Palestine give South Korea scare in World Cup qualifying stalemate
The Peninsula
Seoul: Palestine gave South Korea a major scare in an entertaining 0 0 away draw on Thursday as they attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time...
Seoul: Palestine gave South Korea a major scare in an entertaining 0-0 away draw on Thursday as they attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time.
Making their debut in the third stage of Asian qualifying and 96 in FIFA's rankings to South Korea's 23, Palestine refused to be overawed for much of an open contest in Seoul.
Palestine play their home matches abroad, usually in the Middle East, because of the war in Gaza.
The local league has been suspended and many of the players are without a club.
Despite those obstacles, they thought they had taken the lead in the 22nd minute at the 66,000-capacity Seoul World Cup Stadium, only for the goal to be correctly ruled out for off-side.
