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soccer team drew a goalless draw with Iraq after a frustrating match from the first match of the Qatar World Cup final qualifier.



Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.



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national team, who joined the team two days before the match, were 'Captain' Heung-Min Son, Ui-Jo Hwang, and Min-Jae Kim, who all came together to fight against Iraq, but they could hardly break through the dense defense.



While Son Heung-min struggled with being surrounded by 2-3 defenders, the most disappointing scene was that Lee Jae-sung's shot from right in front of the goal in the 26th minute of the first half went over the crossbar.



In the second half, Nam Tae-hee, Hwang Hee-chan, and Kwon Chang-hoon were replaced by a large number of strikers, but the performance was more frustrating.



The flow of attack was interrupted by frequent passing mistakes, and the mid-range shot went far beyond the goal.



The headers of Hwang Hee-chan and Hwang Ui-jo were also not sharp.



The national team was unable to open the goal of Iraq even after 15 shots, drawing 0-0, causing anxiety from the first match of the final qualifying round.



[Heung-Min Son / Captain of the soccer team: First of all, it is quite difficult to accept the match result and I do not know what to say. We will prepare better for Tuesday's match (against Lebanon) so that we can play a good match.]



The national team, which scored only one point in the first match, will play the second leg home match against Lebanon on the 7th.