Tae-hee 45+2', Kim Young-gwon 56', Kwon Chang-hoon 62') Turkmenistan 0
June 9, 2021 Sri Lanka 0 South Korea 5 (Kim Shin-wook 14', pen 42', Lee Dong-gyeong 22', Hwang Hee-chan 53', Jeong Sang-bin 77')
June 15, 2021 South Korea 2 (Sabra og 50', Son Heung-min 65') Lebanon 1 (Saad 12')
Third round (Group A)
September 2, 2021 South Korea 0 Iraq 0
September 7, 2021 South Korea 1 (Kwon Chang-hoon 59') Lebanon 0
October 7, 2021 South Korea 2 (Hwang In-beom 47', Son Heung-min 88') Syria 1 (Khribin 83')
October 12, 2021 Iran 1 (Jahanbakhsh 76') South Korea 1 (Son Heung-min 48')
November 11, 2021 South Korea 1 (Hwang Hee-chan pen 36') UAE 0
November 16, 2021 Iraq 0 South Korea 3 (Lee Jae-sung 33', Son Heung-min pen 74', Jeong Woo-yeong 80')
January 27, 2022 Lebanon 0 South Korea 1 (Cho Gue-sung 45+1')
February 1, 2022 Syria 0 South Korea 2 (Kim Jin-su 53', Kwon Chang-hoon 71')
March 24, 2022 South Korea 2 (Son Heung-min 45+2', Kim Young-gwon 62') Iran 0
March 29, 2022 UAE 1 (Abdallah 54') South Korea 0
Washmen Profile
Date Started: May 2015
Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Laundry
Employees: 170
Funding: about $8m
Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures
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Notable salonnières of the Middle East through history
Al Khasan (Okaz, Saudi Arabia)
Tamadir bint Amr Al Harith, known simply as Al Khasan, was a poet from Najd famed for elegies, earning great renown for the eulogy of her brothers Mu’awiyah and Sakhr, both killed in tribal wars. Although not a salonnière, this prestigious 7th century poet fostered a culture of literary criticism and could be found standing in the souq of Okaz and reciting her poetry, publicly pronouncing her views and inviting others to join in the debate on scholarship. She later converted to Islam.
Maryana Marrash (Aleppo)
A poet and writer, Marrash helped revive the tradition of the salon and was an active part of the Nadha movement, or Arab Renaissance. Born to an established family in Aleppo in Ottoman Syria in 1848, Marrash was educated at missionary schools in Aleppo and Beirut at a time when many women did not receive an education. After touring Europe, she began to host salons where writers played chess and cards, competed in the art of poetry, and discussed literature and politics. An accomplished singer and canon player, music and dancing were a part of these evenings.
Princess Nazil Fadil (Cairo)
Princess Nazil Fadil gathered religious, literary and political elite together at her Cairo palace, although she stopped short of inviting women. The princess, a niece of Khedive Ismail, believed that Egypt’s situation could only be solved through education and she donated her own property to help fund the first modern Egyptian University in Cairo.
Mayy Ziyadah (Cairo)
Ziyadah was the first to entertain both men and women at her Cairo salon, founded in 1913. The writer, poet, public speaker and critic, her writing explored language, religious identity, language, nationalism and hierarchy. Born in Nazareth, Palestine, to a Lebanese father and Palestinian mother, her salon was open to different social classes and earned comparisons with souq of where Al Khansa herself once recited.
Wenger's Arsenal reign in numbers
1,228 - games at the helm, ahead of Sunday's Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 - wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 - Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 - goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger's teams.
10 - major trophies won.
473 - Premier League victories.
7 - FA Cup triumphs, with three of those having come the last four seasons.
151 - Premier League losses.
21 - full seasons in charge.
49 - games unbeaten in the Premier League from May 2003 to October 2004.
