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Bert van Marwijk can still hope for the World Cup, Qatar for Dick Advocaat further out of sight | Football

sport">The Dutchman saw his team win the away match against Lebanon on Tuesday: 0-1. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout converted a penalty in the 85th minute.

sport">Thanks to the victory, the United Arab Emirates have passed Lebanon in the position in group A and are now third. The third place entitles you to participate in the play-offs at the end of the stage.

sport">Iran and South Korea have a considerable lead as numbers 1 and 2 and seem to qualify directly for the World Cup. The United Arab Emirates have 6 points after six rounds and Lebanon 5.

World Cup for Lawyer and Iraq further out of sight after new defeat

sport">National coach Dick Advocaat was unable to provide a surprise against South Korea with the Iraq national football team. The World Cup qualifier was lost on Tuesday: 0-3.

sport">Lawyer is therefore still waiting for his first victory with the Iraqis. With 4 points from six matches, the country is in the penultimate place in group A of the qualification. The gap to number 3, the United Arab Emirates of national coach Bert van Marwijk, is 2 points. The number 3 competes with the number 3 from the other group for participation in the play-offs.

sport">Lee Jae-sung, Son Heung-min (penalty kick) and Jeong Woo-yeong scored the goals for South Korea, which is getting closer to participating in the World Cup. The same applies to Iran, which defeated Syria at the bottom 3-0.

sport">Iran and South Korea are ahead of the rest with 16 points and 14 points respectively. The first two countries qualify directly for the World Cup in Qatar.

sport">In the other group, Australia did not get further than a draw with China (1-1). Japan took advantage by beating Oman: 0-1. Leader Saudi Arabia, 1-0 too strong for Vietnam, leads with 16 points. Japan is second after six rounds with 12 points, followed by Australia with 11 points.

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